Many Wyoming Democrats voting for the first time will be students and young people, said London Homer-Wambeam, president of UW’s Bernie Sanders group. And the vast majority of those are Sanders supporters, he said. To him, announcements like the one the Clinton campaign made about the Wyoming DNC members’ support could sway young voters and make them think the former secretary of state’s victory is inevitable, even though the party’s caucuses won’t be held until April 9.

“It’s a clear political move to discourage voters who want to support Sanders,” Homer-Wambeam said.

Early Monday morning, Cuprill said she was working to draft a response to the student’s letter. She then posted the response on the group’s Facebook page that afternoon. It corrects errors in the group’s letter and encourages the UW Sanders supporters to “vote blue, no matter who.” In the letter, Cuprill also cautions the students to remain respectful to Clinton supporters during the election process.