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Be a roll call on this, jenna, and this was not only putting the language about jerusalem back in, but also restoring the word "god" to the platform. can you imagine if they took a roll call, and it failed to put god back in your platform? that would not have looked good, jenna. jenna: yeah. it did happen, but it's something to keep an eye on, and we'll see what happens tonight and whether or not the president addresses this. john, thank you so much. jon: for more on the democratic platform fight, let's bring in ab stoddard, associate editor for "the hill." so is this, as dick durbin described...

Disparate groups within the coalition parties who draft those platforms. this became an enormous distraction, and as you mentioned, the president decided he had to intervene and put aside this show. it was a distraction the party couldn't afford. so if you look at the republican side, they, too, had a distraction with a platform language on abortion that differed from mitt romney's position. but, um, this happens a lot. um, i think it was a stupid mistake, and they tried to rectify it. they're hoping people were not watching that platform fight at five in the afternoon who are swing, persuadab...

Rarely see anymore. the kind of platform fight that would be distracting and embarrassing for the president of the united states. if he wants to maintain his current position on this issue and keep the party platform in line with him, he would have to go to the mat on this. we'd have to use precious political capital and fight against the stated preferences of the house minority leader, four former dnc chairs and it appears his own vice president. joi joining us is the founder of the freedom to marry campaign. they are the master minds behind the petition. great to have you here. >> great to b...

Families. we know to build a strong democratic party. we must honor the core principals of our party and champion the rights of every citizen. four former heads have signed on to the effort and so have more than 40 elected officials including the house minority leader nancy pelosi and mark udall of colorado and so has the man that is chairing the democratic national convention, los angeles mayor. there's really only one thing that seems like it could block official democratic party support for marriage equality. in the modern era, party platforms are unofficially he handed down by the nominee....

Saying in texas we love all our families. we know to build a strong democratic party. we must honor the core principals of our party and champion the rights of every citizen. four former heads have signed on to the effort and so have more than 40 elects officialed including the house minority leader nancy pelosi and mark udall of colorado and so has the man that is chairing the democratic national convention, los angeles mayor. there's really only one thing that seems like it could block official democratic party support for marriage equality. in the modern era, party platforms are unofficiall...