Republican National Convention **live commentary thread**

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Steve King goes full racist on MSNBC. https://twitter.com/paulonabike/status/755169257386717184

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Is anyone shocked?

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This entire day has been such a turnoff for any reasonably educated and decent Republican.  Can they try any harder to appeal to the uneducated, xenophobic southern hicks?!  Seriously why the heck is some duck dynasty bum on stage?  He needs to take a shower.

Here's a solution if you want to stop being embarrassed (justifiably so):

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This woman is crazy.

She lost her child.

So she has a good explanation for being crazy. Doesn't change the facts.

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Can someone please sum up what happened ?

I just woke up and didn't watch anything.

Lucky you.

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I watched most of the speeches, but not Flynn's because it was obnoxiously long and he bored me too much after a single minute. Was anything about it noteworthy?

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Remember Lyin Ryan's lyin 2012 speech? Good times...

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Did the delegates feel the ground shake as Christie walked up?

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"but HILLARY!"

-Summary of the 2016 Republican National Convention

jfern must be cheering loudly right now.

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Will we get Trump Steaks CEO next?

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Wasn't tonight supposed to be about the economy and jobs?

It instead became about how they want to become a fascist banana republic by locking up their political opponents.

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Honestly, at first it was hilarious watching this clusterf**k, but it's actually horrifying at this point. A major political party has descended into a fascist mess that wants to turn the country into a banana republic where they imprison their political opponents, stifle all descent, and rule like a dictator against the wishes of Congress and the law. And the scarier part is that they actually have a chance to win due to how many mindless drones care about nothing else other than the letter after your name when voting.

American democracy is in trouble.

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Honestly, at first it was hilarious watching this clusterf**k, but it's actually horrifying at this point. A major political party has descended into a fascist mess that wants to turn the country into a banana republic where they imprison their political opponents, stifle all descent, and rule like a dictator against the wishes of Congress and the law. And the scarier part is that they actually have a chance to win due to how many mindless drones care about nothing else other than the letter after your name when voting.

American democracy is in trouble.

IceSpear, we all know that you would never vote to have a republican as president, no matter how scandalous or awful the democratic candidate is. Yeah, you might stay home or vote green, but you know you would never actually back the republican, even if it was a moderate like Pataki or Kasich or atlas favorite Jim Gilmore.

lol. I would vote for any of those 3 if some communist radical somehow seized the Democratic nomination. Luckily that would never happen since Democrats are mostly sane.

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Obviously WV Democrats like Manchin/Tomblin are not exactly my type, but they're relatively decent considering what a terrible place they represent. Manchin is okay, but I think he should retire with dignity rather than ending his political career with an embarrassing Blanching.

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Cruz won't endorse and will give a phenomenal speech. #DelegateRevolt #NewConservativeParty

It's a little late for a delegate revolt.

A walkout can still occur. Trump needs evangelicals more than we need him.

You've come to terms though with the fact that Trump is officially the nominee and that nothing can be done to change that?

Something can still be done and Cruz is the only person can do it. I will not accept Trump.

Do you frequent r/cruzforpresident?

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LOL at Republicans chanting about how Hillary is a criminal and should be locked up, while they have a literal criminal and $1.7 billion Medicare fraudster speaking at their convention.

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They literally have a guy singing about how "they call me redneck, white trash" right now.

LMFAO!!!!!!!!!!

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The Criminal takes the stage, to huge applause. So much for locking people up.

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Was she just about to talk about how people waited in line for bread in 1979? lol

"We waited in line for...gas"

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Shot across the bow at Cruz there. Ouch!

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Uhhh who is this?

She sells fake medicine via a pyramid scheme mainly backed by Alex Jones.

Jill Stein is speaking at the RNC?

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Tony Perkins, Jerry Falwell, Joe Arpaio...can we get some David Duke up in the house too?

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omg this guy again

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Joe Arpaio should be executed.

And you guys call Trump a fascist...

Oh yeah, I guess Arpaio's a fascist too

Do you seriously find nothing wrong with calling for the execution of someone on the basis of political disagreeances? Christ, there is just no decency here.

Grow some.

So you have no problem with what the WV delegate said then, do you?

Well, nobody on Atlas cared what the WV delegate said in the initial thread about it. They thought me bashing WV in a post was a far more pressing matter. So...yes?

https://uselectionatlas.org/FORUM/index.php?topic=240935.0

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Is anyone else worried that Trump's speech may seal a win for him?

Your as bad as Beet.

Beet has actually chilled out a lot since the non-indictment. Spooky Mike and Hagrid are now auditioning for his vacant spot as Head Chicken Little.

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Priebus always sounds so dopey.

Btw, is there some type of infection in Wisconsin that causes all men to get giant bald spots like Priebus and Walker? RIP ElectionsGuy and MasterJedi.