When Hillary Clinton spoke at the 2008 Democratic convention after losing the primary battle to Barack Obama, Michele Norris described the importance of giving Clinton's supporters a "moment of catharsis" that was "like air leaving a pressure cooker." Will Bernie Sanders' speech last night do the same thing for Democrats this year?
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Jul. 26, 2016 AT 12:46 p.m. EDT
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MICHELE. NORRIS: He did something interesting through the course of the convention. Many people criticized him for giving such a big platform to the Clintons. And it was -- was perhaps something of a smart thing to do in letting some of those, sort of almost like air leaving a pressure cooker.
MS. IFILL: Yes.
MS. NORRIS: And giving them the stage and the people who watched the Clintons, the people who love the Clintons, the people who are having hard time letting go of Hillary Clinton, that moment of catharsis, I think, was there for them.
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