Bill Clinton gave a bravura performance at the Democratic convention, but the day had not gone well before then. Conn Carroll reports:
When convention chair and Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa moved to put “God” and Jerusalem back into the party platform, the Democratic delegates loudly booed. It took three voice votes before Villaraigosa just gave up and just gaveled the motion through. Here is how the event played in the press:
- CNN‘s John King: “This Is Keystone Cops”
- NBC News’ Chuck Todd: “How Do You Mess Up God And Jerusalem Politics In 2012? … That Was A BAD Fumble.”
Later on CNN, after Wasserman Schultz told Brianna Keilar that “There wasn’t any discord” over the platform, Anderson Cooper turned to his panel of analysts and said, “I mean, that’s an alternate universe.”
- CBS: “Democrats Fumble Major Israel Issue, Put Jerusalem As Capital In Platform”
Yes, one would have to be living in an alternative universe to think this convention was going well for Obama.
