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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...

Supporters. that means the atmosphere, the -- what's going on, be platform fights and the excitement, will be with our group. >> have you asked or have you been asked by mitt romney to have a speaking portion of the convention? >> no, i have not asked specifically and he hasn't invited me to. we -- under the rule, if we would have had five clear-cut wins they would have been obligated to allow my name be nominated and a speech which would be my speech in a 15-minute speech. that right now, because of the questionable way of who gets seated and sometimes these delegations would win them and, yo...

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...

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