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Democratic National Convention, Night Two: Open Thread – PART TWO

by Anne Laurie| August 18, 202010:23 pm| 308 Comments

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Another amazing split-screen tonight, between anti-Islam activist Laura Loomer winning a nomination in the district that includes Mar-a-Lago, and Powell/Cindy McCain being announced for night two of Republicans Who Can't Even Anymore.

— Dave Weigel (@daveweigel) August 19, 2020

You had me at "Donald Trump didn't listen to the experts," Democrats

— Tom Nichols (@RadioFreeTom) August 19, 2020

Joe should absolutely do a late-October social-media ad, dressed as the Terminator, growling “Come with me if you want to live.”

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Saturday Morning Open Thread

by Anne Laurie| August 15, 20207:22 am| 265 Comments

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The papers are signed!!! #BidenHarris2020

A reporter asked Kamala Harris about Trump’s VP eligibility claim and true to form, she gives an answer that refuses to diminish the meaning of this moment. pic.twitter.com/Ti56QH9BMp

— José (@josecanyousee) August 14, 2020

Hey… remember Netroots Nation?

I’m in this fight with @JoeBiden and @KamalaHarris all the way. But it’s not enough to win the White House—we need to elect Democrats up and down the ballot to put people in positions where they can enact the big, structural changes we need. #NN20 https://t.co/SnExmkRA16

— Elizabeth Warren (@ewarren) August 15, 2020

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only thing I’d dispute here is Trump actually suing everyone instead of just threatening to sue everyone and quietly folding https://t.co/85c7STL7dy

— counterfactual ?? (@counterfax) August 15, 2020

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The GOP Death Cult’s attempt to hijack the Post Office deserves — and will get — a post, or posts, of its own. But just to remind you that it’s in no sense a lost cause:

NEWS: The inspector general for the USPS has agreed to examine Louis DeJoy’s changes to delivery, partly with an eye toward looking at impact on mail ballot delivery, @ewarren‘s offoce confirms. First reported by @marshallcohen. And not a moment too soon. https://t.co/V9ifZIfewQ

— Greg Sargent (@ThePlumLineGS) August 14, 2020

NEW from @USPS: “We are suspending the removal of collection boxes at this time. All postings on collection boxes will be removed, as we will no longer be pulling any boxes.”

— Brian Tyler Cohen (@briantylercohen) August 14, 2020

If Jon Tester, Maxine Waters, Joe Manchin, & Elizabeth Warren are all raising equal hell about an issue, that should be a signal that Democrats are pretty damn unified about the problem & you need to go yell at republicans.

— Mangy Jay (@magi_jay) August 15, 2020

To this point on the politics of blatantly gumming up mail delivery:

Trump job approval (per new Marist, Morning Consult polls) — 39%

USPS approval rating (June Harris poll) — 91% https://t.co/hXVqbLnLui

— Eli Stokols (@EliStokols) August 14, 2020

He’s trying to make people panic and give up, it’s the con, it’s meant for both sides, to make us think he’s unstoppable. Nope, we are going to stop him.

— Virginia (@vavetisedu) August 14, 2020

1) They overestimated their own slickness; and

2) They vastly underestimated the backlash

An effort this clumsy and stupid is a Kushner Deluxe.

Won’t be shocked to hear his name come up in all of this.

2/2

— The Hoarse Whisperer (@HoarseWisperer) August 15, 2020

I don’t say this lightly: when we escape this Trump hell, America needs a Presidential Crimes Commission. It should be made up of independent prosecutors who look at those who enabled a corrupt president. Example 1: Sabotaging the mail to win an election. #SaveThePostOffice

— Rep. Eric Swalwell (@RepSwalwell) August 14, 2020

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Friday Morning Open Thread: No Sooner Than Time

by Anne Laurie| August 14, 20207:12 am| 138 Comments

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Framed Hagar the Horrible cartoon behind the laptop. https://t.co/uoSmbk3xFr pic.twitter.com/O2qHusYMIG

— Dan Zak (@MrDanZak) August 11, 2020

the story behind this is actually quite touching, but I do hope that when, god willing, biden gets elected, he puts up a big "you can't soar with the eagles when you're surrounded by turkeys" poster in the oval office

— guy caligiuri (????????????) (@mmcgrath42) August 12, 2020

Nearly nine out of 10 Democrats approve of Kamala Harris as their party’s vice presidential nominee, and she is more popular than presidential candidate Joe Biden among women, young voters and some Republicans, according to a @Reuters /Ipsos poll https://t.co/3ugos6upH9

— Reuters (@Reuters) August 13, 2020

Reporter: Do you regret all of the lying that you have done to the American people?

President Trump: What?

Reporter: Do you regret all of the lying that you have done to the American people?

*silence*

Then, President Trump doesn't answer and moves on to the next reporter.

— Yamiche Alcindor (@Yamiche) August 13, 2020

(Apparently it was HuffPost‘s S.V. Date. Wish the next reporter had followed up!)

One final thing: Stop demanding that Democrats DO SOMETHING.

There's an election in less than three months.

It's not about the Democrats doing something.

It's our turn.

We are the ones we've been waiting for.

— Jeff Fecke (@jkfecke) August 14, 2020

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Proud to Be A Democrat Open Thread: Kamala Harris Is FORMIDABLE

by Anne Laurie| August 13, 202010:53 pm| 133 Comments

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Retweet if you are voting for the #BidenHarris2020 ticket. pic.twitter.com/0ETNgjSWKY

— MeidasTouch.com (@MeidasTouch) August 11, 2020

And so are her supporters!

My mentor Shirley Chisholm always told me, “if they don’t give you a seat at the table, bring a folding chair.”

Well we’ve brought our chairs & we’re here to stay.

Ambitious women are here to stay, Black women are here to lead & we are all united in our fight #ForThePeople

— Rep. Barbara Lee (@RepBarbaraLee) August 12, 2020

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Via commentor RikyRah, because this thread does indeed deserve wide circulation:

Just spent the last 2 hours phone banking here in Texas. I called a grandmother. She’s 91. Black. She answered so sweet. I told her who I was, and asked if she was registered to vote for November. She said YES MAAM! I said, “wonderful. I hope we can expect your support…”

— Stephanie Clay ? (@_StephanieClay) August 12, 2020

“baby, I’m overjoyed. Look at God.” I told her I’ve been emotional all afternoon thinking about my slave great great grandparents, and how I wish they knew it would get better. She told me about her days picking cotton, and about her scarred hands.

— Stephanie Clay ? (@_StephanieClay) August 12, 2020

She talked about her grandfather being lynched. She told me she hoped Kamala had the best security. She’s afraid someone will try to hurt her. We prayed again.

Before we hung up she told me to dream bigger than my last dream. I promised I would.

Thank you Mrs Ethel. ❤️

— Stephanie Clay ? (@_StephanieClay) August 12, 2020

Kamala Harris will be one of the most experienced and qualified vice presidents in American history. #WeHaveHerBack pic.twitter.com/hdkum7Vi5j

— PACRONYM (@PACRONYM) August 11, 2020

Impt point being made by @JoyAnnReid right now on @msnbc: That it’s a massive strength, not a weakness, that @JoeBiden picked someone who challenged him and went after him in the debates.

Quite a contrast with @realDonaldTrump

— Neal Katyal (@neal_katyal) August 11, 2020

SO READY!!!!! #BIDENHARRIS pic.twitter.com/QoxBbrkjk3

— Tanner ???? (@Tanner_Everett) August 11, 2020

An excellent choice! We all need to be united in defeating Donald Trump this November, and with @JoeBiden and @KamalaHarris on the ticket, that’s exactly what we’ll do.

Let’s get to work. ???? https://t.co/NC9HZJz9It

— Sharice Davids (@sharicedavids) August 11, 2020

Tim Kaine supports Kamala Harris in his Senate Floor Speech. Powerful stuff. pic.twitter.com/p7hLntENKS

— delonté ?? ???? (@dilemmv) August 12, 2020

Shirley Chisholm is smiling on us tonight. Well done @JoeBiden and congratulations, @KamalaHarris — History: Made. https://t.co/fXQeu28RqU

— Joy Reid (@JoyAnnReid) August 12, 2020

YES @KamalaHarris! ????????????#WhenWeAllVote #Vote2020 pic.twitter.com/iOU3duBAcA

— Chadwick Boseman (@chadwickboseman) August 11, 2020

(Remember, Boseman’s also played Thurgood Marshall, Jackie Robinson, James Brown — and Thoth!)

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by Anne Laurie| August 13, 20207:15 am| 206 Comments

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Retweet if you think Trump should be prosecuted #ProsecuteTrump pic.twitter.com/zmR6IhBLBG

— MeidasTouch.com (@MeidasTouch) August 13, 2020

Kamala Harris will be campaigning from inside Donald Trump’s head. No word on what social distancing is like in there.

— Dan Rather (@DanRather) August 12, 2020

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the trump campaign has pulled in almost $400M to develop this approach https://t.co/gny2uy3BDW

— golikehellmachine (@golikehellmachi) August 13, 2020

out of the gate, it’s extremely clear that neither trump nor the RNC that have prostrated themselves to him have any idea how they’re going to campaign against this ticket

— golikehellmachine (@golikehellmachi) August 12, 2020

if i were a big GOP donor right now i would be absolutely furious that this is what i am paying for, and it couldn’t happen to a more deserving group

— golikehellmachine (@golikehellmachi) August 12, 2020

Right now, America faces:

– The worst pandemic in 100 years
– The worst economic crisis since the Great Depression
– The most powerful calls for racial justice in a generation

I need someone alongside me who’s smart, tough, and ready to lead. @KamalaHarris is that person.

— Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) August 12, 2020

Exclusive: Harris could help Biden with women, young voters, maybe some Republicans too – Reuters/Ipsos poll ?@Cmkahn? https://t.co/BWGvjO0Cd5

— Soyoung Kim (@SoyoungSays) August 13, 2020

Nearly nine out of 10 Democrats approve of U.S. Senator Kamala Harris as their party’s vice presidential nominee, and she is more popular than presidential candidate Joe Biden among women, young voters and some Republicans, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll released on Wednesday.

The Aug. 11-12 public opinion survey also found that 60% of Americans, including 87% of Democrats and 37% of Republicans, considered the selection of Harris – the first Black woman and Asian American nominated for vice presidency – to be a “major milestone” for the United States…

In addition, about 25% of Republicans said they had a favorable view of Harris and approve of her choice as Biden’s running mate. Only about 20% of Republicans said they have a similarly favorable view of Biden.

In a close election, peeling off even a small number of voters from the Republican Party could make a difference to the Democrats, political analysts said…

the Harris pick is going to make for a turbulent three months On Here but one relatively positive side effect will be all the zoomers who are like “if I were Obama I would’ve have simply prevented all this and held 1000 seats” getting their first real sense of what 2008 was like

— counterfactual ?? (@counterfax) August 12, 2020

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Biden and Harris Live

by Cheryl Rofer| August 12, 20203:52 pm| 276 Comments

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Looks like this is scheduled for 4:30 Eastern? We need a new thread anyway. Enjoy

The GOP couldn’t organize an orgy in a whorehouse with a fist full of 50s.

“What are Republicans afraid of?” Everything.

fuckem (in honor of the late great efgoldman)

American History and Black History Cannot Be Separated

Take hopelessness and turn it into resilience.

Sitting here in limbo waiting for the dice to roll

That’s my take and I am available for criticism at this time.

The revolution will be supervised.

Republican obstruction dressed up as bipartisanship. Again.

I’ve spoken to my cat about this, but it doesn’t seem to do any good.

The republican caucus is already covering themselves with something, and it’s not glory.

Pessimism assures that nothing of any importance will change.

People are complicated. Love is not.

A thin legal pretext to veneer over their personal religious and political desires

… pundit janitors mopping up after the GOP

Nancy smash is sick of your bullshit.

It may be funny to you motherfucker, but it’s not funny to me.

When I decide to be condescending, you won’t have to dream up a fantasy about it.

The GOP is a fucking disgrace.

The truth is, these are not very bright guys, and things got out of hand.

Battle won, war still ongoing.

You don’t get to peddle hatred on saturday and offer condolences on sunday.

The poor and middle-class pay taxes, the rich pay accountants, the wealthy pay politicians.

Black Jesus loves a paper trail.

Democratic National Convention, Night Two: Open Thread – PART TWO

Saturday Morning Open Thread

Friday Morning Open Thread: No Sooner Than Time

Proud to Be A Democrat Open Thread: Kamala Harris Is FORMIDABLE

Thursday Morning Open Thread: (More) Readership Capture

Biden and Harris Live