Republican National Convention **live commentary thread**

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I'm waiting for Donald to say a racial slur. You know it's coming.

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God...he is HORRIBLE at this....he sounds terrible, the pauses are so obvious

No he's not. The average voter is too focused on what he's saying to care.

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It's like back to the 90's with this speech.

Crime is going up, that's a fact.

Um... it's not?

Have you seen Ferguson, Baltimore, Detroit, Chicago?

I'm still worried, Adam.

Then you're an idiot.

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Maybe twelve Bernie supporters will join you Trump.

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Attacking Obama isn't going to work, Trump.

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I can't watch any more of this.

Gonna be a rough eight years four months for you, little buddy.

FTFY

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Why make the speech about crime? How is going hard on crime going to win over swing voters when it's at a historic low??

He's speaking to the GOP base, who believes that crime has gone up, unemployment up, deportations down, and the stock market down under Obama even though the opposite is true. They live in an alternate reality.

I'm not a Republican, but haven't you seen Ferguson?

Again, it's the same logic as those who think it snowing one day means climate change isn't real. Weather is isolated day to day and climate the trend.

I just want to feel safe.

You could start by listening to facts, thinking rationally, and not clinging to racist demagogues (aka pants).

But I guess that's too much to ask.

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Is this going to be the longest acceptance speech in a while? I think Obama and Romney's were only like 45 minutes.

This is a serious time in our country. I'm undecided but I am worried.

You are worried for no reason. Your worry is irrational and based in a pile of lies.

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I think this speech is *good* in the sense that I can see it earning him support.

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"Shorter Trump" is now trending on twitter...his speech dragged on for too long

Are you sure it's about the length of his speeches and not something else? He does seem to be overcompensating.

Hillary proposed a massive tax increase?

No. That's a big lie. Clinton's plan doesn't really change much, actually.

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bronz, my friend has a big house right smack dab in the middle of Baltimore, a block from the riots, and they never touched it. They never touched any homes, they only went after chain stores. Not to say it was a great night by any means but ordinary people have nothing to fear from Ferguson and Baltimore.

If Beet's telling you not to worry. . .

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It's been an hour and 10 minutes so far. When's the last time an acceptance speech was this long?

Have you ever heard of William Henry Harrison?

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Is it over?

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This was a pretty good speech. I think he will experience a slight increase in the polls.

Most Americans will be too tired to answer these polls after this long speech.