Delegates begin casting ballots for president

[El Supremo]

Source: AP

DENVER - Democratic delegates began marking their presidential nominating ballots Wednesday, making the unprecedented choice between a black man and a white woman. But only a limited number of the ballots were expected to be counted in an afternoon roll call before Barack Obama was declared the party's presidential nominee by acclamation.

With the convention balloting just hours away, delegates still were waiting to hear which states would participate in the roll call before it was cut off in unanimous support for Obama. The abbreviated vote was the result of a deal between Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton so that some of her backers could express their support without dragging out a divided process.

The deal was short on specifics, though. Delegates still were not clear which states would get to participate in the roll call. State delegation chairs were simply instructed in a joint letter from Clinton and Obama advisers to distribute ballots to delegates Wednesday morning and return them no later than 4 p.m., when voting is scheduled to get under way. Jeff Berman, Obama's delegate coordinator, told The Associated Press floor demonstrations for both candidates would be allowed.

Sonja Jaquez Lewis, a Clinton delegate from Boulder County in Colorado, said she and others may walk out if Clinton is denied a roll call....


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[bluestateguy]

1. There is no harm done with a full roll call

and nothing to be gained by cutting it off.

[meegbear]

2. Agreed ...

what happened to "Count every vote!"?

[kansasblue]

3. Like New York and Arkansas...

Let em show their love.

I like it.

[Infinite Hope]

4. I agree, though Hillary agreed with the plan. n/t