DNC CONVENTION | Texas delegation breakfast gets heated


PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Tensions boiled over at the Texas delegation breakfast, after Russell Lytle, a Bernie Sanders delegate from Denton, took the stage and suggested condemning "our currently presumptive nominee."

A shouting match ensued including calls of "grow up!" It took several minutes for Hillary Clinton supporters to calm things down.

Lytle later released a hand-signed statement saying that in a moment of "passion," he voiced thoughts that did not reflect his intention of "promoting productive dialogue."

Rafael Anchia, a state lawmaker from Dallas and Clinton superdelegate, shrugged off the chaotic scene as normal for conventions.

Anchia said he expects all this to be forgotten by the end of the week. "In the end, the old proverb of 'the enemy of my enemy is my friend' will prevail," he said.

Meanwhile, Democratic Senate campaign officials say they're talking with Sanders about how he can help their efforts to retake the Senate majority this fall.

Sanders has already sent out a fundraising plea on behalf of Wisconsin Democrat Russ Feingold.