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Democratic convention live: Sanders moves to select Clinton as nominee | |
(35 minutes later) | |
1.14am BST | |
01:14 | |
Hillary Clinton has tweeted footage of Sanders calling for a suspension of the rules and her nomination by acclamation: | |
Stronger together. https://t.co/9x1zuMqFfs | |
1.12am BST | |
01:12 | |
Holder: voter suppression 'echoes of Jim Crow' | |
Violent crime has gone down since president Obama took office,” Holder says, in tacit pushback against the Republican – the Trumpian – narrative. | |
Then Holder decries attacks on the right to vote: | |
“At a time when the right to vote is under siege – when Republicans brazenly assault the most fundamental right of our democracy – passing laws designed to stop people from voting, while closing locations in minority neighborhoods, where people get the documents they need to vote - we need a president sensitive to these echoes of Jim Crow.” | |
Hillary Clinton will be that president, he says. | |
1.09am BST | |
01:09 | |
Up now is former attorney general Eric Holder. | |
We have his prepared remarks here, which he reads faithfully – “I am proud to say ‘I’m with Her!’” – but then he departs from the text a bit to take a jab at Donald Trump. | |
Clinton, says Holder, has “the strength to lead our already great nation – did you hear what I just said? Already great nation. Donald did you hear me? Already great nation – in this hour of challenge and consequence.” | |
1.06am BST | |
01:06 | |
Actress Elizabeth Banks is back. She introduces a new video. “This is next fight of Hillary Clinton’s life: social justice,” she says. | |
The videos summarize Clinton’s life and work. They highlight her work with the children’s defense fund, as Arkansas first lady, as a health care reform advocate and CHIPs achiever, and (separately) as senator and secretary of state. The current video makes the case for Clinton as socially conscience leader. | |
12.54am BST | |
00:54 | |
Media tent protesters demand talks with DNC | |
Adam Gabbatt | |
Guardian reporter Adam Gabbatt is interviewing protesters inside the media tents. He writes: | |
Michele Horne, a South Carolina delegate, was among those sitting on the floor. She was not wearing a gag. | |
Horne said she had started a Facebook group for delegates over the summer and there had been discussion about action at the DNC. She had only heard of a firm plan this afternoon. | |
“There’s been talk of some kind of walk out sit in on the table from the get go,” she said. | |
“Then the Wikileaks happened and the way the the party handled that was so beyond the pail,” she said. | |
Horne said the delegates were demanding discussions with high level Democratic National Committee members. | |
“There is a specific negotiating point but I’m not going to discuss that because it’s not a strategic option for negotiating,” she said. | |
“There is an issue on the table for the organisers [of the convention],” she said. Horne wasn’t clear how or where the negotiation would take place. | |
Impressively, Horne had made it into the media tent despite having sprained her ankle this morning. Her leg was in a protective cast and she had hobbled over from the Wells Fargo Arena on crutches. | |
“It hurts like a son of a bitch,” she said. | |
12.52am BST | |
00:52 | |
Here now is interim DNC chairwoman Donna Brazile. That’s a lot of applause for her. She’s a well-known, longtime and popular presence. | |
“Growing up I was told that a lady should never reveal her age,” she begins. “So I will simply say this. I’m no spring chicken. I seen some things.” | |
She talks about memories running from the Jim Crow south to the election of the first black president. | |
“But I have never ever in all of my years seen a leader so committed to delivering a better future for America’s children as Hillary Clinton.” | |
12.48am BST | |
00:48 | |
Scott Bixby | |
Scott Bixby updates us on the takeover of media tent space by Sanders backers protesting the nomination of Clinton. | |
Speaking with the Guardian, Philadelphia Police Department captain Deborah Francis downplayed the protestors’ presence, Scott writes: | |
“They’re in the media tent - you guys are happy these guys are here,” Francis said. “They are a peaceful group, just exercising their First Amendment rights peacefully. If y’all would stop taking pictures, they’d go away.” | |
Francis said that law enforcement was in a holding pattern until they could reach the “owner of this venue” - likely the DNC - to determine whether they were “an unwelcome presence here.” | |
At that moment, Jessica Jennings, deputy director of media logistics for the DNC, arrived at Francis’ side to discuss next steps. | |
Video of the initial breach of the media center by pro-Sanders protesters: https://t.co/vvbS6uOPvI | |
Police in a holding pattern the "owner of this venue" can determine whether protestors are "an unwelcome presence." pic.twitter.com/gH5O6SJgCA | |
Updated | |
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'The fights of her life' | |
A group of people take the stage who represent fights in Clinton’s life as a public servant. They are, according to a DNC flier: | |
Thaddeus Desmond –Thaddeus is a child advocate social worker in Philadelphia | |
Dynah Haubert – Dynah is a lawyer who works for a disability rights organization | |
Kate Burdick – Kate is a staff attorney at the Juvenile Law Center in Philadelphia | |
Anton Moore – Anton founded and runs a non-profit community group that strives to bring awareness and educate youth on gun violence | |
Dustin Parsons – Dustin is a 5th grade teacher in Arkansas | |
Daniele Mellott – Daniele and Mark Mellott’s adoption of their son was made possible through the 1997 Adoption and Safe Families Act that Hillary championed as First Lady. | |
Jelani Freeman – Jelani grew up in foster care and is a former intern in Hillary Clinton’s Senate office. Since receiving his law degree, he has worked to bring opportunity to kids at risk. | |
12.41am BST | |
00:41 | |
Actress Elizabeth Banks, well known for The Hunger Games, comes out to Queen’s We are the Champions. | |
The Republicans used the song last week too – and were reproached by the band for doing so. Did the Democrats ask permission? | |
Banks is telling the story of her blue-collar roots. She worked her way through the University of Pennsylvania. And in 1992 she and her future husband went to a rally for Bill Clinton – where she was struck, she says, not by Bill but by Hillary Clinton. | |
Banks calls the candidate “a smart, committed, successful woman.. .a fighter for children, cops, first responders...And that is what tonight is all about. The fights of her life.” | |
Banks doesn’t win much applause – a lot of people still aren’t paying attention after the long roll call process. But on the other hand a lot of people have their cameras out too. | |
12.37am BST | 12.37am BST |
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Upset Sanders supporters converge on media tents | Upset Sanders supporters converge on media tents |
Scott Bixby | Scott Bixby |
Hundreds of disgruntled supporters of Vermont senator Bernie Sanders stormed the media tents after former secretary of state Hillary Clinton officially clinched the Democratic presidential nomination, immediately staging a sit-in in the central media filing center as local and state law-enforcement officials appeared unsure what to do. | Hundreds of disgruntled supporters of Vermont senator Bernie Sanders stormed the media tents after former secretary of state Hillary Clinton officially clinched the Democratic presidential nomination, immediately staging a sit-in in the central media filing center as local and state law-enforcement officials appeared unsure what to do. |
The protest began a few minutes after Sanders nominated Clinton by acclamation, with dissatisfied supporters of the runner-up candidate leaving Wells Fargo Arena in droves. The exits of the arena are less than 100 feet from the entry to the tents. | The protest began a few minutes after Sanders nominated Clinton by acclamation, with dissatisfied supporters of the runner-up candidate leaving Wells Fargo Arena in droves. The exits of the arena are less than 100 feet from the entry to the tents. |
It was several minutes after the initial entrance of protestors until the pounding of state troopers could be heard outside the stalls reserved for members of the press, by which time more than roughly 300 protestors had taken up shop in the B Tent, the central tent home to foreign press, USA Today and other outlets. | It was several minutes after the initial entrance of protestors until the pounding of state troopers could be heard outside the stalls reserved for members of the press, by which time more than roughly 300 protestors had taken up shop in the B Tent, the central tent home to foreign press, USA Today and other outlets. |
Asked whether there had been a plan in place in case the unguarded media tents were used as a protest venue by frustrated convention attendees, Jeffrey Rabinovitch, a lieutenant with the Philadelphia Police Department, told the Guardian that “the plan is in progress.” Other uniformed officers declined the question. | Asked whether there had been a plan in place in case the unguarded media tents were used as a protest venue by frustrated convention attendees, Jeffrey Rabinovitch, a lieutenant with the Philadelphia Police Department, told the Guardian that “the plan is in progress.” Other uniformed officers declined the question. |
Contrary to pre-convention expectations that had numerous media outlets putting reporters through hostile-environment training, protests at the Republican national convention in Cleveland amounted to little more than a carnival atmosphere, while the Democratic National Committee has struggled with logistics as simple as conveying delegates from one venue to another, much less crowd control. | Contrary to pre-convention expectations that had numerous media outlets putting reporters through hostile-environment training, protests at the Republican national convention in Cleveland amounted to little more than a carnival atmosphere, while the Democratic National Committee has struggled with logistics as simple as conveying delegates from one venue to another, much less crowd control. |
Cant fault these guys for knowing how to get press pic.twitter.com/ntYtf20oOi | Cant fault these guys for knowing how to get press pic.twitter.com/ntYtf20oOi |
12.29am BST | 12.29am BST |
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Here’s the Jimmy Carter video. He’s dressed in a dark suit with a dark tie. At 91 and after a bout with cancer last year, he looks relatively robust. | Here’s the Jimmy Carter video. He’s dressed in a dark suit with a dark tie. At 91 and after a bout with cancer last year, he looks relatively robust. |
“Rosa and I wish we could be there with you tonight,” Carter says. “Hillary Clinton has my support. I know she will have yours.” | “Rosa and I wish we could be there with you tonight,” Carter says. “Hillary Clinton has my support. I know she will have yours.” |
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Here’s Jimmy Carter grandson Jason Carter, who’s a member of the Georgia state senate. | Here’s Jimmy Carter grandson Jason Carter, who’s a member of the Georgia state senate. |
The room hasn’t fully recovered from the roll call vote, with a lot of people still out of the room, and many inside the room chattering away. | The room hasn’t fully recovered from the roll call vote, with a lot of people still out of the room, and many inside the room chattering away. |
We’re to have a video straight from former president Carter here shortly. | We’re to have a video straight from former president Carter here shortly. |
Updated | Updated |
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Guardian Washington bureau chief Dan Roberts got a snap of the nomination moment earlier: | Guardian Washington bureau chief Dan Roberts got a snap of the nomination moment earlier: |
Unity at last on floor of convention as Sanders moves to suspend rules and declare first woman nominee in history pic.twitter.com/sDLp41D2PG | Unity at last on floor of convention as Sanders moves to suspend rules and declare first woman nominee in history pic.twitter.com/sDLp41D2PG |
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00:13 | 00:13 |
Obama: Trump likes Putin | Obama: Trump likes Putin |
As congresswomen onstage talk about what they describe as the House Republicans’ benighted views on women’s health, Donald Trump has taken to Twitter to ensure the public that he does not stand personally to gain from any interests tied to the country tied to the leak of emails that this week created a giant headache for Hillary Clinton and the Democratic party. | As congresswomen onstage talk about what they describe as the House Republicans’ benighted views on women’s health, Donald Trump has taken to Twitter to ensure the public that he does not stand personally to gain from any interests tied to the country tied to the leak of emails that this week created a giant headache for Hillary Clinton and the Democratic party. |
“Zero investments in Russia” seems like a good corollary campaign slogan? | “Zero investments in Russia” seems like a good corollary campaign slogan? |
In order to try and deflect the horror and stupidity of the Wikileakes disaster, the Dems said maybe it is Russia dealing with Trump. Crazy! | In order to try and deflect the horror and stupidity of the Wikileakes disaster, the Dems said maybe it is Russia dealing with Trump. Crazy! |
For the record, I have ZERO investments in Russia. | For the record, I have ZERO investments in Russia. |
How many Russian investment partners do you have though? https://t.co/5HqsngfpKv | How many Russian investment partners do you have though? https://t.co/5HqsngfpKv |
President Obama himself weighed in on the topic Tuesday, in an interview with NBC”s Savannah Guthrie. He said the source and motive of the DNC emails hack is unclear, but, “What I do know is that-- Donald Trump has repeatedly expressed admiration for-- Vladimir Putin”: | President Obama himself weighed in on the topic Tuesday, in an interview with NBC”s Savannah Guthrie. He said the source and motive of the DNC emails hack is unclear, but, “What I do know is that-- Donald Trump has repeatedly expressed admiration for-- Vladimir Putin”: |
SAVANNAH GUTHRIE: Do you believe the Russians are, number one, behind that hack and the release, and that they’re actually trying to interfere with the U.S. political elections? | SAVANNAH GUTHRIE: Do you believe the Russians are, number one, behind that hack and the release, and that they’re actually trying to interfere with the U.S. political elections? |
PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA: Well-- I think the F.B.I.’s still investigating-- what happened. I know that experts have attributed this to the Russians. What we do know is is that the Russians hack our systems. Not just government systems, but private systems. But-- you know, what the motives were in terms of the leaks, all that-- I can’t say directly. What I do know is that-- Donald Trump has repeatedly expressed admiration for-- Vladimir Putin. | PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA: Well-- I think the F.B.I.’s still investigating-- what happened. I know that experts have attributed this to the Russians. What we do know is is that the Russians hack our systems. Not just government systems, but private systems. But-- you know, what the motives were in terms of the leaks, all that-- I can’t say directly. What I do know is that-- Donald Trump has repeatedly expressed admiration for-- Vladimir Putin. |
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Here now is House minority leader Nancy Pelosi, onstage with a few dozen women leaders, public officials, advocates and activists. | Here now is House minority leader Nancy Pelosi, onstage with a few dozen women leaders, public officials, advocates and activists. |
Updated | Updated |
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Here’s video of that moment earlier in which Larry Sanders, speaking with the Democrats Abroad delegation, talked about how proud his parents would have been of his brother Bernie: | Here’s video of that moment earlier in which Larry Sanders, speaking with the Democrats Abroad delegation, talked about how proud his parents would have been of his brother Bernie: |