Emotions have been running high for supporters of Bernie Sanders ever since Hillary Clinton beat him out to become the Democratic nominee for president. It became official this week following Sanders' endorsement of Clinton, and one delegate's emotional reaction at the Democratic National Convention has gone viral as diehard Sanders supporters have mourned the end of his campaign.
Portia Boulger, an Ohio-based Sanders delegate, went on a tirade against what she believes is a rigged system at the DNC. She is enraged by the release of Democratic National Committee emails that show some top officials favoring Clinton from the start.
"I don't give a f*ck about Trump," the 63-year-old said in response to someone asking her if the Republican candidate is a better alternative to Clinton. "Trump is dangerous for this country and so is Hillary Clinton. What is she going to do for me? What is she going to do for my children? What is she going to do for my community?"
Boulger slammed Clinton for supporting fracking and deploying "more soldiers on the ground in the Middle East" and claimed thousands of potential Sanders voters were suppressed in the primaries. Boulger also criticized the Democratic party at large, complaining that Debbie Wasserman Schultz was promoted after leaked emails showed her pro-Clinton leanings. She said President Barack Obama and other Democratic officials have not taken enough action in the aftermath.
"What does that say about the Democratic party?" she asked. "We need to clean house. I hope everybody understands the seriousness of this. If we don't fight for democracy harder than we ever have in our entire lives, we aren't going to have any democracy."
The delegate was clearly caught in a passionate moment, but she stood by her statements on Twitter later:
This is me speaking the raw truth.https://t.co/KmYfR2R9SF#CleanHouseDNC #SaveOurParty#DemsInPhilly #DemConvention
While getting emotional towards the end of the video, Boulger says her heart is "broken" over what she sees as a failed system and suggests she no longer wants to be a delegate.
"I will not spend what few years I've got left on this earth to help Hillary Clinton," she said. "So come take my credentials."
