2020 DNC thread (starts at 9pm ET)

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DNC released an excerpt of Michelle Obama's speech tonight:

https://twitter.com/i/status/1295462551556370433

Interesting tactic, I'd worry that it would blunt the news value and freshness of an already canned speech but obviously they have a digital heavy strategy.

In terms of staging, I find it kind of flat. But pretty remarkable they will get the networks to air all of it just the same, sure it was calibrated for max effect.

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Can't believe AOC complained about only getting sixty seconds when literally every speech has been 30-60 seconds.  I'll give her the benefit of the doubt and assume she didn't know all the speeches were going to be similarly truncated.

I really wish Sara Gideon got more time.  Biden, Cunningham, Gideon are the three most important races.  Then again Cal Cunningham may not get to speak at all.

AOC didn't complain one bit. She even responded to the original report on twitter about it good-naturedly about making her minute count. She doesn't need the benefit of the doubt or excuses like she doesn't know what she is talking about. She's one of the savviest most informed politicians out there.

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I thought she complained about only getting sixty seconds, but I may be mixing it up with thousands of people complaining on her behalf.

I do know she picked a fight with John Kasich earlier today, literally the least helpful thing imaginable.  That Republicans for Biden segment was executed pretty flawlessly.  I felt Kasich's speech had a bit much meandering mush, but that's what you get from him these days.

Maybe you should sit this one out if you are complaining about a woman politican whining and not knowing what is going on when that plainly wasn't true.

Even what you "know" is wrong. Kasich ATTACKED her in a buzzfeed interview. She was responding. But I guess she should shut up because she is a complainer who doesn't know what's going on, right?

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Scheduled for tonight here:
democraticconventionwatch.com/diary/8134/

Am I reading this right? Harris is speaking after Obama? I had heard it was the other way around.