When chants of “Bernie! Bernie!” went up in the room, Connolly simply stated: “I don’t want Donald Trump. I don’t want Donald Trump. And we need to come together.”

“This is about a threat to America, and we Democrats have to come together for the sake of our country.”

But while Sanders, who was soundly defeated by Clinton in Virginia’s March 1 primary, has yet to formally hitch onto the Clinton bandwagon, at least one Sanders delegate said convention organizers could have done more to demonstrate that the party “feels the Bern.”

“I think it was a lost opportunity to include the young Bernie supporters in a prominent role here, for them to feel included and that their voices are heard,” said Henry E. “Hank” Howell III. “I hope in the future they consider something different.”

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Republicans will gather in Cleveland the week before with the expectation of nominating Trump. Between now and then, both candidates are expected to select vice presidential running mates.

Perez has been mentioned as one of a handful of potential running mates for Clinton, but on Saturday he did his best not to engage in “veepstakes” speculation.