PHILADELPHIA — Die-hard Bernie Sanders supporters descended on Philadelphia for this week’s Democratic National Convention, many so irate with party flagbearer Hillary Clinton that they are prepared to contemplate the once-inconceivable alternative: President Donald Trump.Most supporters of Sanders, who entered the race as an avuncular fringe candidate before gaining vast popular support, consider themselves on the opposite side of the political spectrum from the brash billionaire real estate tycoon who secured the Republican presidential nomination last week. But several among the Sanders faithful at colourful street protests on Sunday in Philadelphia offered no love for the candidate who will emerge this week as the first female presidential nominee of any major US party.Some let it be known that they would prefer anyone — even Trump — as president rather than see Clinton gain the White House."The system, as Trump says, is rigged," said Shana Lin, a housewife from Virginia Beach w...
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