Archive for July, 2016
Sunday Open Thread [7.31.16]
Politico reports that Donald Trump was trapped with 10 people in an elevator before his rally in Colorado. He was rescued within 30 minutes by the Fire Department. Twenty minutes later he attacked the Fire Marshall in his speech.
Saturday Open Thread [7.30.16]
Josh Barro: “Many of the conservatives who watched with dismay as the Republican Party nominated Donald Trump have now watched with amazement as Democrats co-opted some of Republicans’ favorite themes at the Democratic National Convention.”
“Democrats’ thinking was clear: We’re the only political party left for grown-ups, so we’d better make sure we have something to offer voters on both sides of the aisle.”
“There was a clear choice about tone, especially on the last two days of the convention: Speakers would not mock conservatives for getting into bed with Donald Trump. They would mock Trump and make the case that conservatives should be embarrassed and ashamed that their party nominated him — and should look across the aisle at a party that shares more of their goals and values than they may have realized.”
She will always know that a woman can be President.
I let my daughter stay up late to watch @HillaryClinton prove that girls can and will run the world. #ImWithHer pic.twitter.com/uhwisLfXqy
— Megan Fishmann (@mfishmann) July 29, 2016
Our daughter is with her, our family is with her! #ImWithHer #StrongerTogether @HillaryClinton @HFA @MSNBC pic.twitter.com/8EWPZhwdcg
— Ravi Grivois-Shah (@RGrivoisShah) July 29, 2016
Thank you Bernie Bros! Time to declare victory, and get to work.
Think of all the Democratic Party has gained thanks to those obnoxious motherfuckers who simply would not shut up:
– They battle tested a Clinton campaign that was cruising for a coronation.
– They dragged fair trade onto the Democratic Party’s radar screen.
– They forced Clinton to the table on the issue of college debt.
– They got the most liberal Democratic Party platform since FDR.
– They made progressives FULL PARTNERS in the Democratic coalition, and
– On and on….
We got so much. So it is time to declare victory and get to work election Democrats to the Senate, House, State Houses, school boards, neighborhood associations, and knitting clubs. It is time to consolidate the gains and lock them in with the dull, drudgery that is the real work of democracy.
Friday Open Thread [7.29.16]
Brian Beulter on Hillary’s plan to beat Trump:
The question is how she intends to do it. What kind of campaign will she run? She answered that question Thursday night. […]
The implicit theme of the convention’s final night was that Americans shouldn’t see the election as a contest between Democrats and Republicans, but between responsible citizens and Donald Trump. Reagan Republicans and devout Muslims on one team; Donald Trump and Scott Baio and the sewer scavengers of right-wing talk radio on the other.
“A man you can bait with a tweet,” Clinton said in her peroration, “is not a man you can trust with nuclear weapons.” This is indisputable. But has Clinton chosen the most surefire way to keep them out of his hands? [..]
The truth, though, is that this debate is unnecessarily binary [this maximal inclusive strategy v. labeling Trump a Republican]. Elections are state-based as much as they are national, and there is nothing stopping the Clinton campaign, buffeted by Obama and her other top surrogates, from running an inclusive campaign, while Democratic congressional candidates drape their opponents’ Trump endorsements around their necks.
And the larger point is that coalitions aren’t normally built on unforgiving honesty. In an ideal world, Clinton would trounce Trump, extending her coattails all the way down the ballot, to capture Congress as well, leaving Republicans branded as the Trump party for a generation. That outcome is still possible, but it can’t be pursued in a way that makes the risk of defeat unacceptably high. Clinton’s primary imperative is to prevent Trump from winning, even narrowly, and that in turn means leaving a door ajar to Republicans who can’t reconcile themselves to Trump’s nomination.
Clinton showcased on Thursday night what a campaign like that looks like: a maximal coalition to defeat a maximal threat.
Charlie Copeland wants you to believe that he isn’t voting for Clinton
Charlie Copeland isn’t an idiot. He knows Donald Trump has no business being the President of the United States. He knows the full implications of a Trump presidency. However, Charlie Copeland is a craven coward. That’s why he wants to pretend that he will be voting for Trump and not Clinton.
Unlike Republicans like Ken Grant and Mike Stafford, who have the guts to put the country ahead of their party, Copeland is a cowering chickenshit. Meekly continuing to play to the unhinged racists and lunatics who comprise the bulk of the DEGOP’s current membership. Here is his statement:
Democratic Convention — July 28, 2016
Where’s our live blog thread? I think Pandora is AWOL. Anyway, here it is. Hillary Rodham Clinton makes history and accepts the Democratic nomination tonight. Let us know what you are watching, hearing and thinking tonite.
And if you missed it, here is Sarah McBride with her star turn at the Convention earlier this evening:
The Murdertown Chronicles — Finale
Part 3 was released some time back and I apologize for not posting that. See the end of this post to see details on the release and wrap party for the final episode. Have you heard about this new podcast? Sponsored by the Delaware Center for Justice, this is a long-form reporting project that is meant to explore the role that poverty plays in Wilmington’s crime problems. This will be in four parts — and so far includes voices from young men wrapped up in crime as well as voices from the ACLU, Dr. Yasser Payne, Charlie Copeland and others who are illuminating the larger picture involved with Wilmington’s crime problems. I’ve listened to the first one (this is about 20 minutes long) and it is riveting. Give it a listen and I hope you’ll come back to this thread to discuss this work and the issues it raises.
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