But there was one moment during the four-day Democratic National Convention where progressives protested in large numbers – over the party’s platform. Democratic National Committee (DNC) officials announced last Tuesday that the platform was passed by convention delegates and adopted. 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. The number of convention delegates who voted no is roughly the same as the number of delegates pledged to progressive Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont. Instead, delegates voted over a series of weeks, filling out ballots that were collected by state party chairs and sent to national party officials.

Source: Fox News August 24, 2020 17:03 UTC