Priebus Floats Conscience Exception for Democratic Delegates

Published July 25, 2016 2:39pm ET





Republican National Committee chairman Reince Priebus floated a conscience exception Monday afternoon for Democratic convention delegates upset by the party’s meddling on behalf of Hillary Clinton during the primary.

Asked by CNN’s Wolf Blitzer for a reaction to Bernie Sanders supporters booing his suggestion that they vote for Hillary Clinton, Priebus said it was a justified expression of frustration—one that may deserve a procedural remedy.

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