Subject: FW: Chaos At Nevada Democratic Convention; DNC Leaders Flee Building As Sanders Supporters Demand Recount | Video | RealClearPolitics
From: "Miranda, Luis" <[email-masked]>
To: Debbie Wasserman Schultz <[email-masked]>, Tracie Pough <[email-masked]>, Kate Houghton <[email-masked]>, Patrice Taylor <[email-masked]>, "Federico, Courtney" <[email-masked]>, "Dacey, Amy" <[email-masked]>
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Date: Mon, 16 May 2016 11:05:45 -0700

Nevada article has been fixed to at least not implicate the DNC the way it did before:

From: Garcia, Walter
Sent: Monday, May 16, 2016 1:00 PM
To: Miranda, Luis
Cc: Patrice Taylor; Paustenbach, Mark; Federico, Courtney; Dacey, Amy
Subject: RE: Chaos At Nevada Democratic Convention; DNC Leaders Flee Building As Sanders Supporters Demand Recount | Video | RealClearPolitics

Full updated article below. Again, no more references to “DNC Officials.”

http://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2016/05/15/chaos_at_nevada_democratic_convention_dnc_leaders_flee_building_as_sanders_supporters_demand_recount.html
Chaos At Nevada Democratic Convention; State Party Chair Flees Building As Sanders Supporters Demand Recount
By Tim Hains<mailto:[email-masked]>

(Update/clarification: This situation escalated out of control when Roberta Lange, Chairwoman of the Nevada State Democratic Party & member of the national DNC Executive Committee subjectively called the results of a voice vote, adjourned the meeting using a gavel, and left<http://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2016/05/15/sanders_supporters_immediately_question_yeasnays_she_passed_it_before_we_even_said_no.html>. According to a Democratic Party spokesman, the national party or its Chair, Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, "did not have a part in this.")

Adryenn Ashley<https://www.facebook.com/AdryennAshley/videos?fref=photo> posted several live videos (below) from inside the Paris Hotel in Las Vegas, where arcane secondary rounds of the delegate selection process of Nevada's Democratic caucus erupted into chaos Saturday night. Bernie Sanders supporters demanded 64 rejected pro-Sanders delegates listed in a "minority report<https://lasvegassun.com/news/2016/may/14/at-democratic-convention-in-las-vegas-rules-divide/>" prepared by their campaign be allowed to participate in selecting delegates for the national convention.

State party chair and DNC executive committee member Roberta Lange refused to reconsider their decision not to allow this, adjourned, and fled the building amid a chorus of boos; leaving hotel security and local police officers to handle the angry Sanders supporters.

Earlier in the day, the Sanders camp objected to several of their delegates beingdisqualified from voting for administrative reasons<http://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2016/05/15/nevada_democratic_credentials_committee_co-chair_actions_to_exclude_sanders_supporters_violate_the_spirit_of_the_values_of_our_nation.html>, and booed Sen. Barbara Boxer<http://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2016/05/15/barbara_boxer_to_nevada_democrats_if_you_boo_me_youre_booing_bernie_sanders.html> when she called for unity. "If you're booing me, you're booing Bernie Sanders," she told them. "Go ahead, boo yourselves out of this election."

A member of the rules committee called the act of disallowing votes for purely administrative reasons a violation of the spirit of the values of our nation<http://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2016/05/15/nevada_democratic_credentials_committee_co-chair_actions_to_exclude_sanders_supporters_violate_the_spirit_of_the_values_of_our_nation.html>.

The longest of Ashley's videos is the most consequential, others posted further below:

Sanders supporters are observed considering a sit-in in Ashley's video, but hotel security forced them out, saying "it is now in the hands of the attorneys."

"Please leave peacefully," the security officers said. "Please leave, it is not safe here."

"If we do not leave, it becomes a big issue," said one Sanders supporter. "I'm not leaving."

At one point, Ashley loses the video connection, but audio remains. "I don't know if you can see this," she says. "I don't know if you can hear this, but there are twenty armed sheriffs here to help them steal the election... They're saying leave now or else."

After minute nine of the above video, Ashley asks someone what is going on: "We've got 620 viewers here, you have nothing to say?"

"The guy that is speaking is not a member of the DNC, he is head of security for Paris [hotel]. He says he is a dedicated --I don't know if he is a Democrat," someone responds. "But the election process, and please leave. It is not safe here. And by it is not safe here, I expect he means all those sheriffs at the front of the room... They are asking us to 'leave the private property at this time.' This should be national news. This needs to be national news."

Eventually they shut the lights off to get the Sanders supporters out.

She garnered more than 1,000 viewers by the end of her twenty-minute livestream.

So far this video of a "fight" is the only sign of violence.

From: Garcia, Walter
Sent: Monday, May 16, 2016 9:15 AM
To: Miranda, Luis
Cc: Patrice Taylor; Paustenbach, Mark; Federico, Courtney; Dacey, Amy
Subject: Re: Chaos At Nevada Democratic Convention; DNC Leaders Flee Building As Sanders Supporters Demand Recount | Video | RealClearPolitics

Contacted reporter about the remaining reference that said "DNC officials."

Has now been fixed!

On May 16, 2016, at 1:31 AM, Miranda, Luis <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>> wrote:
It still says "dnc leaders"... Wtf?

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From: "Garcia, Walter" <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>
Date: 05/15/2016 11:14 (GMT-09:00)
To: "Miranda, Luis" <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>>
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Subject: Re: Chaos At Nevada Democratic Convention; DNC Leaders Flee Building As Sanders Supporters Demand Recount | Video | RealClearPolitics
Done. Article has been updated.

http://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2016/05/15/chaos_at_nevada_democratic_convention_dnc_leaders_flee_building_as_sanders_supporters_demand_recount.html

On May 15, 2016, at 1:09 PM, Miranda, Luis <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>> wrote:
Walter, please connect with Stewart and get him to push back. You should also push back that DNC had no involvement.

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Date: 05/15/2016 09:00 (GMT-09:00)
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Subject: Re: Chaos At Nevada Democratic Convention; DNC Leaders Flee Building As Sanders Supporters Demand Recount | Video | RealClearPolitics
Yes, these events are indicted by the state parties. This sounds like internal issues amount sanders supporters.

On May 15, 2016, at 11:58 AM, Miranda, Luis <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>> wrote:

We need to push back... Patrice, what happened, DNC had nothing to do with this, right?

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Date: 05/15/2016 05:57 (GMT-09:00)
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Subject: Fwd: Chaos At Nevada Democratic Convention; DNC Leaders Flee Building As Sanders Supporters Demand Recount | Video | RealClearPolitics
See below. Didn't we hear yesterday that the Sanders campaign had accepted the result? This headline needs to be changed. This convention was not run by the DNC or DNC leaders. It was run by the Nevada Democratic Party.

DWS

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Date: May 15, 2016 at 7:06:03 AM MDT
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Subject: Chaos At Nevada Democratic Convention; DNC Leaders Flee Building As Sanders Supporters Demand Recount | Video | RealClearPolitics

http://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2016/05/15/chaos_at_nevada_democratic_convention_dnc_leaders_flee_building_as_sanders_supporters_demand_recount.html
Chaos At Nevada Democratic Convention; DNC Leaders Flee Building As Sanders Supporters Demand Recount

Adryenn Ashley<https://www.facebook.com/AdryennAshley/videos?fref=photo> posted several live videos (below) from inside the Paris Hotel in Las Vegas, where arcane secondary rounds of the delegate selection process of Nevada's Democratic caucus erupted into chaos Saturday night. Bernie Sanders supporters demanded 64 rejected pro-Sanders delegates listed in a "minority report<https://lasvegassun.com/news/2016/may/14/at-democratic-convention-in-las-vegas-rules-divide/>" prepared by their campaign be allowed to participate in selecting delegates for the national convention.

DNC leaders refused to reconsider their decision not to allow this, adjourned, and fled the building amid a chorus of boos; leaving hotel security and local police officers to handle the angry Sanders supporters.

Earlier in the day, the Sanders camp objected to several of their delegates being disqualified from voting for administrative reasons<http://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2016/05/15/nevada_democratic_credentials_committee_co-chair_actions_to_exclude_sanders_supporters_violate_the_spirit_of_the_values_of_our_nation.html>, and booed Sen. Barbara Boxer<http://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2016/05/15/barbara_boxer_to_nevada_democrats_if_you_boo_me_youre_booing_bernie_sanders.html> when she called for unity. "If you're booing me, you're booing Bernie Sanders," she told them. "Go ahead, boo yourselves out of this election."

A member of the rules committee called the act of disallowing votes for purely administrative reasons a violation of the spirit of the values of our nation<http://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2016/05/15/nevada_democratic_credentials_committee_co-chair_actions_to_exclude_sanders_supporters_violate_the_spirit_of_the_values_of_our_nation.html>.

The longest of Ashley's videos is the most consequential, others posted further below:

Sanders supporters are observed considering a sit-in in Ashley's video, but hotel security forced them out, saying "it is now in the hands of the attorneys."

"Please leave peacefully," the security officers said. "Please leave, it is not safe here."

"If we do not leave, it becomes a big issue," said one Sanders supporter. "I'm not leaving."

At one point, Ashley loses the video connection, but audio remains. "I don't know if you can see this," she says. "I don't know if you can hear this, but there are twenty armed sheriffs here to help them steal the election... They're saying leave now or else."

After minute nine of the above video, Ashley asks someone what is going on: "We've got 620 viewers here, you have nothing to say?"

"The guy that is speaking is not a member of the DNC, he is head of security for Paris [hotel]. He says he is a dedicated --I don't know if he is a Democrat," someone responds. "But the election process, and please leave. It is not safe here. And by it is not safe here, I expect he means all those sheriffs at the front of the room... They are asking us to 'leave the private property at this time.' This should be national news. This needs to be national news."

Eventually they shut the lights off to get the Sanders supporters out.

The ignored the vote, turned lights off, turn sound WAY up. Truly bullshit. Ignoring our voices. #TeamBernieNV<https://twitter.com/hashtag/TeamBernieNV?src=hash>
— Rachel Avery (‎@rachelaveryy) 1:46 PM - 14 May 2016<https://twitter.com/rachelaveryy/status/731541323317043200>

She garnered more than 1,000 viewers by the end of her twenty-minute livestream.

So far this video of a "fight" is the only sign of violence.

@rlange9<https://twitter.com/rlange9> Run away and let the brown shirts handle it. This is not how American democracy works! #nvdemconvention<https://twitter.com/hashtag/nvdemconvention?src=hash>
— Ashley Ector (‎@dynhamohum) 2:23 AM - 15 May 2016<https://twitter.com/dynhamohum/status/731731753400815616>

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More videos from the scene:

Update: "Roberta Lange stole this," said someone named Matt in the comments section of this article, about Chairwoman of the Nevada State Democratic Party & member of the DNC Executive Committee<http://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2016/05/15/please_smile_nevada_democratic_party_denies_recount_request_adjourns.html> Roberta Lange: "It was not democracy. We had a motion for Recount on the Floor, Roberta ignored it, and called a motion to adjurn the meeting and then Ran out, even though the Nays won it. She did that on purpose, she is a crook, and needs to be kicked out of her position as Nevada Democratic Chair Woman. I am officially registering as an Independent, I was considering voting Hillary if I had to over Trump, she just changed my mind. She just proved Democrats are Crooks."
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