Democratic National Convention **live commentary thread**

[Atlas Has Shrugged]

My former tax collector (Anne Gannon) is Hillary's chief convention whip. Heh.

[KingSweden]

Before we all freakout over what goes down at the convention:

Pew (7-25): 90% of respondents that consistently supported Sanders are going to vote for Clinton, 88% of respondents who have switched at least once are supporting Clinton

That really places the Trump supporters as those who are Republicans who were locked into the Democratic Primary (KY, WV, NC, LA, OK, etc).

I'd also add that a lot of the protesters in DT Philly are not regular voters or regular Democrats. I admire that Bernie had engaged a lot of them and gotten many into the party, but the holdouts wouldn't have voted Hillary anyways whether he had not run or flamed out early

[Antonio the Sixth]

According to the schedule on the CSPAN site, the primetime network hour (10-11pm) will be
Michelle Obama
Elizabeth Warren
Bernie Sanders

(in that order)


Will Michelle in any way address the Melania thing?  Maybe a joke about it? 

That's f**king 4 in the morning.

Great.

[Likely Voter]

schedule updated again


    4:00PM EDT
    Governor Dan Malloy (Connecticut)
    Representative Raul Grijalva (Arizona)
    Representative Linda Sanchez (California) and members of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus
    Lee Saunders, AFSCME
    Lily Eskelsen Garcia, National Education Association
    Mary Kay Henry, SEIU
    Richard Trumka, AFL-CIO
    Sean McGarvey, Building and Construction Trades
    Randi Weingarten, American Federation of Teachers
    Pam Livengood
    Senator Jeff Merkley (Oregon)
    Karla and Francisca Ortiz
    Astrid Silva, Immigration Advocate
    Anastasia Somoza
    Iowa Senate Majority Leader Mike Gronstal and candidates of the Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee


    10:00PM EDT
    First Lady Michelle Obama
    Representative Joe Kennedy (Massachusetts)
    Senator Elizabeth Warren (Massachusetts)
    Representative Keith Ellison (Minnesota)
    Senator Bernie Sanders (Vermont)

[Atlas Has Shrugged]

Michelle should totally plagiarize the original parts of Melania's speech.

"I was born in Slovenia, a beautiful and formerly communist central European country" would be a hilarious opening. Actually, that'd make a good SNL skit, especially if Melania and Michelle agree to do it together in person. It'd be a nice lighthearted and simple sketch that'd get a ton of attention.

[Ebsy]

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Hmm, I really don't see that going over too well.

You fail to see a lot of things.

[Atlas Has Shrugged]

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Hmm, I really don't see that going over too well.

You fail to see a lot of things.

The events of this morning really got 'ya spooked, don't they?

[Attorney General, LGC Speaker, and Former PPT Dwarven Dragon]

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Hmm, I really don't see that going over too well.

You fail to see a lot of things.

Will Sanders actually be forcing his pledged delegates to vote for Hillary, or just giving them the option of doing so?

[Dr. Arch]

According to the schedule on the CSPAN site, the primetime network hour (10-11pm) will be
Michelle Obama
Elizabeth Warren
Bernie Sanders

(in that order)


Will Michelle in any way address the Melania thing?  Maybe a joke about it? 

That's f**king 4 in the morning.

Great.

Bonne nuit. Régardez-la demain.

[Fusionmunster]

Im not sure how the weather is in Philadelphia, but it's downpouring in my area of NJ.

[Gass3268]

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Hmm, I really don't see that going over too well.

You fail to see a lot of things.

Will Sanders actually be forcing his pledged delegates to vote for Hillary, or just giving them the option of doing so?

I think the way it will work is they do a full roll call vote with all 56 states and territories. Then Bernie will come out and essentailly give his delegates to Clinton. I don't think they'll have to revote again.

[Atlas Has Shrugged]

You guys sound like Fox News on Election Night 2012.

The old line is "I'd like to hear that speech in the original German."

I predict Rapist Trump is going to indeed get a negative convention bounce.

Yes. I expect a negative bounce.

I doubt the DNC will see Bernie Sanders booed off stage.

Ok this is just ironic.

USC/LA Times national tracking poll (7/20):
Trump - 43 (+/-)
Clinton - 43 (+/-)
(#) denotes change from previous day

as a note, Clinton now leads in decimals for the first time, 43.4 to 42.8.

It's as if the RNC isn't happening.

The RNC is happening...Trump is getting a negative bounce/anti-bounce

^^^^^
Seriously, that is what a lot of you guys sound like.

[Fusionmunster]

You guys sound like Fox News on Election Night 2012.

The old line is "I'd like to hear that speech in the original German."

I predict Rapist Trump is going to indeed get a negative convention bounce.

Yes. I expect a negative bounce.

I doubt the DNC will see Bernie Sanders booed off stage.

Ok this is just ironic.

USC/LA Times national tracking poll (7/20):
Trump - 43 (+/-)
Clinton - 43 (+/-)
(#) denotes change from previous day

as a note, Clinton now leads in decimals for the first time, 43.4 to 42.8.

It's as if the RNC isn't happening.

The RNC is happening...Trump is getting a negative bounce/anti-bounce

^^^^^
Seriously, that is what a lot of you guys sound like.

Your gonna look real dumb gloating if Hillary herself gets a big DNC bump.

[Gass3268]

Wow that was a pretty sweet guitar player doing Prince.

[JerryArkansas]

You guys sound like Fox News on Election Night 2012.

The old line is "I'd like to hear that speech in the original German."

I predict Rapist Trump is going to indeed get a negative convention bounce.

Yes. I expect a negative bounce.

I doubt the DNC will see Bernie Sanders booed off stage.

Ok this is just ironic.

USC/LA Times national tracking poll (7/20):
Trump - 43 (+/-)
Clinton - 43 (+/-)
(#) denotes change from previous day

as a note, Clinton now leads in decimals for the first time, 43.4 to 42.8.

It's as if the RNC isn't happening.

The RNC is happening...Trump is getting a negative bounce/anti-bounce

^^^^^
Seriously, that is what a lot of you guys sound like.

Your gonna look real dumb gloating if Hillary herself gets a big DNC bump.

Stop interacting with him.  Let him get his "sick burns" and think he is being so damn edgy. 

[Atlas Has Shrugged]

You guys sound like Fox News on Election Night 2012.

The old line is "I'd like to hear that speech in the original German."

I predict Rapist Trump is going to indeed get a negative convention bounce.

Yes. I expect a negative bounce.

I doubt the DNC will see Bernie Sanders booed off stage.

Ok this is just ironic.

USC/LA Times national tracking poll (7/20):
Trump - 43 (+/-)
Clinton - 43 (+/-)
(#) denotes change from previous day

as a note, Clinton now leads in decimals for the first time, 43.4 to 42.8.

It's as if the RNC isn't happening.

The RNC is happening...Trump is getting a negative bounce/anti-bounce

^^^^^
Seriously, that is what a lot of you guys sound like.

Your gonna look real dumb gloating if Hillary herself gets a big DNC bump.

Not as dumb as you look right now considering Trump is leading after the LOL WORST RNC EVER LOL NEGATIVE BOUNCE LOL #MAKEAMERICAWHITEAGAIN comments here.

[Atlas Has Shrugged]

You guys sound like Fox News on Election Night 2012.

The old line is "I'd like to hear that speech in the original German."

I predict Rapist Trump is going to indeed get a negative convention bounce.

Yes. I expect a negative bounce.

I doubt the DNC will see Bernie Sanders booed off stage.

Ok this is just ironic.

USC/LA Times national tracking poll (7/20):
Trump - 43 (+/-)
Clinton - 43 (+/-)
(#) denotes change from previous day

as a note, Clinton now leads in decimals for the first time, 43.4 to 42.8.

It's as if the RNC isn't happening.

The RNC is happening...Trump is getting a negative bounce/anti-bounce

^^^^^
Seriously, that is what a lot of you guys sound like.

Your gonna look real dumb gloating if Hillary herself gets a big DNC bump.

Stop interacting with him.  Let him get his "sick burns" and think he is being so damn edgy. 

Jerry, why have you turned into such a dick lately?

[Fusionmunster]

You guys sound like Fox News on Election Night 2012.

The old line is "I'd like to hear that speech in the original German."

I predict Rapist Trump is going to indeed get a negative convention bounce.

Yes. I expect a negative bounce.

I doubt the DNC will see Bernie Sanders booed off stage.

Ok this is just ironic.

USC/LA Times national tracking poll (7/20):
Trump - 43 (+/-)
Clinton - 43 (+/-)
(#) denotes change from previous day

as a note, Clinton now leads in decimals for the first time, 43.4 to 42.8.

It's as if the RNC isn't happening.

The RNC is happening...Trump is getting a negative bounce/anti-bounce

^^^^^
Seriously, that is what a lot of you guys sound like.

Your gonna look real dumb gloating if Hillary herself gets a big DNC bump.

Not as dumb as you look right now considering Trump is leading after the LOL WORST RNC EVER LOL NEGATIVE BOUNCE LOL #MAKEAMERICAWHITEAGAIN comments here.

I never did, but so far we've had two Trump bounce polls and two no bounce polls. So...we'll see.

[Gass3268]

You guys sound like Fox News on Election Night 2012.

The old line is "I'd like to hear that speech in the original German."

I predict Rapist Trump is going to indeed get a negative convention bounce.

Yes. I expect a negative bounce.

I doubt the DNC will see Bernie Sanders booed off stage.

Ok this is just ironic.

USC/LA Times national tracking poll (7/20):
Trump - 43 (+/-)
Clinton - 43 (+/-)
(#) denotes change from previous day

as a note, Clinton now leads in decimals for the first time, 43.4 to 42.8.

It's as if the RNC isn't happening.

The RNC is happening...Trump is getting a negative bounce/anti-bounce

^^^^^
Seriously, that is what a lot of you guys sound like.

As someone who doesn't watch Fox, has Rove been back on as a regular since?

[Atlas Has Shrugged]

You guys sound like Fox News on Election Night 2012.

The old line is "I'd like to hear that speech in the original German."

I predict Rapist Trump is going to indeed get a negative convention bounce.

Yes. I expect a negative bounce.

I doubt the DNC will see Bernie Sanders booed off stage.

Ok this is just ironic.

USC/LA Times national tracking poll (7/20):
Trump - 43 (+/-)
Clinton - 43 (+/-)
(#) denotes change from previous day

as a note, Clinton now leads in decimals for the first time, 43.4 to 42.8.

It's as if the RNC isn't happening.

The RNC is happening...Trump is getting a negative bounce/anti-bounce

^^^^^
Seriously, that is what a lot of you guys sound like.

As someone who doesn't watch Fox, has Rove been back on as a regular since?

I don't know, I only get CNN on my crap cable in Tally and I exclusively watch MSNBC when I'm home. I think I've seen him but he isn't their top commentator anymore.

[JerryArkansas]

You guys sound like Fox News on Election Night 2012.

The old line is "I'd like to hear that speech in the original German."

I predict Rapist Trump is going to indeed get a negative convention bounce.

Yes. I expect a negative bounce.

I doubt the DNC will see Bernie Sanders booed off stage.

Ok this is just ironic.

USC/LA Times national tracking poll (7/20):
Trump - 43 (+/-)
Clinton - 43 (+/-)
(#) denotes change from previous day

as a note, Clinton now leads in decimals for the first time, 43.4 to 42.8.

It's as if the RNC isn't happening.

The RNC is happening...Trump is getting a negative bounce/anti-bounce

^^^^^
Seriously, that is what a lot of you guys sound like.

Your gonna look real dumb gloating if Hillary herself gets a big DNC bump.

Stop interacting with him.  Let him get his "sick burns" and think he is being so damn edgy. 

Jerry, why have you turned into such a dick lately?

How am I being a dick.  I'm just calling out the crap I see posted.  I've been more vocal recently because I'm tired of just sitting on the side lines while vile and sh**t are stewn by posters.  Stayed quiet in the past because I really cared how people thought about me, now I could care less, at least on this forum.  If they know me, or want to get to know me, they realize I am a kind person, just tired of taking sh**t from everyone.

[Gass3268]

Well the DNC already has had more African Americans on the stage than the RNC.

[Antonio the Sixth]

LOL, that intro looked like something out of a superhero movie.

[Dr. Arch]

Is there a link to watch?

[Chief Justice Keef]

Well the DNC already has had more African Americans on the stage than the RNC.

More like the RNC in general.