44 delegates from 13 states snub Kamala, vote present during DNC symbolic roll call vote

During the Democratic National Convention’s (DNC) roll call on Tuesday, 44 delegates voted "present" instead of casting their vote for Kamala Harris. The roll call vote from the convention was symbolic, as the party officially nominated Harris as their candidate in a virtual roll call earlier in the month.

According to the Daily Caller, among those who voted present were likely the 36 delegate members of the "Uncommitted" protest movement, who say they "feel deeply hurt and betrayed by the President’s decisions to continue funding war crimes and the mass killing of Palestinians."



Minnesota, the home state of Harris' running mate Tim Walz, had the most present votes, with 10 delegates voting as such. Delegates from Connecticut, Florida, Hawaii, Illinois, Iowa, Louisiana, Michigan, Missouri, New Jersey, Ohio, Texas, and Washington also voted present. The 44 votes are more than the 37 delegates who pledged to vote "Uncommitted" before Biden’s departure from the race.

According to NBC News, Harris secured 4,567 delegates in the official virtual roll call, exceeding the 1,967 delegates needed for the nomination.

Among those who voted "present" during the online roll call were Washington State’s Yaz Kader and Sabrene Odeh. Kader told the Seattle Times, "I entered my vote on behalf of a 10-year-old who was bombed and killed on her 10th birthday." Nine delegates in total from Washington voted present.

The votes come as the DNC has been met with nightly protests in Chicago over the Israel-Hamas war. On Tuesday night, agitators set fire to an American flag outside Chicago’s Israeli consulate, and lines of riot police were seen pushing the group back. Protestors were heard shouting "Globalize the intifada." They were also heard chanting "It is right to rebel, DNC go to hell!"