Not-Liberal-Enough Dem Gets Scare of Her Life When Bernie Bros Surround Her
By Natalie Morrison, The Western Journal
Published February 28, 2020 at 7:49pm
“Not me. Us.â€
The motto for Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders’ campaign is a message of unity. Yet hardcore supporters of the Vermont senator project a different image — one of confrontation that includes surrounding people with whom they disagree and screaming at them.
That was the case on Monday night in Springfield, Illinois, when a group of Sanders supporters surrounded Democratic congressional candidate Betsy Dirksen Londrigan as she left a campaign event.
Londrigan is running in the Democratic primary for Illinois’ 13th Congressional District. According to Illinois Capital News, the demand of the protestors was for her to debate one of her primary opponents — Stefanie Smith.
Smith, like Sanders, is a democratic socialist.
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“I can’t tell you how much it meant to me when I watched the video of what happened,†she said.
The incident might not have devolved into actual violence, but it seems clear it was designed to intimidate. As the protesters surrounded Londrigan’s vehicle, they shouted to each other, “Block her in! Block her in!â€
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https://thefederalistpapers.org/us/not-liberal-enough-dem-gets-scare-life-bernie-bros-surround
