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Democratic convention live: Hillary Clinton to be formally nominated Democratic convention live: Hillary Clinton to be formally nominated
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Sanders' brother offers tearful tribute
Democrats abroad: Delegates include Larry Sanders, Bernie Sanders’ brother, who now offers a tearful tribute to the presidential candidate.
Larry Sanders says their parents, who died young, would be immensely proud “of their son’s accomplishments.
“They loved him.”
“It is with enormous pride that I cast my vote for Bernie Sanders.”
Larry Sanders is in tears, the crowd erupts, and it’s a moment of pure goodwill, it seems, an outpouring of enthusiasm and fellow-feeling.
They cast 10 votes for Sanders; and 7 votes for “the next great president of the United States, Hillary Clinton.”
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For the roll call vote, a representative of each state delegation stands, says something nice about his/her state, then announces the final delegate allotment. Here they go:
Alabama: home of champions in football, civil rights, voting rights, equal pay. 50 “champion votes” for Clinton. 9 for Sanders.
Rawlings-Blake: “Don’t y’all have one more? I’ll count it as an abstention.”
She’s good on her feet!
Alaska: on the front line of climate change. Diverse native population with 229 tribes. Makes USA an arctic nation. 6 votes Clinton, 14 for “inspiring, progressive” Sanders.
Big applause for Sanders!
American Samoa: Home of America’s cleanest air and most military members per capita. 3 for Sanders and 8 for Clinton (“and if you’d give us more we’d cast those too.”)
Arizona: We have with us a 102-year-old woman who is about to make the crowd go nuts. 34 votes for Sanders and (now centenarian reads): 41 votes for the next president of the United States, HRC!
Arkansas: Where we first learned to believe in a place call Hope. We believe again. 10 for Sanders. 27 for Clinton.
California: the state that defies Trump on climate change, immigration and minimum wage. Sanders: 221; Clinton: 330.
Colorado: Home to Rocky Mountain, Mesa Verde, sand dunes and Gunnison Canyon. 41 Sanders; 46 Clinton; 1 abstention
Connecticut: The Constitution state, “the most aggressive and progressive delegation in the congress.” Home of the pizza and the hamburger. 27 Sanders; 44 Clinton
Delaware: Joe Biden is from here. (They mention it twice.) The state that brought you nylon and Gore-Tex. plus, George Thorogood and the Delaware Destroyers. 9 Sanders; 23 Clinton
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Roll call vote begins
Here’s convention secretary Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, mayor of Baltimore, to conduct the roll call.
“Are we ready to make some history?!” she asks.
They are.
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DNC Day 2 live video
Here’s a live video stream of the proceedings in the hall:
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Lewis says he’s pleased to second the nomination of Hillary Clinton to be president. The crowd seems immensely pleased that he has done so.Lewis says he’s pleased to second the nomination of Hillary Clinton to be president. The crowd seems immensely pleased that he has done so.
I think Hillary might beat Bernie after this Lewis speech.
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Lewis:Lewis:
We have come too far. We have made too much progress. And we are not going back. WE are all going forward. We must all go to the polls in November, and vote like we never voted before.We have come too far. We have made too much progress. And we are not going back. WE are all going forward. We must all go to the polls in November, and vote like we never voted before.
The vast majority of the crowd finds these lines, from one of the original Freedom Riders, impossible not to applaud. But Utah, part of Texas, California, some others are resisting. Most of Oregon is on its feet, with a mix of Hillary and Bernie signs.The vast majority of the crowd finds these lines, from one of the original Freedom Riders, impossible not to applaud. But Utah, part of Texas, California, some others are resisting. Most of Oregon is on its feet, with a mix of Hillary and Bernie signs.
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Clinton nominated to be presidentClinton nominated to be president
Biggest cheer yet, as Mikulski says, “I proudly nominate Hillary Clinton for president.”Biggest cheer yet, as Mikulski says, “I proudly nominate Hillary Clinton for president.”
The crowd claps so long they haven’t stopped when the announcer nominates the second, Representative John Lewis of Georgia, civil rights icon, and they cheer even louder. He’s popular!The crowd claps so long they haven’t stopped when the announcer nominates the second, Representative John Lewis of Georgia, civil rights icon, and they cheer even louder. He’s popular!
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Senator Barbara Mikulski of Maryland takes the stage to nominate Clinton. (Remember the wonderful Mikulski-Clinton emails?) She’s greeted with a Bernie! Bernie! chant. But she expertly gestures to New York, which then leads a Hillary! Hillary! cheer which is much louder.Senator Barbara Mikulski of Maryland takes the stage to nominate Clinton. (Remember the wonderful Mikulski-Clinton emails?) She’s greeted with a Bernie! Bernie! chant. But she expertly gestures to New York, which then leads a Hillary! Hillary! cheer which is much louder.
Mikulski notes that she was the first Democratic woman elected to the senate in her own right. “It is with a full heart that I’m here today as we nominate secretary Clinton,” she says. More applause - just sustained applause all around in this peppy opening hour – although Utah is obstinately planted in their chairs.Mikulski notes that she was the first Democratic woman elected to the senate in her own right. “It is with a full heart that I’m here today as we nominate secretary Clinton,” she says. More applause - just sustained applause all around in this peppy opening hour – although Utah is obstinately planted in their chairs.
Barbara Mikulski e-mails are the best Hillary e-mails. "fit n' sparkly." pic.twitter.com/k5Q0AKkU3WBarbara Mikulski e-mails are the best Hillary e-mails. "fit n' sparkly." pic.twitter.com/k5Q0AKkU3W
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Vermont delegate Shyla Nelson is up now. “I have never felt the Bern more than I do in this moment,” she says, smiling pleasantly.Vermont delegate Shyla Nelson is up now. “I have never felt the Bern more than I do in this moment,” she says, smiling pleasantly.
She is here to second-second the Sanders nom. “I am so proud of us,” she says:She is here to second-second the Sanders nom. “I am so proud of us,” she says:
Together we have worked to take our country back from the millionaires and billionaires... end Citizens United and restore democracy to the people.Together we have worked to take our country back from the millionaires and billionaires... end Citizens United and restore democracy to the people.
As she speaks, two people in the Mississippi stand in their seats with signs – sharpie-on-pillowcase, it looks like – that say “election fraud.”As she speaks, two people in the Mississippi stand in their seats with signs – sharpie-on-pillowcase, it looks like – that say “election fraud.”
“I am so proud of Bernie,” Nelson continues. “Our movement continues. Our revolution continues. We will never stop working for a future we believe in.”“I am so proud of Bernie,” Nelson continues. “Our movement continues. Our revolution continues. We will never stop working for a future we believe in.”
“We will never stop fighting for the change we need. And we will never forget the man who leads us. So with pride, gratitude, optimism for the future we all build together I stand before you for the purposes of seconding the nomination for our friend and hero, Senator Bernie Sanders.”“We will never stop fighting for the change we need. And we will never forget the man who leads us. So with pride, gratitude, optimism for the future we all build together I stand before you for the purposes of seconding the nomination for our friend and hero, Senator Bernie Sanders.”
What a lot of applause. And there’s Sanders himself, standing in his box, raising his arm in thanks and appreciation.What a lot of applause. And there’s Sanders himself, standing in his box, raising his arm in thanks and appreciation.
Bernie! Bernie! Bernie!Bernie! Bernie! Bernie!
It’s now a full-on pep rally.It’s now a full-on pep rally.
Fudge tries to break in.Fudge tries to break in.
“We will continue,” she says. “On behalf of secretary Clinton.”“We will continue,” she says. “On behalf of secretary Clinton.”
And if you thought the cheers for Bernie were big – well it turns out most people are here to nominate Clinton. It’s a loud house.And if you thought the cheers for Bernie were big – well it turns out most people are here to nominate Clinton. It’s a loud house.
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Gabbard quotes Gandhi about a small band of determined spirits altering the course of history.Gabbard quotes Gandhi about a small band of determined spirits altering the course of history.
“Because this is a movement fueled by love, it can never be stopped or defeated,” she says.“Because this is a movement fueled by love, it can never be stopped or defeated,” she says.
“I am truly honored to nominate Bernie Sanders for president of the United States,” she concludes. And a fantastic cheer goes up.“I am truly honored to nominate Bernie Sanders for president of the United States,” she concludes. And a fantastic cheer goes up.
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We spoke a bit too soon, on the breakout of unity in the hall. Fudge walks out and says that two nominees have been entered for president. Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders.
And the crowd goes nuts, and a Bernie! Bernie! Bernie! cheer breaks out. Apparently they’re not all reformed Clinton supporters in here after all.
Each candidate is entitled to have the nominating and seconding speeches on their behalf.
Representative Tulsi Gabbard from Hawaii comes out to nominate Sanders. She is cheered and starts out be saying that people ask her how “a seventy-year old grumpy guy” wins so many followers.
She says “the answer lies in his Aloha,” which sounds nice. She is wearing a tasteful white lei.
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Up next is Kentucky secretary of state Alison Lundergan Grimes, who made a failed bid to depose senator Mitch McConnell a couple years ago.
She wishes her fellow Americans good evening and introduces herself as “the youngest female secretary of state in the nation,” which is roundly applauded.
But she gets the scattered boo, too, because, as Dan Roberts here points out, the razor-thin Kentucky primary result was contested by the Sanders campaign, to no avail.
She is inviting people to stand up who condemn gridlock in Washington and to demonstrate their belief that the last person who belongs in the White House is an “unsteady... bully who points fingers rather than helping those who are defenseless.”
She gets a good cheer. And then... Is that a spontaneous Hillary! Hillary! Hillary! cheer?
Did they switch out the delegates from yesterday for new ones? Everyone is hoisting ‘Love Trumps Hate” signs and chanting the nominee’s name.
That is, except Oregon, which raises their Bernie signs.
The Hillary Clinton biopic night begins: Alison Lundergan Grimes tells us that the soon-nominee "loves HDTV and can devour buffalo wings".
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Here’s US senator Tom Harkin of Iowa for the night’s first speech. He’s speaking on the 26th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities act, which he wrote and helped pass.
His speech is devoted to the legislation and its legacy. “We got this done because the disability community knew what Hillary Clinton knows: we are stronger together,” he says.
He teaches the crowd a bit of sign language:
“I learned sign language from my brother, Frank, who was deaf,” he says. “I want to teach you a beautiful sign which connects with the values of this campaign. Take your hands – come on, it’s audience participation time – intertwine the fingers and move them in a circle in front of your body. That my friends is the sign for ‘America’!”
“We’re all together! We’re all together,” he says. “No one is left out from this constant circle of life that is America.”
He says it’s the beautiful America that Hillary Clinton will fight for. He’s applauded quite generously.
As Harkin teaches the crowd sign language, a sign language interpreter next to him translates.
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Singing the national anthem is Timmy Kelly, who does the same next door at Lincoln Financial Field sometimes when the Eagles, the local NFL team, play at home:
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The invocation is delivered by Dr. Ima Sherman Jackson. He wins applause for the phrase “black lives matter.” He calls for protection and respect for law enforcement too. A second round of applause for a call for an end to bigotry: “whether it is anti-semitism or Islamophobia, let there be no place for such bigotry in this country.”
No booing during the invocation on Day 2. They’re off to a flawless start.
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Day 2 gaveled to order
Representative Marcia Fudge, permanent chair of the convention, is back. She gavels it straightaway, and delivers a short speech, uninterrupted, after she was booed sonorously yesterday. Today she is greeted by applause.
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Ben Jacobs
The Republican nominee is candidly pro-Russia and has praised its authoritarian ruler – yet some think he is the candidate who will stand up to Putin, reports the Guardian’s Ben Jacobs:
While the US political and media worlds have been abuzz with the latest details of the hack of Democratic National Committee emails apparently by Russian intelligence, and attendant speculation about Donald Trump’s links to Moscow and Vladimir Putin, the controversy has not yet filtered down to his supporters, if those attending a rally in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, are anything to go by.
Trump is by any measure the most pro-Russian presidential nominee in modern history. He has repeatedly praised Putin, even expressing the hope that the authoritarian Russian leader will be his best friend, while calling for a drastic rollback of the US’s role in the world and questioning American participation in Nato. Trump’s top campaign aide, Paul Manafort, has previously worked for pro-Russian politicians and oligarchs in Ukraine, and a watering down of the GOP position on the conflict there was reportedly the only big change the Trump campaign demanded to the platform last week in Cleveland.
But the DNC email scandal and Trump’s relationship with Russia barely penetrated a steamy fairground in Winston-Salem on Monday night, where Trump supporters in red hats lined up for hours in 100F (38C) heat to see the Republican nominee.
One of the more politically savvy attendees, Dr Ada Fisher, a longtime member of the Republican National Committee, saw political dirty tricks to undermine Trump. Fisher described the controversy to the Guardian as “a false flag to cover up [Clinton]’s transgressions” and “probably the biggest lie I’ve seen”.
There were mixed opinions on Putin. Madeline Kuettner of Winston-Salem was a fan. “I like him,” she said. “I think he’s doing the right thing … I just think he’s for the United States and I think he’s done a good job and I think if Trump [becomes] president they could work together.”
Related: Trump supporters in North Carolina unperturbed by rumors of Putin ties
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Democratic Party reveals official 2016 platform
Hours before former secretary of state will be officially nominated as the Democratic party’s presidential nominee, the Democratic National Committee has released the final draft of its platform.
Lauded by liberals as the most progressive party platform in American political history, the 55-page platform is a non-binding set of goals and principles for Democratic leaders and voters operating under a single principle, according to its preamble: “It’s a simple but powerful idea: we are stronger together.”
Key takeaways from the final draft:
There’s plenty more on climate change, LGBTQ rights, reproductive choice and more - check it out here.
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Would-be convention spectators were kicked off of the Septa train to the Wells Fargo Center one stop earlier than those with credentials, leading to, well...
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It’s a small but vocal demographic:
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