Democratic National Convention **live commentary thread**

[HAnnA MArin County]

I like this Pat Spearman person

[Fusionmunster]

Shes great!

[HAnnA MArin County]

I can't remember her name, but the black lady in the red dress I think she was from Georgia was really good, too. Great speakers for the opening night.

Aside from the Bernie bohemians, it's been a great Night 1.

[Gass3268]

Holy Melania!

[Fusionmunster]

Great speakers, great weather, the night has really turned around. Im sorry Sanchez.

[DrScholl]

I can't remember her name, but the black lady in the red dress I think she was from Georgia was really good, too. Great speakers for the opening night.

Aside from the Bernie bohemians, it's been a great Night 1.

Stacey Abrams, the Minority Leader of the State House.

[HAnnA MArin County]

I can't remember her name, but the black lady in the red dress I think she was from Georgia was really good, too. Great speakers for the opening night.

Aside from the Bernie bohemians, it's been a great Night 1.

Stacey Abrams, the Minority Leader of the State House.

Thank you! Now I can find and follow her on Twitter. She and Pat Speakman have been my favorite speakers so far.

[ag]

Speak English we are in America. The average person doesn't speak Spanish

Are you literally a meme?

No

Then you're just ignorant?

I guess supporting assimilation and speaking English in an English speaking country is now ignorant. Sad

As a proud member of the large Anglo-Mexican community (and a volunteer enforcer of the "mostly English" policy at the office lunch table in Mexico City) I think I can answer you: yes, it is ignorant and stupid.

[ag]

I hope i don't jinx it but today has really turned around. We owe the Sanders campaign, along with the great speakers, a great deal. Lets hope the rest of the night and the coming week continues to keep the pace.

If this goes on controlled, Sanders deserves high praise.

[Fmr President & Senator Polnut]

I hope i don't jinx it but today has really turned around. We owe the Sanders campaign, along with the great speakers, a great deal. Lets hope the rest of the night and the coming week continues to keep the pace.

If this goes on controlled, Sanders deserves high praise.

Completely agreed.

[Suburbia]

Bob Casey (D-Pa.) is a bland speaker. Maybe that's why he's never considered for vice president. He knows good retail politics in Pa. though.

[Beet]

This Casey argument should be the core of the campaign argument.

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The big test whether Sanders himself can thread it right when he speaks. Part of the problem is when he starts talking about his own campaign (which is fair), he ends up stoking up his people so much, that its dissonant when he pivots to Hillary.

[Gass3268]

I rally like the bad they have playing between the speakers.

[Atlas Has Shrugged]

More cries of Bernie! I think that the Bernie bros are nice and rested and ready to roar again. Watch out Michelle!

[Averroës Nix]

"Luke Feeney" speaks like he's narrating an obnoxious, saccharine ad that some local chamber of commerce payed way too much for.

[Wells]

MY SENATOR!!!!

[fldemfunds]

I love me some Gillibrand #2024

[Xing]

Hello, future Madame President

[GLPman]

Gillibrand's speech comes across as awkward.

[Rules for me, but not for thee]

You do have equal pay for equal work.  Just go work those construction jobs and manual labor.  Hell, even the women in my dept get paid more than the men. 

[KingSweden]

I hope i don't jinx it but today has really turned around. We owe the Sanders campaign, along with the great speakers, a great deal. Lets hope the rest of the night and the coming week continues to keep the pace.

If this goes on controlled, Sanders deserves high praise.

Completely agreed.

[fldemfunds]

You do have equal pay for equal work.  Just go work those construction jobs and manual labor.  Hell, even the women in my dept get paid more than the men. 

Strawmen and anecdotal evidence FTW!

[Citizen (The) Doctor]

Why is it so hard for people to just get coached to speak a speech as if they're using a comfortable normal cadence. So many of these speeches would be so much better if they just did that.

[Chancellor Tanterterg]

Franken!  Franken!  Franken!

[NOVA Green]

I think all the Spanish is going to backfire.

Are a huge numbers actually watching this live?

I understand that there are many Americans that might be haters simply based upon Spanish language speakers, but despite the Anglo haters, we will see some results in NV.CO, FL at the top of the ticket, as well as down-ballots in CA, NV, CO, and maybe even a few CDs in Texas.

Show isn't over yet, and what plays in IA and NH isn't how this will be received in other swing states.