Republican National Convention **live commentary thread**

[PeteB]

Paul Manafort kicks off the RNC by bashing John Kasich

Too bad he didn't get his buddy Viktor Yanukovych to headline and talk about how he made Ukraine great again.

I understand Manafort's frustration but, with this talk, he is going to make the situation only worse.  He needs Kasich and the Ohio GOP to make Trump even remotely competitive in November.  If the Trump campaign really wants to move the needle, they should offer policy concessions to Kasich and the Ohio GOP and try to get them to help.  But this is Trump and the politics of entertainment, so it won't happen.

If the US politics wasn't so polarized, Clinton could do worse than use the GOP rift, and offer the VP slot to Kasich.

[PeteB]

Such entertainment....and Trump hasn't even entered the Convention yet...!

[PeteB]

Trump: "...a preview what you will hear on Thursday... don't forget to watch me..."

Very low energy...

[PeteB]

....  Representative Marsha Blackburn (Tennessee)
    Governor Mary Fallin (Oklahoma)...

The female VP also-rans in action

[PeteB]

CNN is reporting that Tony Perkins and Sheriff Joe Arapio are speaking tonight.

Tony Perkins from Psycho?!? Talk about snarky slogans  writing themselves.  Is anyone at Trump campaign vetting any of this?