Minnesota Delegation In The Middle Of Convention Divide

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) -- A historic roll call was underway Tuesday at the Democratic national convention in Philadelphia.

For the first time in our country's history, a woman will be the nominee of a major political party.

On Tuesday evening, delegates were going state-by-state, announcing their support for the candidates.

Once Hillary Clinton secures a total of 2,382 delegates, she'll be "over the top" and have enough to clinch the nomination.

Vermont is believed to be the last state to be counted, with Sen. Bernie Sanders slated to speak.

Later Tuesday night, Bill Clinton will take the stage as the headline speaker.

The former president will make the case that his wife is a "change maker" who deserves the job he held for eight years.

While history is being made, the Democratic convention so far has been marked by division within the party.

There has been a furor over leaked emails that show the Democratic National Committee, which is supposed to be neutral, was working to help Clinton beat Sanders in getting the party's nomination.

In Minnesota, the majority of the delegates are for Sanders, and they are angry about the leaked emails.

On Tuesday, one of the vice chairs of the DNC -- former Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak -- apologized on behalf of the DNC to the Minnesota delegation.

"The public trust was violated," he said, "and you can't fix that overnight."

The real question, however, is: Will the Sanders delegates get behind Clinton?

On Tuesday, the Minnesota delegation had 47 delegates for Sanders and 42 for Clinton.

Meanwhile, several Minnesota lawmakers have had prominent speaking roles at the convention.

Rep. Keith Ellison introduced Sanders on Monday night, and Minnesota Sen. Al Franken spoke to the convention that same day, appealing for unity.