Republican National Convention **live commentary thread**

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FWIW, I was going to watch the floor stuff on C-SPAN, but once again, C-SPAN is not on the air because I have Pavlov media in my apartment and it sucks. Thanks for the livestream link!

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I wish these #NeverTrumpers cared when Ron Paul was screwed over in Tampa by the Reince.

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I wish these #NeverTrumpers cared when Ron Paul was screwed over in Tampa by the Reince.

Ron Paul did like to steal delegates he didn't really win.

Like the Cruz delegates in Louisiana then?

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That ex-Senator was right. Many Trump supporters do act like Brownshirts.

They're acting like Romney supporters in 2012.

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One thing's for sure: The Colbert-Stewart recap is going to be great.

Is Stewart on TV still? I thought he was taking his d-bag personality elsewhere.

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It's becoming more likely that Trump gets a negative bounce from his convention at this rate

This happened in 2012 with Paul delegates storming out. It won't matter unless they throw someone else's name in for the VP nomination.

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It's becoming more likely that Trump gets a negative bounce from his convention at this rate

This happened in 2012 with Paul delegates storming out. It won't matter unless they throw someone else's name in for the VP nomination.

Nobody in the media cared about Paul in 2016.  This will be a big news story.  Every recap of the day's events will include the walk outs.

Nobody is going to care about a walkout over a rules committee report that already put #NeverTrump in it's grave. This isn't a real problem for the party unless they try to dump Pence.

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I'm really pissed that my CSPAN is out. I can't stand these CNN panels.

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I'm really pissed that my CSPAN is out. I can't stand these CNN panels.

Did you check on the C-SPAN live stream on their website.

Nah, I just use the RNC official live stream.

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California Delegation is on fire! Love the high energy!

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Thanks for the map, EG! Doing good work in this thread!

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"WOOOO WOOOOO WOOOOO"

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Is New York going to be the state that puts Trump over the top?

Yes; they are going to defer to New York if he comes close beforehand. NY will put him over the top no matter what.

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The state that puts the nominee over the top always goes too early. Is it that hard to count? The same screw up happened in '12 when Romney neared the magic number.

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I'm pretty sure the black women present at the convention are the only black women in the country who will cast a vote for Trump.

If you think Trump has a problem with Mexicans, try talking to certain segments of the black population. There is a reason why the few black Republicans went strongly for Trump. Illegal immigration hurts their communities the most.

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Best. Post. Ever. Washington.

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And thats a rap. Trump is the nominee.

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The Paul votes from Vermont were a pleasant surprise.

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I thought Lynne Patton's speech was the best so far.

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Dear GOP, please stop using death as a political weapon.

Dear Democrats, quit killing people and supporting terrorists. kay thanx bye bye.

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lmfa Ted Cruz "export jobs, import terrorists." Didn't he call Trump a RINO for making an issue about the economic holocaust of the manufacturing industry?

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Dear GOP, please stop using death as a political weapon.

Dear Democrats, quit killing people and supporting terrorists. kay thanx bye bye.

Okay. They don't do either of those things.

I was poking fun of the Ted Cruz types who DO believe that. But whatevs.

You know what, I'm absolutely sure that the Dallas police officer asked his daughter "what if this is the last time you ever see me" right before he got shot.

#truthfulted

http://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2016/07/12/slain-dallas-cops-final-words-to-daughter-what-if-this-is-the-last-time-you-ever-kiss-me-or-hug-me-n2191753

It's true. The original source is CBS News.

No, the original source is the cop's daughter, who told CBS her "side" of the story.

Not saying she was lying, but yeah, she was lying.

Technically, yes, but I was talking of where the media report came from.

If you want to call a grade schooler a liar, that's your prerogative.  Cruz is properly sourced though on that.

Is that story really that unbelievable? Do you have to accuse a nine year old girl of concocting a story for Ted Cruz to use at a convention just out of a knee-jerk reaction to the RNC or are you just delusional?

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Cruz is such an asshole. "Vote for Republican Senate and House candidates, leave the presidential ballot blank" is the obvious subtext. The Trump delegates are getting out of control and trying shout him down judging by the noise.

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Funny that the band is playing this AC/DC song at the RNC which resulted in the most socially conservative platform ever. The performance of Sweet Caroline sure fired people up, though. The delegates were loving that.

That little girl who sang earlier was incredible though. Really cute kid.

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If Trump's speech is delivered as amazingly as it reads, we're getting a bounce and it's gonna be hard for Hillary to keep up.