2016 Nevada Democratic State Convention

About

(I hope I have the name of the event right.) The 2016 Nevada Democratic State Convention took place on May 14-15, 2016. Wikipedia describes its significance thusly: "At the state convention on May 14–15, the final 35 pledged delegates to the National Convention will be selected. 23 of them are allocated proportionally based on congressional district results, whereas the remaining 12 are allocated based on the state convention as a whole."

A controversy has erupted over events at the convention; we are still collecting information.

Links

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• 2016-05-14 Bernie supporters misbehaving badly at Nevada state convention
• 2016-05-15
  • Nevada Democrats defend exclusion of Bernie convention delegates that led to explosion of anger
  • Accusations against Clinton -- which seem to be originating from a Republican-sympathizing source, "The Last Refuge" aka theconservativetreehouse.com:
    • Clinton Machine Steals Nevada
    • Watch Hillary's Tool Thwart Democracy
    • Nevada Democrat Convention – Chaos Erupts As The Clinton Machine Usurps The Majority...
  • Here's what happened at Saturday's dramatic Nevada Democratic convention (WaPo)
  • Clinton edges Sanders in chaotic Nevada convention (CNN)
  • Nevada Democratic Convention: Stories of Voter Suppression (Heavy.com; includes multiple videos)
  • Nevada Democratic Convention Voter Suppression Chaos Explained
  • Texts & Voicemails for Press: supposedly an archive of abusive texts and voicemails from Bernie supporters
  • What happened at the Nevada Convention (video by Dan Rolle, "a congressional candidate in Nevada": includes links)
• 2016-05-16
  • What Happened at the Nevada "Democratic" State Convention?
  • The Facts about the Nevada Democratic State Convention on Saturday (Medium)
    • Lots of links to additional articles in the comments.
  • Nevada State Democratic Party formal complaint against Sanders's campaign and supporters
  • What was the rule change in Nevada? (DKos)
  • Basic step-by-step of what went down yesterday at Nevada Convention, with background info and video links for better understanding. (Reddit)
  • The sour grapes revolution that rocked the Paris Hotel
• 2016-05-17
  • WTF Happened at the Nevada Democratic State Convention? (Rolling Stone; includes many links)
  • Bernie Sanders's war with Nevada Democrats, explained (Vox)
    • The phone call recording is actually pretty innocuous -- not harassment.
    • Claims that even hardcore Sanders supporters would claim that this could affect the results of the final primary.
  • The Nevada Convention: Where Democracy Went To Die (Inquisitr)
  • We Called Up Bernie Fans Who Threatened Nevada Dem State Chair and Asked Them to Explain Themselves
    • They all sound like people who did the wrong thing for the right reasons.
  • Bernie Bros out of control: Explosion of misogynist rage at Nevada’s Dem chairwoman reflects terribly on Sanders’ dwindling campaign
  • Sanders: Reports That My Supporters Are Violent Are 'Nonsense' (via): includes more allegations for the debate
• 2016-05-18
  • Allegations of fraud and misconduct at Nevada Democratic convention unfounded
    • Notes in particular that the contested vote in the morning was not a rule-change, but merely approving acceptance of "a preliminary credentials report".
  • The Faux Fracas in Nevada: How a Reporter Manufactured a Riot
  • Nevada Incident Could Make It Difficult For Sanders' Supporters To Back Clinton (NPR Morning Edition)
  • Fact-Checking NPR's Reports On Vegas 'Violence' (NPR Ombudsman) (via)
• 2016-05-19
  • The Chair Thrown 'Round the World: Snopes investigates, finds "chair thrown" claim UNPROVEN
  • These 3 people just tore apart the Democratic Party (I. Kahan @ Medium)
• 2016-05-20
  • The riot that never was
• 2016-05-21
  • Nevada Journo John Ralston: 'I Did Not See Chairs Thrown,' Eyewitnesses Saw It
• 2016-05-22
  • New Video of Nevada Dem Convention Shows Someone May Have Been Hit By Chair
  • New Video of Nevada Dem Convention Might Explain Reports of Chair-Throwing (video, with text explanation)
    • New Video of Nevada Dem Convention Might Explain Reports of Chair-Throwing: 2 different perspectives, synched
• 2016-06-21 Nevada Reporter Who Falsely Claimed Sanders Supporters Threw Chairs Just Got What He Deserves: PBS fires Jon Ralston