Hillary Clinton has declared herself the winner of the Democratic primacy race, but Bernie Sanders has yet to give up — and neither have some of his supporters.
At a People's Summit conference in Chicago Saturday, several dozen Sanders supporters trained for "direct action" at the Democratic National Convention, practicing disruptive tactics like chanting, marching, and avoiding police interference. One idea the protesters are considering but may not ultimately use is a "blockade," which means physically blocking busy intersections in the convention's host city of Philadelphia.
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