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Washington Democrats ‘endorse’ Sanders

TACOMA -- Bernie Sanders delegates in the Spokane County delegation to the Washington Democratic Convention show support for a resolution to endorse Sanders for president. (Jim Camden/The Spokesman-Review)
TACOMA -- Bernie Sanders delegates in the Spokane County delegation to the Washington Democratic Convention show support for a resolution to endorse Sanders for president. (Jim Camden/The Spokesman-Review)

TACOMA -- Bernie Sanders won the Washington Democratic precinct caucuses. Hillary Clinton won the state's presidential primary.

But only Sanders got an "endorsement" from the state Democratic Convention Saturday evening.

Sanders supporters pushed through a resolution endorsing the Vermont senator for president, even though Clinton apparently has enough delegates to secure the nomination. They later beat back a second resolution that would have endorsed both candidates, and one foe of the resolution called Clinton a "war criminal" before he was shouted down.

 



Jim Camden
Jim Camden joined The Spokesman-Review in 1981 and retired in 2021. He is currently the political and state government correspondent covering Washington state.

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