We have got to elect Hillary Clinton and Tim Kaine,” the Vermont senator told a rally held hours before the opening of the Democratic National Convention. “Trump is a bully and a demagogue,” said Sanders whose call to support party nominee Clinton in November was met with loud jeers and cries of “We want Bernie!” from the fired-up crowd. Bernie Sanders urged reluctant supporters to vote for his Democratic rival Hillary Clinton in order to bar Donald Trump’s path to the White House, slamming the Republican as a “demagogue.”“We have got to defeat Donald Trump. Many of the die-hard Sanders supporters who descended on Philadelphia loathe the party flag bearer Clinton so much they are unwilling to back her – even if the cost is a Trump presidency . “Brothers and sisters – brothers and sisters, this is the real world that we live in,” Sanders said.

Source: Indian Express July 25, 2016 19:27 UTC