Republican National Convention **live commentary thread**

[Green Line]

That jump from immigration to the economy reminded me of Sarah Palins infamous Couric interview.  Bad transition.

[Nyvin]

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

[The world will shine with light in our nightmare]

"More blacks and Hispanics unemployed than eight years ago."

FACTCHECK FACTCHECK FACTCHECK

[Suburbia]

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.

[Oak Hills]

Really, is first points of his speech is the number of votes he got in the primaries?

I was confused by what he meant when he said the democrats got 20% less vote than 4 years ago.

He was comparing the 2016 primaries (hotly contested to the end) to the 2012 primaries (never seriously contested). At least if I interpreted correctly.

[Pyro]

Lyin' Don at it again

[Wells]

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.

[Xing]

The problem with fact checking this BS is that people will say that fact checkers are liberal hacks. People get to choose the reality they want and ignore all evidence of the contrary. This campaign is confirmation bias on steroids.

[Okay, maybe Mike Johnson is a competent parliamentarian.]

'international yumiliation'

[jaichind]

Really, is first points of his speech is the number of votes he got in the primaries?

I was confused by what he meant when he said the democrats got 20% less vote than 4 years ago.

He was comparing the 2016 primaries (hotly contested to the end) to the 2012 primaries (never seriously contested). At least if I interpreted correctly.

I think he meant 8 years ago and not 4 years ago from the 2008 Dem primaries.  

[Fmr President & Senator Polnut]

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 deserve the outcomes of being driven by fear instead of facts.

[Wells]

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.

[DrScholl]

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.

Repeating statistics is not a good speech. Only the extremists that he already has locked up would like this speech.

[Oak Hills]

Really, is first points of his speech is the number of votes he got in the primaries?

I was confused by what he meant when he said the democrats got 20% less vote than 4 years ago.

He was comparing the 2016 primaries (hotly contested to the end) to the 2012 primaries (never seriously contested). At least if I interpreted correctly.

I think he meant 8 years ago and not 4 years ago from the 2008 Dem primaries.  

That would make more sense. I haven't bothered to check the numbers.

[Green Line]

what was the crowd chanting there??

[anthonyjg]

what was the crowd chanting there??

I think it was the lock her up chant

[Higgs]

what was the crowd chanting there??

Lock her up, I'm pretty sure.

[Fargobison]

what was the crowd chanting there??

"Lock her up!"

[Attorney General, Senator-Elect, & Former PPT Dwarven Dragon]

Wow, he's still sticking to his script.

[Okay, maybe Mike Johnson is a competent parliamentarian.]

'The West'

[Pessimistic Antineutrino]

gotta insert "terrorism" in there.

[RINO Tom]

Ivanka is definitely closer to being a Democrat than a Republican.

I hate when people say shlt like this as if someone else needs to analyze what you are.  If you're a Republican, you're a Republican.  Regardless of your views.  She's a Republican.

[Fmr President & Senator Polnut]

Ivanka is definitely closer to being a Democrat than a Republican.

I hate when people say shlt like this as if someone else needs to analyze what you are.  If you're a Republican, you're a Republican.  Regardless of your views.  She's a Republican.

She's supporting her father... she was a supporter of Dem candidates before he was running.

[Xing]

Ivanka is definitely closer to being a Democrat than a Republican.

I hate when people say shlt like this as if someone else needs to analyze what you are.  If you're a Republican, you're a Republican.  Regardless of your views.  She's a Republican.

Except that she said that she's not a member of either party.

[jaichind]

Wow, he's still sticking to his script.

I guess his logic that only high information voters would even know about about the leaked speech.  His target is low information voters tonight so it is best to stick to the speech that will appeal to that bloc of voters.