‘This is history’: Washington delegates reflect on Hillary Clinton’s ground-breaking nomination
Hours before Hillary Clinton took the stage Thursday at the Democratic National Convention, Western Washington delegates were starting to put in context her nomination, how far the nation has come and what it means for America.
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Older Washington delegate: Don’t forget seniors’ contributions
Some say that with age comes wisdom. For Myra Gamburg, 84, her age has brought feelings of invisibility and unimportance in a party that says it’s focused on diversity. “The Washington Democratic Party is very inclusive,” said the delegate from Lake Forest Park.
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Sanders delegate: Clinton better for LGBT community than Trump
Some Washington State delegates supporting Bernie Sanders at the Democratic National Convention still can’t find enough to get excited about Hillary Clinton. But they’ve found one issue around which they can unite. The Democratic nominee, they feel, trumps Donald Trump when it comes to support of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender rights.
Some Washington delegates still support Sanders despite his call for unity
When Hillary Clinton introduced Sen. Tim Kaine as her running mate last week, many Washington state progressives were not happy. And Monday, on the opening day of the Democratic National Convention, they still weren’t. “(Kaine) may not have been the best choice if Clinton wants to include progressives,” said Jake Egloff, a delegate from Wenatchee who supports Sen.
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Christopher Abruzzo is a Journalism major entering his senior year, has worked as a Temple Update anchor and producer and Update Now anchor. Chris also leads campus tours as an Owl Ambassador and aspires to become an anchor and reporter for a news station in the Philadelphia area.
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Christopher Abruzzo is a Journalism major entering his senior year, has worked as a Temple Update anchor and producer and Update Now anchor. Chris also leads campus tours as an Owl Ambassador and aspires to become an anchor and reporter for a news station in the Philadelphia area.
| Correspondent | News Organization |
|---|---|
| Aishwarya Menon | American Urban Radio Network aurn.com New York |
| Alexa Ross | All Digitocracy alldigitocracy.org Washington |
| Brianna Spause | The Island Packet and The Beaufort Gazette islandpacket.com Hilton Head Island, SC |
| Cherea Hatcher | Bradenton Herald bradenton.com Bradenton, FL |
| Christina Klos | Tri-City Herald tricityherald.com Kennewick, WA |
| Christopher Abruzzo | Sun Herald sunherald.com Gulfport, MS |
| Hannah McComsey | The Telegraph macon.com Macon, GA |
| Harrison Brink | The Fresno Bee fresnobee.com Fresno, CA |
| Jennifer Kerrigan | Idaho Statesman idahostatesman.com Boise, ID |
| Jeseamy Muentes | KTVQ ktvq.com Montana Television Network |
| Liora Engel-Smith | VTDigger vtdigger.org Montpelier, VT |
| Louis Finley | Centre Daily Times centredaily.com State College, PA |
| Michaela Winberg | The Bellingham Herald – bellinghamherald.com Bellingham, WA |
| Paige Gross | The Wichita Eagle kansas.com Wichita, KS |
| Rob DiRienzo | KTVA 11HD ktva.com Anchorage, AK |
| Talore McBride | The News Tribune thenewstribune.com Tacoma, WA |
| Taylor Carson | The Tribune thetribunenews.com San Luis Obispo, CA |
| Taylor Schwartz | Belleville News-Democrat bnd.com Belleville, IL |
| Tracy Yatsko | KTVQ ktvq.com Montana Television Network |
| Jon Dowding | templedncnews.org Temple University Philadelphia |
