I am active in Nevada politics and was disappointed to see a video with a very narrow angle, taken from the Sanders side of the room being given as proof that our hardworking Chairwoman Roberta Lange overrode the vote of duly elected delegates getting attention here.
In Nevada politics, the truth is always kept by Jon Ralston. You may not like it and few people actually like him, but everyone respects him because he is fair. He was at the Convention yesterday and took his own video, at a great angle that shows both sides of the room. The side to the right of the screen is Hillary, the left is Bernie. You can judge it: twitter.com/…
It clearly shows more Clinton delegates stood up and voted to adopt the rules than Sanders delegates got up and voted against the rules.
This is borne out by the initial vote before seating of alternates. On that list the vote was 1,245 Clinton and 1,149 Sanders:
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So we have a situation here where the campaigns had a disagreement and had their delegates vote in mass for and against a particular motion. Clinton had 1,245 delegates eligible to vote on that motion and Sanders had 1,145 delegates eligible to vote on that motion. Clinton won.
You are entitled the your own opinions but not your own facts. The most disappointing thing about this entire thing is I know a few of the people getting worked up by this very well. They are good Democrats who we absolutely need in November to win Nevada. And I hope the good people I know will take the time to watch Ralston's video and accept the fact their candidate lost a narrow vote and then work their hearts out to keep Trump out of the White House.