Protesters propagate during primary
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The evening arrived as the rush hour traffic thickened the streets of downtown San Francisco on Super Tuesday. Chaos was inevitable. Local democratic supporters, many whom have been out since the early morning, still held their homemade signs high for either Barack Obama or Hillary Clinton.

Around 6 p.m., many news stations were live and on-air in front of the campaign offices preparing to capture the announcement of a primary winner. Clinton's office was silent as protesting chants grew louder and could be heard from around the corner.

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The anti-war organization, Direct Action to Stop the War (DASW) rallied up the street towards the Clinton campaign office with a huge banner, a megaphone and many eclectic supporters. The DASW is made up of various peace coalitions from the bay area that unite, rally, and protest for peace.

"I'm just a person who was interested in trying to have a voice in the public about stopping this war", said Vern Nuanez, a member of DASW who helped organize the protest. "Change happens in our political system because the people demand it."

Inside the Clinton campaign office in San Francisco, volunteers ran the process of keeping poll counts, watching the news closely and making calls making sure their fellow democrats did not forget to vote. A few blocks away, at Barack Obama's San Francisco campaign office, the scene was not much different.

The volunteers or supporters of either Hillary or Obama's offices did not welcome the protesters, but the message of anti-war rang from one campaign to the other. Even the San Francisco Police Dept. helped secure the march, so the member of the DASW definitely received the attention they were looking for. The campaign offices would not allow the protesters to enter, but they said what they wanted to say.

"Will the real peace candidate please stand up?"

Staff producer Pamela Bryant contributed to this report.

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