The cadence of the evening, at least in the hall, was affected, in part, by the dissenters, small contingents of delegates, apparently Bernie Sanders supporters, who had worn neon-yellow T-shirts and sat together in sullen, highly visible blocs.
TAMPA, Fla .— Mitt Romney's tightly choreographed nomination here was disrupted on Tuesday when a contingent of Ron Paul delegates from several states protested what they said were new rules by the Republican leadership to squelch their movement's rise within the party.
In 2000, Kolbe, who was by then out of the closet, delivered a speech at the convention in Philadelphia and a contingent of Texas delegates took off their cowboy hats and prayed.
If you stop to consider that no institutional body in the European Union and no institution in any one Member State has studied or tabled more thoughts on the institutional aspects of the European Union than the European Parliament, then a contingent of 16 delegates is hardly in proportion to its contribution to date.
In Tampa, there were no openly gay people speaking from the stage, and minimal discussion of gay issues, though there were small contingents of gay delegates and celebrations in more obscure venues.
To anyone, no matter your party affiliation, who thinks their vote doesn't matter or count: The entire balance of power in the Virginia House of Delegates right now is contingent on a single vote.
Dozens of delegates and members of the exclusive club were stranded on the street until 11.15AM when a contingent of three Metropolitan police vans arrived and the protesters unstuck themselves and left the building.
The Assembly of Delegates was dissolved.
To hundreds of delegates.
Current Share of Delegates.
