Biden’s Convention Opens With Anti-Trump Republicans and Bernie Sanders

By artappraiser on Mon, 08/17/2020 - 7:00pm |

Bloomberg put 3 reporters on this political horse race story, the kind that they don't spend much energy on that often. I imagine cause it's of extra import this time for businesses to guess what policies Dems are gonna be for and agin?

Although Elizabeth Warren was one of BIden's finalists for VP, Bernie Sanders preferred Kamala Harris, Bloomberg reports. Guess she shouldn't have backstabbed him at the pivotal moment... https://t.co/mSq9GniVkh
— Zaid Jilani (@ZaidJilani) August 17, 2020

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https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-08-17/biden-s-convention-opens-with-gop-anti-trumpers-bernie-sanders

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Food fight between two of tonight's speakers! https://t.co/McOmXIurCD
— Josh Kraushaar (@HotlineJosh) August 18, 2020

by artappraiser on Mon, 08/17/2020 - 8:38pm

Small businesses are traditionally a tough crowd for Democrats.

But Dems are right to continue speaking to them, especially with a good message for people who are struggling. #DemConvention https://t.co/sh9zUC4VrN
— Frank Luntz (@FrankLuntz) August 18, 2020

by artappraiser on Mon, 08/17/2020 - 9:13pm

I read this message as "we are not the same as Black Lives Matter, we sing the National Anthem":

The kids dressed in red, white, and blue are inspiring.

Whoever planned this certainly "gets it.” #DemConvention https://t.co/lxf7dqNoM7
— Frank Luntz (@FrankLuntz) August 18, 2020

that it is is followed by a farmer and a small business owner who voted for Trump in 2016 just reinforces that's one of the messages that's intended.

by artappraiser on Tue, 08/18/2020 - 10:16am

Bernie, mho, better relaxed as senior statesman than ranting and raving presidential candidate:

I still don't know why they insisted on so many speeches being live — especially when Michelle Obama's keynote and several other appearances were pre-taped — but it gave us this wonderful bit of Bernie Sanders that came through via satellite. pic.twitter.com/RrJ8yzmbPg
— Timothy Burke (@bubbaprog) August 18, 2020

by artappraiser on Tue, 08/18/2020 - 1:08pm

Just keep the hands down...

by PeraclesPlease on Tue, 08/18/2020 - 1:25pm

Surprise! yet another Republican tonite:

Breaking on @MSNBC: Colin Powell will be a featured speaker at the Democratic National Convention tonight.
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) August 18, 2020

by artappraiser on Tue, 08/18/2020 - 8:31pm

Kornacki inspired to offer some background:

Tonight will be the first time Colin Powell has addressed a national convention since... https://t.co/K6lOGxiaD8
— Steve Kornacki (@SteveKornacki) August 18, 2020

by artappraiser on Tue, 08/18/2020 - 8:32pm

Dan Rather finally answers "what's the frequency?"

Joe Biden now has Colin Powell and Cindy McCain speaking for him at the Democratic Convention. But Donald Trump has the gun totin' couple from St. Louis. So... I call that even.
— Dan Rather (@DanRather) August 19, 2020

NYTimes reminds us why many think of Powell as a RINO:

Colin Powell is slated to give a message of support for Joe Biden at the Democratic convention on Tuesday night. It's his 3rd consecutive Democratic presidential endorsement but his first appearance at one of the party’s national conventions. https://t.co/qBXMhf64rA
— The New York Times (@nytimes) August 19, 2020

and about who this featured lady is:

It was an accidental viral moment for Joe Biden: En route to an interview with the editorial board of The New York Times, he found himself in an elevator with Jacquelyn, a security guard who said she was star-struck. Now she’ll appear at his convention. https://t.co/GWHhkjFluQ
— The New York Times (@nytimes) August 19, 2020

and on the McCain-Biden personal relationship:

Cindy and the entire McCain family think the world of Biden, who visited John McCain at his cabin in Ariz in the months before he died.

McCain used that 2018 conversation to nudge Biden to run again, so this is something of a full circle moment >https://t.co/AmX1BL3ieu
— Jonathan Martin (@jmartNYT) August 18, 2020

by artappraiser on Tue, 08/18/2020 - 8:52pm

looks like talking points:

.@ewarren on CNN: "Even some non-Democrats support @JoeBiden"
— Hanna Trudo (@HCTrudo) August 19, 2020

by artappraiser on Tue, 08/18/2020 - 9:19pm

That Sally Yates moment aimed right at the suburban female voter, and it was solid.
— Tom Nichols (@RadioFreeTom) August 19, 2020

At Democratic National Convention Sally Yates says: I was fired by Trump because I refused to defend his shameful Travel Ban.

(Joe Biden has promised to repeal Trump’s Travel Ban as soon as he eners the White House) pic.twitter.com/MIxtufVc7H
— Negar Mortazavi(@NegarMortazavi) August 19, 2020

by artappraiser on Tue, 08/18/2020 - 9:18pm

Interesting historical/big picture perspective on the keynote from Frank Luntz (I presume by "tested," he means he had focus groups judge them):

I have tested every #DemConvention keynote since 1976.

The most impactful keynote of modern times: Barbara Jordan in 1976. It was powerful back then, and it is equally powerful today.

The runner-up: Barack Obama in 2004.https://t.co/wi5dBhJV89
— Frank Luntz (@FrankLuntz) August 19, 2020

The one mistake of tonight's keynote was the lack of interaction or comments from “regular people.”

We hear from the politicians every day. Now, the public themselves want to be heard. #DemConvention https://t.co/WEme3I6wT4
— Frank Luntz (@FrankLuntz) August 19, 2020

by artappraiser on Tue, 08/18/2020 - 9:44pm

Hasta Luego, Bay-bee

(more in Spanish, ¿no?)

Puerto Rico merece alguien mejor que Donald Trump. pic.twitter.com/D8H51gRGB9
— The Lincoln Project (@ProjectLincoln) August 18, 2020

by PeraclesPlease on Tue, 08/18/2020 - 10:35pm

AOC minute kinda flat

Wasted opportunity for a sometimes great orator

This time too many big words crammed in

Rep. @AOC: “In a time when millions of people in the United States are looking for deep systemic solutions … I hereby second the nomination of Sen. Bernard Sanders of Vermont for president of the United States of America.” https://t.co/2Yz3Qa4iyJ #DemConvention pic.twitter.com/DOPx4Ox66W
— ABC News Live (@ABCNewsLive) August 19, 2020

by PeraclesPlease on Tue, 08/18/2020 - 10:56pm

More than flat, I heard scripted agitprop with a lot of dog whistles pandering to Democratic Socialists of America backers of Bernie (red rose on twitter) so as not to snub them totally. Not her natural way of just appealing to the natural concerns of the younger generation. I am not suggesting she was forced to do that, though, she may have happily volunteered, don't know for sure. Did have to be done to do "big tent" and show respect to Bernie fans, at the same time, lots of catchwords that the GOP will surely use as scare commercials about the red menace. Easy to alter this video a bit and have it come off as a member of the red brigade talking about the great leap forward. And the thing is-that's not at all the way she usually comes off

by artappraiser on Tue, 08/18/2020 - 11:31pm

Except a red stater won't really understand. I zoned out in <1 min, and I was interested in what she's do with it. So maybe it was all meat for the Leftie (cue long definition) base, done in a way not to give right-wing soundbites.

by PeraclesPlease on Wed, 08/19/2020 - 1:36am

would like to be petty for a minute. She's 69 and he's 77--is this the miracle of lighting and makeup or what? Did they use that skin tightener stuff? Or eating lots of veggies?

Joe Biden used to often take selfies with supporters. Tonight he takes one with his top supporter. https://t.co/nhQVJwWx8f
— Matt Viser (@mviser) August 19, 2020

by artappraiser on Tue, 08/18/2020 - 11:34pm

I believe that this is not spin, it's his main skill:

This is the Joe I know. pic.twitter.com/mKZ6TqKgwq
— Barack Obama (@BarackObama) August 18, 2020

by artappraiser on Tue, 08/18/2020 - 11:54pm

Having Joe Biden talk to ordinary people is one of the strongest cards this campaign can play. Biden is one of the few people who can do it and seem like a politician and completely sincere at the same time.
— Tom Nichols (@RadioFreeTom) August 21, 2020

by artappraiser on Thu, 08/20/2020 - 10:01pm

Cindy McCain:

My husband and Vice President Biden enjoyed a 30+ year friendship dating back to before their years serving together in the Senate, so I was honored to accept the invitation from the Biden campaign to participate in a video celebrating their relationship.https://t.co/Y6XOnBC1IW
— Cindy McCain (@cindymccain) August 18, 2020

by artappraiser on Wed, 08/19/2020 - 12:10am

Tears in my eyes watching Matthew Shepard's parents announce Wyoming's votes pic.twitter.com/sx3dUImlQ2
— Jennifer Taub (@jentaub) August 19, 2020

by artappraiser on Wed, 08/19/2020 - 1:08am

Of the 55 Democratic primaries or caucuses, Joe Biden won 46 of them and Bernie Sanders won 9. There are pockets of Twitter that should stop acting as if the opposite were true.
— Bryan Behar (@bryanbehar) August 19, 2020

Joe Biden also won 69% of the delegates. That’s not a knock against anyone including Bernie Sanders, who ran an admirable campaign. But let’s stop pretending this is a party torn down the middle between two equal factions. Biden won by 8 million votes.
— Bryan Behar (@bryanbehar) August 19, 2020

by artappraiser on Wed, 08/19/2020 - 1:14am

I'm not a Sanders supporter but that evaluation of Sanders run is unfair. He dropped out about half way through the primaries so got much fewer votes in the last half then he would if he had run to the end, as he did against Hillary. Sanders did what many wanted and dropped out early to unify the party. It's pretty shitty to denigrate his power and influence when he got less votes because of it.

by ocean-kat on Wed, 08/19/2020 - 1:39am

And Bernie was much less gloves off, and the rest of the field largely just gave up and gave it to Joe as some kind of unity gesture. Biden didn't so much earn this as was acknowledged as the most plausible candidate to face a much greater danger come November, along with the blossoming pandemic then and the slew of Trump/Barr/GOP challenges we knew would develop, some related to the election, some just their mad grab of power. Frankly I respect the shit out if all of them for doing that, but there will be no normal meaningful baseball stats this year. The Squad has also been quite well-behaved, and aside from the idiot vandals in the streets, I haven't seen the suicidal rush for the cliff rash actions we saw in 2016.

by PeraclesPlease on Wed, 08/19/2020 - 1:58am

I feel a musical

https://youtu.be/0RbKStEFNT8

by PeraclesPlease on Wed, 08/19/2020 - 11:11am

I feel a musical

https://youtu.be/0RbKStEFNT8

by PeraclesPlease on Wed, 08/19/2020 - 11:36am

Preet Bharara (a reminder, he's a prosecutor proud to have been fired by Trump)

As ⁦@KamalaHarris⁩ is poised to accept the VP nomination tonight, I wanted to share what this means to an Indian immigrant like me. Listen here: https://t.co/gWe5B5aiOU
— Preet Bharara (@PreetBharara) August 19, 2020

by artappraiser on Wed, 08/19/2020 - 7:26pm

Pete Buttigieg on Joe Biden:

“To have the experience of giving your son a last hug before he heads downrange on a deployment means a deep, intimate, and personal understanding of the human stakes of the decisions.”https://t.co/wwTSnzT7W5
— MSNBC (@MSNBC) August 19, 2020

by artappraiser on Wed, 08/19/2020 - 7:36pm

.@GovWhitmer calls Trump's attacks on American companies and workers "Trade by tweet." #TheReidOut pic.twitter.com/vGr9MMgfrG
— The ReidOut (@thereidout) August 19, 2020

by artappraiser on Wed, 08/19/2020 - 7:38pm

"We’re at an inflection point," Sen. Harris will say. "The constant chaos leaves us adrift. The incompetence makes us feel afraid. The callousness makes us feel alone. It’s a lot. And here’s the thing: We can do better and deserve so much more." https://t.co/XU3eA3Z93Y
— MSNBC (@MSNBC) August 19, 2020

by artappraiser on Wed, 08/19/2020 - 7:40pm

This strikes me as clever. He's smarter than Trump, this is the way to attack tonight with Obama/Trump type swing voters as the target:don't disparage Obama, that's just plain stupid, some of them voted for him and he can't be elected again, instead make the ones running the scary lefties and call Obama a moderate, so you look discerning, and not just hyperbolically lying like he really is doing.

There’s never been a more radical, left-wing ticket in history. Joe Biden & Kamala Harris make Obama look conservative.

He caves to every demand from the far-left.

She has one of the Senate’s most liberal voting records.

Yet they call themselves “moderate.” Give me a break. pic.twitter.com/2qEiDxQ6kf
— Steve Scalise (@SteveScaliseGOP) August 19, 2020

by artappraiser on Wed, 08/19/2020 - 8:28pm

Mho, character played by Kamala Harris last night:

Child of immigrants and suburban professional woman who puts family #1.

Edit to add: Also stressed: raised with the mindset to be activist about fixing problems. But knows a predator when she sees one.

by artappraiser on Thu, 08/20/2020 - 11:55am

Memo to self: tell more Jewish in-laws anecdotes

by PeraclesPlease on Thu, 08/20/2020 - 11:58am

This impressed me too:

Bravo! Great job, Brayden! #DemConvention https://t.co/f3rn7GWhU3
— MoveOn (@MoveOn) August 21, 2020

Nearly everyone's got a handicap. And a ton of people are looking for the opposite of bullying and not just by Trump, sick of it in the culture at large. A little empathy goes a long way.

by artappraiser on Thu, 08/20/2020 - 10:34pm

Here is the video of Joe first talking to Brayden Harrington on a personal level:

Sweet Jesus if you have a vote use it to elect this man pic.twitter.com/51yWQ1uy8H
— Rupert Myers (@RupertMyers) August 21, 2020

by artappraiser on Fri, 08/21/2020 - 8:27pm

He looks and sounds like a President.
— Michael Beschloss (@BeschlossDC) August 21, 2020

This is not a convention speech so much as a presidential address.
— David Axelrod (@davidaxelrod) August 21, 2020

This is a powerful speech
— Jacob Weisberg (@jacobwe) August 21, 2020

People kept warning Team Trump that their strategy of lowering expetcations for Biden’s ability to make public speeches would backfire and … well … here it it.
— Matthew Yglesias (@mattyglesias) August 21, 2020

The lack of an audience might be helping him as far as seeming presidential. It comes across like an Oval Office address.
— Jeff Dufour (@dcdufour) August 21, 2020

This is *by an order of magnitude* Biden’s best performance of the campaign so far. Direct, clear, emphatic and persuasive.
— Chris Hayes (@chrislhayes) August 21, 2020

by artappraiser on Thu, 08/20/2020 - 11:00pm

oh and Kierkegaard is trending on Twitter, cause

Joe Biden just quoted Kierkegaard

Donald Trump just misspelled “overall”
— Palmer Report (@PalmerReport) August 21, 2020

Did a possible president just quote Kierkegaard?#DemocraticConvention
— David Corn (@DavidCornDC) August 21, 2020

“Faith sees best in the dark.”#DemConvention #DemocraticConvention https://t.co/8LZB7vG7A1
— Andrea Chalupa (@AndreaChalupa) August 21, 2020

by artappraiser on Thu, 08/20/2020 - 11:09pm

Chris Wallace on Fox: “An enormously effective speech. ... He blew a hole” in Trump’s characterization of him
— Bill Grueskin (@BGrueskin) August 21, 2020

by artappraiser on Thu, 08/20/2020 - 11:13pm

Project Lincoln's Sr. Advisor:

If I were @realDonaldTrump - I’d be looking for a way OUT of the #debates …
— Kurt Bardella (@kurtbardella) August 21, 2020

by artappraiser on Thu, 08/20/2020 - 11:21pm

Joe Walsh:

This is one of the best speeches I’ve ever heard Joe Biden give. He’s met the moment.
— Joe Walsh (@WalshFreedom) August 21, 2020

by artappraiser on Thu, 08/20/2020 - 11:28pm

On @FoxNews, @DanaPerino says, "@JoeBiden just hit a home run in the bottom of the ninth."
— David Gura (@davidgura) August 21, 2020

Then, she gives props to @stefcutter.
— David Gura (@davidgura) August 21, 2020

by artappraiser on Thu, 08/20/2020 - 11:32pm

CNN panel right now all noting the speech had ZERO GRIEVANCE, ZERO WHINING, no politics of resentment, no attacking Trump base, no us v. them, criticizing only Trump's performance in the job and failure at taking care of the American people, realistically optimistic, fireside chat with the American people...

I would add: nothing about fighting anyone. All about rebuilding, like FDR.

by artappraiser on Thu, 08/20/2020 - 11:40pm

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by artappraiser on Thu, 08/20/2020 - 11:59pm

Joe's tweets in the last few minutes:

Character is on the ballot. Compassion is on the ballot. Decency, science, democracy.

They are all on the ballot. pic.twitter.com/eRVvX6eD2M
— Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) August 21, 2020

This campaign isn't just about winning votes.

It's about winning the heart, and yes, the soul of America. pic.twitter.com/0wpuAEUzum
— Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) August 21, 2020

Our president has failed in his most basic duty to this nation.

He failed to protect us.
He failed to protect America.
And that is unforgivable.
— Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) August 21, 2020

by artappraiser on Thu, 08/20/2020 - 11:45pm

oh my god, says it all:

On @FoxNews, @KarlRove says, "It was a very good speech."
— David Gura (@davidgura) August 21, 2020

by artappraiser on Fri, 08/21/2020 - 12:00am

Vox: Fox News thinks Biden's DNC speech was a home-run-

Someone’s not gonna wake up happy tomorrow. #Biden #DemocraticConvention https://t.co/Pwmqct9Vpa
— Eric Feigl-Ding (@DrEricDing) August 21, 2020

by artappraiser on Fri, 08/21/2020 - 12:30am

I love this @HamillHimself https://t.co/khSDE326Hh
— Claire McCaskill (@clairecmc) August 21, 2020

by artappraiser on Fri, 08/21/2020 - 12:32am

The message is simple: Joe Biden likes you. He likes you even if you don’t like him.

If that sounds trite, consider the contrast it offers to the reality we live in, and the politics President Trump practices. https://t.co/8II1Kln2ID
— Ezra Klein (@ezraklein) August 21, 2020

by artappraiser on Fri, 08/21/2020 - 1:06am

We're all Stuart Smalley now.

by PeraclesPlease on Fri, 08/21/2020 - 1:53am

Hillary:

What a speech tonight! Congratulations to the man who has lived a determined life full of dignity and devotion to his family and to his country. @JoeBiden will lead us out of the darkness and restore the soul of America. Let’s go win this thing.
— Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) August 21, 2020

by artappraiser on Fri, 08/21/2020 - 2:06am

Sen. Chris Murphy:

This is the election. https://t.co/OMQZvoQBkq
— Chris Murphy (@ChrisMurphyCT) August 21, 2020

by artappraiser on Fri, 08/21/2020 - 2:32am

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