But underneath her exuberance, the 36-year-old was still mad about the last Democratic primary, when Sanders’ bid for the presidency fell short to Hillary Clinton. “They cheated,” she said, directing much of her anger at the Democratic National Committee. She’s emblematic of a persistent group of Sanders supporters who won’t let go of the slights — real and perceived — from the last campaign. Often opaque delegate allocation rules also contributed to a belief among some Sanders supporters that the primary was essentially rigged. Briahna Joy Gray, formerly a liberal journalist who voted for Stein, is Sanders’ national press secretary.

Source: National Post April 06, 2019 05:03 UTC