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===Choice of Philadelphia for convention site===
[[Philadelphia]] was selected by the Democratic National Committee on February 12, 2015, as the host city for the party's 2016 Convention.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2015/02/12/democratic-convention-2016-host-city-philadelphia/22459811/|title=Democrats pick Philadelphia for 2016 convention|work=USA Today|date=February 12, 2015|accessdate=July 6, 2016}}</ref> The primary venue, where the nominee will be selected, will be the [[Wells Fargo Center (Philadelphia)|Wells Fargo Center]]. The [[Pennsylvania Convention Center]] will also be used for some events.<ref name="DemsPickPhilly">{{cite
===Host Committee ===
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The table below reflects the presumed delegate count following the [[2016 Democratic primaries]]:
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The platform maintains the Democratic Party's longstanding support for [[Israel]], with DNC chair [[Debbie Wasserman Schultz]] terming it the "strongest pro-Israel" platform in the party's history.<ref name="Kornbluh">Jacob Kornbluh, [http://www.jewishjournal.com/election2016/article/dnc_chair_democrats_adopted_strongest_pro_israel_platform DNC chair: Democrats adopted 'strongest pro-Israel' platform], ''Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles'' (July 21, 2016).</ref> The platform includes a provision condemning the [[Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions|BDS movement]] and calling for a [[two-state solution]] to the [[Israeli-Palestinian conflict]] "that guarantees Israel’s future as a secure and [[Jewish and democratic state|democratic Jewish state]] with recognized borders and provides the Palestinians with independence, sovereignty, and dignity."<ref name="Kornbluh"/> Proposals for language that would have condemned [[Israeli settlements|settlements]] and called for an end to the [[Israeli-occupied territories|Israeli occupation]] were rejected in the platform committee.<ref name="vanden Heuvel"/>
On abortion, the platform states, "We believe unequivocally, like the majority of Americans, that every woman should have access to quality reproductive health care services, including safe and legal abortion — regardless of where she lives, how much money she makes, or how she is insured."<ref name="religionnews1">{{cite web|url=http://religionnews.com/2016/07/25/dnc-platform-plenty-for-religious-progressives-to-love/ |title=DNC platform: Plenty for religious progressives to love | Religion News Service |publisher=Religionnews.com |date= |accessdate=2016-07-27}}</ref> It also promises action to overturn the [[Helms Amendment]] and the [[Hyde Amendment]], and against efforts to defund [[Planned Parenthood]].<ref
==Convention chair==
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Minnesota Senator [[Al Franken]] introduced fellow comedian [[Sarah Silverman]], who is also a Bernie Sanders supporter.<ref name = "Sarah Silverman" /> In her speech, she urged other Sanders supporters to back Hillary Clinton and later said that [[Bernie or Bust]] people "are being ridiculous".<ref name = "Sarah Silverman" >{{cite news|date=July 24, 2016|title=Democratic National Convention live updates: 'You're being ridiculous,' Sarah Silverman tells Sanders die-hards|publisher=''[[Los Angeles Times]]''|url=http://www.latimes.com/nation/politics/trailguide/la-na-democratic-convention-2016-live-a-blunt-message-from-sarah-silverman-1469496266-htmlstory.html}}</ref> ''[[The New York Times]]'' has called her speech "the perfect breath of fresh air."<ref>{{cite news|date=July 24, 2016|title=Sarah Silverman Tames the Beast|publisher=''[[The New York Times]]''|url=http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2016/07/25/opinion/campaign-stops/Hillary-Clinton-convention-Day-1.html
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===Bernie Sanders===
Vermont Senator and [[Bernie Sanders presidential campaign, 2016|former Democratic candidate]] [[Bernie Sanders]] spoke on the first day of the Democratic Convention, urging his supporters to vote for presumptive nominee Hillary Clinton.<ref>{{
==See also==
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