Because the Democratic Party tent is wide, there's, of course, a wealth of commentary this morning from all different angles about the opening night of the DNC. But one theme seems to tie much of the commentary together: as Brian Beutler notes, it's th...
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Because the Democratic Party tent is wide, there's, of course, a wealth of commentary this morning from all different angles about the opening night of the DNC. But one theme seems to tie much of the commentary together: as Brian Beutler notes, it's the determination of the party to hold together a diverse anti-Trump coalition that represents the majority of Americans.
#Democrats #DNC #KamalaHarris #Biden #TimWalz
/1https://www.offmessage.net/p/kamala-harris-understands-the-challenge
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William Lindsey :toad:replied to William Lindsey :toad: on last edited by
"As the Republican Party that coalesced under Reagan has crumbled into a Christian nationalist authoritarianism, the Democrats have come together into a pro-democracy coalition. That coalition includes Republicans eager to stop Trump and his allies."
~ Heather Cox Richardson
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"They have signed on to elect Vice President Kamala Harris and Minnesota governor Tim Walz in order to preserve democracy, but are clear they are not embracing the Democratic Party’s policies. The Harris-Walz campaign has welcomed them."
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"There was a rousing fighting spirit on Day 1 of the DNC that has been sorely missing from Democrats for years."
~ Wajahat Ali
#Democrats #DNC #KamalaHarris #Biden #TimWalz
/4https://thelefthook.substack.com/p/dnc-day-1-democrats-come-out-swinging
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William Lindsey :toad:replied to William Lindsey :toad: on last edited by [email protected]
"What’s really remarkable about the first night of the convention has been the full-throated embrace of labor unions at the convention, with the heads of several important unions making appearances on stage and Shawn Fain of the UAW knocking it out of the park with this t-shirt …."
~ Kevin Kruse
#Democrats #DNC #KamalaHarris #Biden #TimWalz #unions #labor #workers
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"I thought the most powerful speaker last night was Shawn Fein, president of the United Autoworkers, who electrified the crowd by calling Trump a 'scab.'"
~ Robert Reich
#Democrats #DNC #KamalaHarris #Biden #TimWalz #unions #labor #workers
/6https://robertreich.substack.com/p/when-i-took-adam-to-the-democratic
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"Despite the late hour, Biden came out with all guns blazing. Standing at the lectern, surrounded by white stars that resembled a Star Trek teleport pad, he was a man unburdened, liberated, unrecognisable from the doddering June debate."
~ David Smith
#Biden #Democrats #DNC #KamalaHarris #TimWalz
/7https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/aug/20/biden-dnc-convention-speech
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"The old school news media that Democrats used to need to get their message out is no longer their only option. The DNC has made a serious, deliberate effort to make room for hundreds of content creators and influencers. These newcomers have gotten coveted passes to the convention floor and workspace in the DNC’s new creator lounge and creator platform."
~ Max Tani
#Biden #Democrats #DNC #KamalaHarris #TimWalz #media
/8https://www.semafor.com/article/08/19/2024/a-friendly-media-grows-grumbly-in-chicago
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"It was nice to see the DNC standing up for women who are mothers, women who nearly died because they wanted to be mothers, women who want to become mothers, and women who choose not to become mothers, especially in contrast to a GOP that sees women as little more than incubators, helpmeets, and caregivers. We are, after all, so much more than our capacity to reproduce."
~ Jill Filipovic
#Biden #Democrats #DNC #KamalaHarris #TimWalz #women #ReproductiveRights
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"A new law in Georgia permits counties to eliminate Sunday voting. Sunday voting, known as 'souls to the polls' in the deep South, makes it possible for Black voters who work on Tuesdays to march straight from church to vote on their day of worship. Their votes are prayers."
~ Joyce Vance
#Democrats #DNC #KamalaHarris #TimWalz #VotingRights #VoteSuppression #BlackVoters #Georgia
/10https://joycevance.substack.com/p/kamala-harris-for-the-people-images
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@wdlindsy
There needs to be more than a fighting spirit tho ..The fighting spirit, enthusiasm and unity need to translate into such a high % of the popular vote, that the electoral college votes fall into Dem hands with no room for any doubt.
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William Lindsey :toad:replied to Godfrey642 on last edited by
@Godfrey642 I suspect Democratic leaders and a large percentage of Democrats know really well that enthusiasm alone and a fighting spirit won't carry the day. But building enthusiasm is what political conventions is all about and the focus is understandably on that theater right now, with work to follow.
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"We should all demand, including in states like mine that don’t have early voting and no-excuse absentee voting, the right to go souls to the polls, in whatever for that takes for us. Go from your church, your temple, your mosque. Have a voting brunch or a neighborhood walk to the polls. Do whatever it takes. Voting should be easy. It should be encouraged. But far too often, it isn’t."
#Democrats #DNC #KamalaHarris #TimWalz #VotingRights #VoteSuppression #BlackVoters #Georgia #Warnock
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"Georgia Senator Raphael Warnock told the audience: 'A vote is a kind of prayer for the kind of world we desire for ourselves and for our children, and we are stronger when we pray together.'"
#Democrats #DNC #KamalaHarris #TimWalz #VotingRights #VoteSuppression #BlackVoters #Georgia #RaphaelWarnock
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And, of course, this report (/10 and /11) is a reminder that the broad #Democratic coalition includes many people of faith, who don't deserve the contempt and arrogance dished out to them by many on the left, who seem to imagine that they have some special corner on the truth market that allows them to treat others just as contemptuously as dogmatic religionists often treat the rest of us.
This is tragic, the willingness of some of us to tear up a fragile but much-needed coalition.
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"This week will be gutting for Trump, as Democrats gather in Chicago for the convention that has transformed (with Biden stepping aside) from dreaded funeral to celebratory festival. ...
Trump’s going to spend this week watching the cool kids make fun of him, but—worse than that—he won’t be their sole focus."
~ A.B. Stoddard
#Biden #Democrats #DNC #KamalaHarris #TimWalz #Trump
/14https://www.thebulwark.com/p/will-democratic-convention-break-donald-trump
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"Democrats didn’t love Hillary Clinton in 2016, they weren’t excited by Biden in 2020, and those campaigns were dominated by Trump.
Trump is about to face something he never has in his nine years in politics. The Democrats’ convention will cement that he is no longer the main character."
#Biden #Democrats #DNC #KamalaHarris #TimWalz #Trump
/15There probably aren’t any bros who can help him with that.
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"With eyes and cameras now turned toward the DNC in Chicago, as more and more polls reveal that even red-leaning battleground states are moving toward the Harris Walz ticket, Trump is feeding his craziest wolf and letting that poor beast howl at every opportunity."
~ Brian Tyler Cohen
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William Lindsey :toad:replied to William Lindsey :toad: on last edited by
Kevin Necessary's cartoon answer to J.D. Vance's musings on the "purpose" of post-menopausal women, via David Pepper….
#Biden #Democrats #DNC #KamalaHarris #TimWalz #women #Trump #JDVance
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@wdlindsy this is why we will win. Adapt to changing information environments. I wonder how many have cancelled NYT and Wapo this year.