Republican National Convention **live commentary thread**

[DrScholl]

I'm looking forward to Sen. Harris' response to Trump's speech.

Do we know what time today?

I'm not sure.

[Atlas Has Shrugged]

This whole convention has been fantastic.

Blasting the warmongering elite. Fking love it

I freaking love the new GOP.

If the new GOP hates warmongering, then why does our fat bloated military keep getting absurd budget increases?

Has that budget been used to launch a massive (and unjustified) invasion of Iraq? No? What about the wars with Iran and North Korea? What ever happened to that? Just because he's stupidly expanding our military doesn't mean he intends to use it. In fact, Trump has repeatedly shown extreme restraint on the global stage.

Then why are we still in Afghanistan if Trump is "anti war"?

Do you live under a rock? The Taliban and the US are holding peace talks. Who’d have ever imagined that in like 2002.

[wbrocks67]

We'll see what happens with the rest of the nights, but the final #s are in for the broadcast nets (ABC/CBS/FOX) for the first 2 nights, and they were both under DNC:

DNC broadcast night 1: 6.7 million
RNC broadcast night 1: 5.2 million

DNC broadcast night 2: 6.7 million
RNC broadcast night 2: 6.1 million

These are just 3 broadcast nets, b/c RNC caught up to DNC overall on night 2. But what is interesting is that to me, the broadcast nets provide the most "regular" viewers (more political/in tuned junkies likely watch on cable), so RNC still trailing DNC in probably the "normie" viewers.

[Rand]

This whole convention has been fantastic.

Blasting the warmongering elite. Fking love it

I freaking love the new GOP.

If the new GOP hates warmongering, then why does our fat bloated military keep getting absurd budget increases?

Has that budget been used to launch a massive (and unjustified) invasion of Iraq? No? What about the wars with Iran and North Korea? What ever happened to that? Just because he's stupidly expanding our military doesn't mean he intends to use it. In fact, Trump has repeatedly shown extreme restraint on the global stage.

Then why are we still in Afghanistan if Trump is "anti war"?

Do you live under a rock? The Taliban and the US are holding peace talks. Who’d have ever imagined that in like 2002.

How are those uh...how are those Trump/North Korea talks going?

[wbrocks67]

Early #s for Night 3 not that great for broadcast... 4.9 million in early estimates, similar to night 1.  Early estimate for night 3 of DNC was 5.9 million.

[NYSforKennedy2024]

Trump blathering from the Oval Office about Confederate statues, the best economy in history, and mean lefties on Twitter while his supporters in southwestern Louisiana are picking through the rubble of their houses wouldn't be a good look. (Of course it would never make them consider voting for someone else either.)

Why should they, over a natural disaster Trump nor any President has any control over?

Bush abandoned Louisiana after Katrina. Trump abandoned Puerto Rico after Maria.

Barack Obama rose to the occasion after Sandy.

Democrats competently manage natural disasters; Republicans do not.

TIL FEMA corruption and incompetence = Bush bad?

The failures in Katrina (if any) had nothing to do with Bush.

[Atlas Has Shrugged]

This whole convention has been fantastic.

Blasting the warmongering elite. Fking love it

I freaking love the new GOP.

If the new GOP hates warmongering, then why does our fat bloated military keep getting absurd budget increases?

Has that budget been used to launch a massive (and unjustified) invasion of Iraq? No? What about the wars with Iran and North Korea? What ever happened to that? Just because he's stupidly expanding our military doesn't mean he intends to use it. In fact, Trump has repeatedly shown extreme restraint on the global stage.

Then why are we still in Afghanistan if Trump is "anti war"?

Do you live under a rock? The Taliban and the US are holding peace talks. Who’d have ever imagined that in like 2002.

How are those uh...how are those Trump/North Korea talks going?

Up and down, like literally every other diplomatic negotiation conducted.

[Dr Oz Lost Party!]

I'm looking forward to Sen. Harris' response to Trump's speech.

Do we know what time today?

Someone on Twitter said it'll be 3:00, so way before Trump's speech.

[Person Man]

Early #s for Night 3 not that great for broadcast... 4.9 million in early estimates, similar to night 1.  Early estimate for night 3 of DNC was 5.9 million.

So the conventions so far look to be about a wash.

[Badger]

Trump blathering from the Oval Office about Confederate statues, the best economy in history, and mean lefties on Twitter while his supporters in southwestern Louisiana are picking through the rubble of their houses wouldn't be a good look. (Of course it would never make them consider voting for someone else either.)

Why should they, over a natural disaster Trump nor any President has any control over?

Bush abandoned Louisiana after Katrina. Trump abandoned Puerto Rico after Maria.

Barack Obama rose to the occasion after Sandy.

Democrats competently manage natural disasters; Republicans do not.

TIL FEMA corruption and incompetence = Bush bad?

The failures in Katrina (if any) had nothing to do with Bush.

WTF is literally the matter with you? What level of packery does that require? New paragraph, corruption and mismanagement was directly related to Bush's complete lack of leadership and cronyism. He removed long time professional Emergency Management officials who had serious background at the state level and did a great job at the national Level under the Clinton Administration handling disasters. Who did Bush, let me repeat that, bush replace the head of FEMA with? And old college roommate with absolutely zero experience in the matter. Brownies most recent job was as president of the American Quarter Horse Association! And he even got fired from that!!

Respond to Uber partisan hacks like you, but that level of stupid take just can't go past.

You be screaming and whining and complaining decades later if Obama had put a complete unqualified crony in charge of FEMA who blundered the entire process. And you know what? You'd be right in doing so.

[wbrocks67]

Night 3 for the RNC looking to possibly be lower rated than Night 1

https://twitter.com/mulvihill79/status/1299011315306868737

[Interlocutor is just not there yet]

Less than 12 hours until this thread can be mercifully abandoned

[Lincoln Republican]

The Republican National Convention 2020

A collection of

Screaming banshees

Incoherent raving lunatics

Psychopathic liars and frauds

[Person Man]

https://www.reddit.com/r/politics/comments/ihclgr/woman_who_became_a_citizen_on_tv_did_not_know_she/?utm_source=amp&utm_medium=&utm_content=post_title

[Rand]

Less than 12 hours until this thread can be mercifully abandoned

Just like the RNC is being abandoned by its viewers.

[brucejoel99]

https://www.reddit.com/r/politics/comments/ihclgr/woman_who_became_a_citizen_on_tv_did_not_know_she/?utm_source=amp&utm_medium=&utm_content=post_title

Wow, that's a stunning abuse of their rights to privacy, the uses of their voices, image, etc. Protecting your right to control how your face & voice are used is why we have photo releases & the like. It's an appalling lack of consideration that they did this without informed consent.

[Co-Chair Bagel23]

I've muted Bagel23 from the thread for 24 hours.

That's not good enough. He deserves an outright ban

You don't have to like me, but please spare the hypocritical fake outrage man, it is so painfully obvious.

[Mike88]

This is insane:

https://twitter.com/markknoller/status/1299107598063603716

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This is insane:

https://twitter.com/markknoller/status/1299107598063603716

[Beet]

We'll see what happens with the rest of the nights, but the final #s are in for the broadcast nets (ABC/CBS/FOX) for the first 2 nights, and they were both under DNC:

DNC broadcast night 1: 6.7 million
RNC broadcast night 1: 5.2 million

DNC broadcast night 2: 6.7 million
RNC broadcast night 2: 6.1 million

These are just 3 broadcast nets, b/c RNC caught up to DNC overall on night 2. But what is interesting is that to me, the broadcast nets provide the most "regular" viewers (more political/in tuned junkies likely watch on cable), so RNC still trailing DNC in probably the "normie" viewers.

https://twitter.com/thehill/status/1299011047903428609

[Landslide Lyndon]

We'll see what happens with the rest of the nights, but the final #s are in for the broadcast nets (ABC/CBS/FOX) for the first 2 nights, and they were both under DNC:

DNC broadcast night 1: 6.7 million
RNC broadcast night 1: 5.2 million

DNC broadcast night 2: 6.7 million
RNC broadcast night 2: 6.1 million

These are just 3 broadcast nets, b/c RNC caught up to DNC overall on night 2. But what is interesting is that to me, the broadcast nets provide the most "regular" viewers (more political/in tuned junkies likely watch on cable), so RNC still trailing DNC in probably the "normie" viewers.

https://twitter.com/thehill/status/1299011047903428609

Yeah, we talked about it yesterday.
Your point?

[Rand]

This is insane:

https://twitter.com/markknoller/status/1299107598063603716

A natural disaster on the Gulf Coast and a national disaster at the White House.

[Landslide Lyndon]

This is insane:

https://twitter.com/markknoller/status/1299107598063603716

So, who is going to be South Lawn's Herman Cain?

[WD]

This is insane:

https://twitter.com/markknoller/status/1299107598063603716

So, who is going to be South Lawn's Herman Cain?

Probably some journalist?

[Landslide Lyndon]

This is insane:

https://twitter.com/markknoller/status/1299107598063603716

So, who is going to be South Lawn's Herman Cain?

Probably some journalist?

Doubtful. I'm pretty certain they'll be all wearing masks.
Unless of course you mean some poor OANN or Breitbart "journalist".