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Over 1,000 DNC delegates voted against party platform, in sign of Dem discord
DNC didn't release platform vote until after convention ended
By Paul Steinhauser | Fox News

    With a common goal of booting President Trump from the White House in November’s general election, the progressive and moderate wings of the Democratic Party mostly presented an image of unity last week at their nominating convention.

But there was one moment during the four-day Democratic National Convention where progressives protested in large numbers – over the party’s platform.

While it’s described as the most progressive platform in the Democratic Party’s history and pushes the party to left on many issues -- including health care reform, combating climate change, trade deals, and fighting racial injustice -- the 92-page document doesn’t specifically endorse "Medicare-for-all" or the Green New Deal, two of the top proposals pushed by the party’s progressive wing.

Democratic National Committee (DNC) officials announced last Tuesday that the platform was passed by convention delegates and adopted. But despite inquiries by Fox News and other news organizations, they didn’t release the roll-call vote on the platform for days.

The tally is now out -- and reflects a major divide among delegates.

The DNC revealed over the weekend that  3,562 delegates voted to approve the platform, while a total of 1,069 voted no, and 87 abstained.

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"The DNC revealed over the weekend that  3,562 delegates voted to approve the platform, while a total of 1,069 voted no..."

So, in other words, the marxist/communists outnumber the others in the party by more than 3 to 1....

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Over 1,000 DNC delegates voted against party platform

Most likely because it didn't go far enough left.  They wanted the July 4 holiday moved up to May 1, and they wanted all white and blue removed from the flag.
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