Republican National Convention **live commentary thread**

[Mr. Morden]

http://www.newsday.com/news/nation/gop-convention-schedule-republican-speakers-and-dates-in-cleveland-1.12035243

Monday: “Make America Safe Again” (aka, Benghazi night)

Convention opens at 1pm.

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Tuesday: “Make America Work Again”

Session begins at 5:30pm??

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Wednesday: “Make America First Again”

“Primetime program” begins at 7pm.

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Thursday: “Make America One Again”

“Primetime program” begins at 7:30pm.

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Complete list of speakers here:

http://convention.gop/post/147558746375/2016-gop-convention-program-announced

Hour by hour schedule:

http://www.c-span.org/RepublicanNationalConvention

I’m a little confused about the starting times.  I’m pretty sure there’s stuff going on in the afternoon each day, but then there’s a “primetime” program, which begins at like 7 or 7:30.  I guess we’ll see.

Seating chart:

[Mr. Morden]

One last note on the programming:

https://twitter.com/SopanDeb/status/754859424125218822

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[Mr. Morden]

So, Mr. Morden:

When does this roll-call thing happen today ?

You said the session "begins" at 5:30pm (I guess this is 23:30 here).

So, the roll call will likely be after midnight ?

I don't know exactly how it will work.  C-Span's schedule:

http://www.c-span.org/convention/?party=rnc&day=1468911600

has a list of speakers beginning at 5:30pm.  While the official website:

http://convention.gop/post/147558746375/2016-gop-convention-program-announced

says for Tuesday "The speakers below are part of the prime-time program, which will follow Tuesday’s Nomination Process."

So maybe the convention actually starts in the early afternoon again on Tuesday, and then the speakers begin at 5:30?  That's my best guess.  Or maybe the roll call itself is at 5:30?  Either way, it sounds like the official nomination is supposed to happen before the speakers go in the evening.

[Mr. Morden]

At least one South Dakota delegate isn't happy:

https://twitter.com/BradThor/status/755549049923727361?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

[Mr. Morden]

Interestingly, Mukasey didn't say anything in his speech to indicate that he was backing off of his refusal to endorse Trump.  He just spent the entire speech attacking Clinton, and didn't mention Trump's name.  I wonder if Cruz will do the same.

[Mr. Morden]

Harry Enten on Twitter posted this video of Cruz leaving the convention hall:

https://twitter.com/ForecasterEnten/status/755946089467944960

[Mr. Morden]

https://twitter.com/ZekeJMiller/status/755950042146484225

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[Mr. Morden]

https://twitter.com/KatyTurNBC/status/755954873632337920

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[Mr. Morden]

Here's some additional footage from Cruz's speech that's quite shocking:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VLkbx5U7EVU