2016 Postmortem
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Lawmakers press Sanders during a tense question-and-answer session on whether he would ultimately endorse Clinton and help foster party unity.
By Heather Caygle and Seung Min Kim
07/06/16 10:49 AM EDT, Updated 07/06/16 11:05 AM EDT
Sen. Bernie Sanders is still talking like a guy who's running for president. But frustrated House Democrats who booed him at one point during a morning meeting say it's time to stop.
With the Democratic convention just weeks away, Sanders still hasn't endorsed one-time rival Hillary Clinton and dodged questions about when he would during a tense meeting Wednesday morning with House Democrats.
"It was frustrating because he's squandering the movement he built with a self-obsession that was totally on display," said one senior Democrat.
After delivering his opening remarks which touched on Sanders favorite issues including campaign finance, Wall Street reform and trade lawmakers inside the meeting pressed Sanders during a tense question-and-answer session on whether he would ultimately endorse Clinton and help foster party unity.
Read more: http://www.politico.com/story/2016/07/bernie-sanders-booed-house-democrats-225161#ixzz4DdvgZTp2
