Democrats Bring Platform Debacle on Themselves

By Mark Hemingway

Published September 5, 2012 10:12pm ET

Democrats Bring Platform Debacle on Themselves — Charlotte This afternoon, the Democratic convention ran off the rails when DNC Chairman Antonio Villaraigosa steamrolled over dissenting delegates to make sure that the Democratic party platform included language mentioning “God” and “Jerusalem.” Appearing Godless and insufficiently supportive of Israel was not the message that the president wanted to send with the party platform, and it […]

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This afternoon, the Democratic convention ran off the rails when DNC Chairman Antonio Villaraigosa steamrolled over dissenting delegates to make sure that the Democratic party platform included language mentioning “God” and “Jerusalem.” Appearing Godless and insufficiently supportive of Israel was not the message that the president wanted to send with the party platform, and it has been reported that Obama personally intervened to make sure the language was restored.