Shayna arrived to southern New Jersey in support of Bernie Sanders, but she doesn’t plan to actually visit Philly. A tarot card reader, she will keep morale high with both card readings as well as fire-breathing performances at her campground.
Mahmud Fitil is a naturalized citizen, originally from Turkey. He joined the Democratic Party so he could vote for Bernie Sanders in the Nebraska primary. He says he will not be voting for Hillary come November and does not identify as a Democrat.
In town from the Catskills, Shari Stahl and Vince Sandborn were stringing up handmade protest signs on the edge of their campsite. Shari told me, “I’ve always been a cause person. I’ve never believed in the political, until Bernie. I finally found a candidate who I can actually count on.”
These two sisters had never left Michigan before. They were proud to show their support for Bernie Sanders at the DNC.