Democratic National Convention **live commentary thread**

[Gass3268]

Sounds like the closing lineup tonight is:

Cory Booker
Michelle Obama
Elizabeth Warren
Bernie Sanders

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Keith Ellison will be doing the introduction for Bernie Sanders tonight.

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Al Gore endorses Clinton, but won't be at DNC

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Do we know if those booing supporters were just fans or delegates? Obviously, there is a difference.

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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? 

I believe that Corey Booker will also be speaking tonight, right before Michelle.

[Gass3268]

So why is this trend not as big as the RNC one was last week?

I believe the Republicans started earlier on Day 1, like around 1pm.

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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).

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There seems to be more people there than the RNC and it hasn't even started yet.

Democrats have more delegates. Example: Florida RNC - 99 delegates / Florida RNC - 246 delegates.

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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.

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Wow that was a pretty sweet guitar player doing Prince.

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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?

[Gass3268]

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

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This choir is incredible, I'll give them that. Much better than the RNC band already, which pretty much s usually relegated to Bar Mitzahs.

Paul Simon and Demi Lovato are also preforming tonight.

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This choir is incredible, I'll give them that. Much better than the RNC band already, which pretty much s usually relegated to Bar Mitzahs.

Paul Simon and Demi Lovato are also preforming tonight.

Paul Simon was the bottom half of Simon and Garfunkle and Demi Lovato is for 14 year old girls, so I guess that isn't all that much better .

Simon was the better songwriter however

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Also if there is any booing tonight, just remember that this is Philadelphia where they even boo Santa Clause.

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Opening your convention with a tourism infomercial and a Boyz II Men performance.

lol democrats

Republicans did essentially the same for Cleveland with the mayor and county executive.

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The music has already been better than the RNC.

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Read a tweet earlier today that Texas will pull credentials to anyone that boos.

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This guy so looks like his Grandpa.

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Forget about the super delegates, we need to end caucuses and open primaries. That way independents don't get to vote and another insurgency like Sanders never happens again.

You would have to pass laws to change that in 20 states.

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Did he just fumble saying LBGT? LOL

I think since its become more popular to add a Q to the end, its become a bit harder to say.

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Yeah abolish the death penalty, and criminals return in our towns and cities.

Lol, because the states with no death penalty are filled with criminals.

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I think the Sanders people are getting tired.

I've heard on twitter that the Clinton/Sanders campaigns are now "whipping" the crowd to be more reasonable.