| "I can't believe we just put the biggest crack in that glass ceiling yet," Hillary Clinton declared last night via a live video in which she shattered the photos of the 44 men elected president. Delegates, if you're still finding shards of Chester A. Arthur in your skin, try Epsom salt and warm water. Now, about last night ... |
| She's looked at 'Party Unity, My Ass' from both sides now |
| Two years ago it looked inevitable; five months ago it looked not so inevitable , but history was made last night as Hillary Clinton became the first woman major-party nominee for the presidency. The roll-call vote looked well-choreographed for the most part with Vermont taking the last slot; once all of Bernie Sanders' delegates had a chance to cast their votes, Sanders himself called for the nomination vote to be recorded as unanimous, much like Clinton did for Barack Obama after a contentious primary fight . |
| Still, up until roll call began tonight, some Bernie Sanders supporters still weren't ready to give up hope. (The Bernie-for-president crowd no longer had their namesake on board , but that's just a minor detail - after all, Magellan's expedition did pretty well after they lost Magellan, right?) Now, the majority of Sanders supporters seem ready to move the progressive fight forward behind Hillary. One New Jersey delegate seemed satisfied with the platform heavily influenced by Sanders. "I think we're going to get a chance to go on the record and say that 46% of us here want to take the party in a more progressive direction and then Hillary's going to win and we're going to work like hell to get Hillary elected," Seth Hahn said. |
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| Your roll call is important to us |
| Another roll call vote, another bunch of random state facts, with mixed results for accuracy. Arizona declared itself to be "the natural state," a statement that Arkansas (the actual Natural State) just let slide. Nevada got its capital right this time , giving them a 1-for-2 record overall. New Jersey called itself "the state that started the Revolution" (calm down, Massachusetts; they were probably referring to the indoor football team). Idaho declared that they're the home of the longest undammed river in the lower 48 (yes, with several asterisks). And Iowa declared Hillary Clinton to be "the first woman to be nominated by any party" - off by only 144 years, a mere blink of the eye, geologically. |
| Other roll call incidents: D.C.'s delegation said they expected Clinton to admit the District as the 51st state. Wyoming's entire delegation wore shirts that read "Black Lives Matter in the Equality State." Puerto Rico's delegation held up T-shirts which read "Free Oscar Lopez Rivera," which resulted in a spike in Google searches by everyone wondering which side they should take on the matter. The late, great Prince managed to become one of the few reference points celebrated during both Republican and Democratic roll calls. And we're kind of in awe of New Mexico for name-checking "Breaking Bad," a show that has made their state synonymous with meth. |
| More from the campaign trail |
| • | Black women take over top spots for Democratic convention (USA TODAY) | | • | 102-year-old Geraldine Emmett announces Arizona's votes for Hillary Clinton. In 1914, she wouldn't have been able to vote at all due to the fact she was a baby (Arizona Republic) | | • | Marijuana activists hope to show the DNC how mature and rational their cause is. Also they brought a 51-foot inflatable joint (USA TODAY) | | • | Iowa Democratic delegates hope that abstaining from bacon might help them win another race or two (The Des Moines Register) | |
| One last round of turd martinis |
| Bad Lip Reading had one more opportunity to stare at Ted Cruz's weird lip-biting twitch and delivered the last Cruz video for another four years. Savor it, everyone! |
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