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Sanders supporters walk out, occupy press tent after Clinton nomination

By Timothy P. Carney
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Sanders supporters walk out, occupy press tent after Clinton nomination

PHILADELPHIA — After Bernie Sanders moved to nominate Hillary Clinton by acclimation, a contingent of his delegates marched out of the arena, and staged a sit-in in the adjacent press pavilion.

At one point, a couple of members of the Philadelphia Police, Civil Affairs Unit, commandeered Buzzfeed’s workspace inside the pavilion, to “negotiate the end of this,” while Buzzfeed reporters stood befuddled and locked out.

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