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Democratic National Convention: Roll call begins for presidential nominee
July 27, 2016
Hillary Clinton is set to become the first woman to be nominated for president by a major political party on a night that her campaign is hoping will reintroduce her to voters still deeply skeptical of her candidacy.
Shortly before 5 pm Eastern Time, the party began its nominating process, with the name of Sen. Bernie Sanders (D-Vt.) put forward by Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (D-Hawaii).
She affectionately called Sanders a somewhat frumpy, and maybe even sometimes grumpy, 74-year-old guy who created a progressive movement.
Sanders sat in the convention hall next to his wife, with a broad smile on his face, as a pair of seconding speeches followed. He stood up and waved to the crowd afterward amid an extended ovation.
Clinton was nominated by Sen. Barbara Mikulski (D-Md.), the dean of women senators, who said she was putting forward the former secretary of states name on behalf of all the women who have broken down barriers.
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