TACOMA, Wash. (AP) — Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders didn't make it to the Washington Democratic Convention, but a crochet version of him did. Donna Burdick, a delegate from Everett, crafted the life-sized upper body of Sanders, complete with tie and eyeglasses, shortly after the caucuses earlier this year. The final touches — his teeth and a bird on his shoulder — were added on Friday, the first day of the convention. She said that she brought him because Sanders is "always by my side." "He represents everything I represent," she said. "He can't be at our convention today, so I thought I'd bring him and raise awareness about Bernie." Sanders won the Washington state caucuses in March.
Crochet Bernie Sanders makes appearance at Wash. convention
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Donna Burdick, left, holds "Crochet Bernie" as she takes part in a video interview next to a cutout of Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., Friday, June 17, 2016, at the Washington state Democratic Convention in Tacoma, Wash. State Democrats are scheduled to meet through Sunday to pass a party platform and finish electing delegates to the national convention this summer. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)
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