Supporters of former Democrat presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders reacted ecstatically to an NBC Nightly News tweet indicating the Vermont senator had been nominated for president of the United States.
While technically true, the tweet’s language is imprecise. Sanders’s name was placed into nomination for president Tuesday afternoon at the Democratic National Convention, but the tweet leaves readers with the impression he had prevailed in the roll call vote and was the party’s nominee.
Bernie lovers on Twitter were elated.
The placement of his name into nomination preceded a roll call vote of the entire convention, which presumptive nominee Hillary Clinton will win.
Clinton will formally accept the Democrat nomination for president Thursday evening.
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