He gave Hillary Clinton his endorsement, his blessings and, hopefully, for the Clinton campaign, his supporters, ending talk of him using the Democratic convention to resurrect his campaign. But it was Bernie Sanders who delivered, or tried to. “It is no secret that Hillary Clinton and I disagree on a number of issues,” Sanders said, addressing his supporters at the convention, some of whom had tears in their eyes. They chanted “Bernie, Bernie” as they had at his rallies, wore T-shirts blithely warning, “Feel the Bern”, and booed speakers pitching Clinton, yelling, “She stole the nomination.”Refusing to accept Sanders’ exit. Paul Simon, who backed Clinton (Art Garfunkel supported Sanders) even sang to them — the iconic “Bridge Over Troubled Water”.

Source: Hindustan Times July 26, 2016 16:52 UTC