Republican National Convention **live commentary thread**

[NYSforKennedy2024]

Can we stop turning this forum into a circle jerk?

[brucejoel99]

One wonders if they're just gonna spend all 4 nights just talking about how bad "the Democrats" are & fear-mongering about what "they" will do if elected.

It's not a winning strategy.

[KaiserDave]

Of course I’m disgusted

But I don’t think this will have any (positive or negative) effect on trumps numbers

[Calthrina950]

Can we stop turning this forum into a circle jerk?

I'm not going to defend the RNC (which I find detestable in many respects), but it's no surprise to me that just about everyone on here has nothing but bad things to say about it. Just like everyone here praised the DNC. What would you expect, when this forum is predominantly to the left? That's just the reality of the community's composition.

[Kuumo]

Why is Vernon Jones still a Democrat? He's literally been trashing it for many years now...

No self-respecting Democrat would talk about “Democrat politicians” and the “Democrat party.”

[Ancestral Republican]

Are we just going to skate by the fact that Vernon Jones said Donald Trump ended incarceration of black people? Like, straight up?

[Indy Texas 🇺🇦🇵🇸]

OK but also he just was weirdly desirable of that woman's blood.

I just came across that quote out of context on Twitter and assumed he was going off on some racist blood-and-soil tangent.

"I WANT MORE ARYAN BLOOD!"

[Arizona Iced Tea]

This is more pro-Trump than it is anti-Biden

[Horus]

Can we stop turning this forum into a circle jerk?

I'm not going to defend the RNC (which I find detestable in many respects), but it's no surprise to me that just about everyone on here has nothing but bad things to say about it. Just like everyone here praised the DNC. What would you expect, when this forum is predominantly to the left? That's just the reality of the community's composition.

it is very unfortunate that national polarization has trickled all the way down to our little corner of the internet.

[Ferguson97]

I don't understand people who lose family members to tragedies like this and become activists, on either side of the spectrum.

[DrScholl]

One wonders if they're just gonna spend all 4 nights just talking about how bad "the Democrats" are & fear-mongering about what "they" will do if elected.

It's not a winning strategy.

It really is funny that they are now using the same strategy that they accused Democrats have using (all attacks, no platform).

[Roronoa D. Law]

For people outside Atlanta please do not take Vernon Jones seriously. He has a reputation here of taking money and running wild with it.

[Admiral Stockdale]

So far I am not sure how this plays to undecideds and suburban, college educated women.

It's a fairly transparent set of messages that certainly reinforces the base and builds excitement with them.

Need to get more people to come over to you as the GOP likely loses with the same voters as 2016.

Decent production though.  All the talk of them not being able to bring it together so far is off base.

[Calthrina950]

Can we stop turning this forum into a circle jerk?

I'm not going to defend the RNC (which I find detestable in many respects), but it's no surprise to me that just about everyone on here has nothing but bad things to say about it. Just like everyone here praised the DNC. What would you expect, when this forum is predominantly to the left? That's just the reality of the community's composition.

it is very unfortunate that national polarization has trickled all the way down to our little corner of the internet.

True, but go over to Daily Wire, City-Data, Townhall, Gateway Pundit, or RRH Elections, and you'll see the exact opposite of what you see here.

[Kuumo]

Can we stop turning this forum into a circle jerk?

I'm not going to defend the RNC (which I find detestable in many respects), but it's no surprise to me that just about everyone on here has nothing but bad things to say about it. Just like everyone here praised the DNC. What would you expect, when this forum is predominantly to the left? That's just the reality of the community's composition.

I actually don’t think the presentation, other than the roll call, is any less professional the DNC. I’m only criticizing some of the content and message.

[brucejoel99]

MEME TIME!

[Ferguson97]

So far I am not sure how this plays to undecideds and suburban, college educated women.

It's a fairly transparent set of messages that certainly reinforces the base and builds excitement with them.

Need to get more people to come over to you as the GOP likely loses with the same voters as 2016.

Decent production though.  All the talk of them not being able to bring it together so far is off base.

College-educated white women are already supporting Biden by ridiculously high margins, and there's relatively few undecideds.

[Atlas Has Shrugged]

I'm actually enjoying the format. I'm now regretting missing most of the DNC. I still like the in-person convention, but this change isn't so bad all in all.

[NYSforKennedy2024]

Cori Bush is an extreme Capitalist, you white supremacist a-hole.

Not only are you racist, but you're also an idiot and have no clue what the script you're reading from means.

[Calthrina950]

Can we stop turning this forum into a circle jerk?

I'm not going to defend the RNC (which I find detestable in many respects), but it's no surprise to me that just about everyone on here has nothing but bad things to say about it. Just like everyone here praised the DNC. What would you expect, when this forum is predominantly to the left? That's just the reality of the community's composition.

I actually don’t think the presentation, other than the roll call, is any less professional the DNC. I’m only criticizing some of the content and message.

That is reasonable enough. And like I said, I don't support much of what the RNC is running on either. I was making an observation on the general flow of conversation here.

[KaiserDave]

I'm actually enjoying the format. I'm now regretting missing most of the DNC. I still like the in-person convention, but this change isn't so bad all in all.

My thoughts exactly

Hopefully next time we get a hybrid with combinations of the good from both

[brucejoel99]

"Marxist liberal activists"

bro what lmao!?!

[Atlas Has Shrugged]

I'm liking the McCloskey's portion so far. I think they're story is going to be very effective.

[#TheShadowyAbyss]

Gun Couple is really attacking Cori Bush

[brucejoel99]

That was some serious dog-whistle sh*t.