Bernie Sanders
Related: About this forumA Disgusting End to the Democratic State Party Convention in Nevada
It began at 6 AM this morning as delegates for both Sanders and Clinton started arriving. As delegates were still lined up in the hall to be certified, State Party Chair Lange called for the first floor vote. Not all delegates were inside. Hillary gained by a wide margin in the first count. The rules were also changed to give the State Chair nearly dictatorial power in controlling the Convention.
64 delegates were locked out. 60 of them, Sanders supporters. They stayed until the close of the convention about 15 minutes ago, over 13 hours, barred from entering by police.
On the second vote, Sanders gained back the ground he had lost in the first vote 31. Chaos ensued.
Throughout the day, Sander's supporters were visibly upset and booed Sen Barbara Boxer for some comments she made. Nina Turner took the stage and rallied Sander's supporters while the main stream media got it wrong and reported that Sander's supporters had been booing Turner. Turner quashed that via Twitter immediately.
As the day dragged on, people had run out of food and could not leave. Sander's supporters from all over the country sent the convention goers pizza, which was shared with everyone, Clinton and Sanders supporters.
It remained a long day and as people were feeling disenfranchised attempts were made to make a motion for a vote of no confidence against the State Party Chair Lange. Twitter blew up as did Periscope. FenyxFX and others attempted to broadcast the entire day.
Each CD then convened to elect their delegates and move towards certification. Around 7 PM people were asked to return to the main hall to vote on the State Party Platform of NV. There were allowances for objections and support heard by rule. An entry in the section on Government and Elections had a change made, with the Party inserting something about super delegates. A motion was made to strike that entry which apparently was not allowed by rule.
Instead, Lange put each subsection of the NV State Platform to a floor vote, Ayes and Nays and every section passed until it came to the section on government and elections which was roundly defeated and so that entire section of the platform was struck.
People were called back to the main Hall and asked to take seats for head counts. They sat and watched CD3 candidates give short speeches. There had been thwarted attempts during the day to take the mic and make a motion for a recount, but one gentlemen was stopped by police. As the 3rd candidate spoke, a supporter came up to him and whispered something, I believe she was asking for his mic to motion for a recount. Instead the candidate made the motion. The feed of him was immediately cut and after a few moments as people were screaming to second, State Chair Lange came in, made a motion to certify as is and adjourn, she got a quick second and concluded the Convention as the entire room screamed their objections and that there was a motion on the floor.
Barricades were placed in front of the State committee stand and police formed a line as every State Party official left in a hurry except for one who bravely stayed and tried to call for order. People were not having it, and tonight the Nevada State Democratic Party was just split in half. There were Sanders supporters in that room that surely would have voted for Hillary should she be the nominee, but after that, these people were lost for good.
This was a travesty. Had the Chair acted fairly, the results likely would not have been that much different, in fact it is likely that the influence may have been a single delegate. Was it worth it to do this to Sander's supporters who have been democrats for much of their lives?
I don't think so.
If you want more there are some blow by blow accounts over at JPR. You can look up FenyxFX's persicope and see for yourself what happened. That is how I saw it as I watched this for nearly 8 hours today.
I think that we may have just witnessed the beginning of a kind of Revolution coming out of Nevada that is not what Bernie was after. I believe Bernie is after social justice and liberal non Third Way Democratic Platforms and principles and wishes to lead THIS Party into the coming generations. Instead, I think we may be witnessing a different kind of revolution coming. I hope not, but I despair for Philadelphia if the DNC does not treat ALL Democrats fairly. ALL of US.
w4rma
(31,700 posts)I completely agree but I was referring to the National Convention that has not happened yet. I have little faith that anything will change.
CentralMass
(15,265 posts)RepubliCON-Watch
(559 posts)I mean if you saw any videos of this, you would have thought the event was donkeys vs elephants. It was more like sheep vs horses.
LiberalElite
(14,691 posts)it's ok with me. It left me and many others behind years ago.
cantbeserious
(13,039 posts)eom
jillan
(39,451 posts)There is going to be a fight at the convention. I don't think the DNC has a clue. And the media has been too busy covering Trump that they are missing the real story of this election.
I will never accept Hillary as my President. Not after everything that has happened this primary season.
surrealAmerican
(11,339 posts)k & r
in_cog_ni_to
(41,600 posts)They actually had police doing their dirty work? THAT is a POLICE STATE.
Notice when CORRUPTION, ELECTION FRAUD, VOTER SUPPRESSION and DISSENTION occurs, Clinton wins? NEVER BERNIE?
Philadelphia is going to be UGLY. UGLY. UGLY.
Bernie needs to file a lawsuit!
PEACE
LOVE
BERNIE
felix_numinous
(5,198 posts)by not following protocol and does not seem to care. Her campaign is burning bridges as they go.