Democratic Party Convention General Thread

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queenofheartscv said:
This is very true. As the old saying goes, people don’t remember what you say to them but they will remember how you make them feel.

The media’s role in shaping these perceptions, though, is where things get murky.
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There’s a saying in clinical psychology (therapy) that a patient will forgive a mistake of the head (mind) but not a mistake of the heart.
 
estesbob said:
So you cant answer them?
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Did you listen to all of the speeches last night and formulate those questions all on your own?

And of course I can answer your questions. The Democratic Party is a big tent. Full stop.

Fox News and the GOP have a stake in portraying disunity in the Democratic Party. However, compared to the first night of the GOP convention, the first night of the Democratic Party convention was a resounding success.
 
Mulligan2 said:
Did you listen to all of the speeches last night and formulate those questions all on your own?

And of course I can answer your questions. The Democratic Party is a big tent. Full stop.

Fox News and the GOP have a stake in portraying disunity in the Democratic Party. However, compared to the first night of the GOP convention, the first night of the Democratic Party convention was a resounding success.
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Did you watch Fox News or the DNC last night?
 
Mulligan2 said:
However, compared to the first night of the GOP convention, the first night of the Democratic Party convention was a resounding success.
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I thought the first day went great! Michelle Obama, Cory Booker, Senators Warren and Sanders, Paul Simon, lots of great video presentations and all the feisty millenials. Democracy in all its messy, diverse glory. Loved it.

Michelle was the best though (with Cory Booker a close second.) I love Senator Sanders but I thought his speech was a bit shouty for my tastes. Someone needs to tell Bernie, Hillary and Trump to let the microphone do the work.

Oh, I almost forgot, my absolute favorite speech was Anastasia Somasa (sp?) She brought me to tears. What a brave, brilliant young woman and such a powerful speech.
 
I believe that last night was a strong one for Clinton and the DNC.

Mrs. Obama did a great job and is widely liked by the American people.
 
gilliam said:
Not anymore. Social conservatives are not welcome in the party. Haven’t been for a few years now.
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Yeah, it hard to claim that it is a big tent when you exclude social conservatives. You might even find yourself with a few more Mass going Catholic votes.
 
gilliam said:
Not anymore. Social conservatives are not welcome in the party. Haven’t been for a few years now.
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And, of course, moderates have become increasingly unwelcome in the Republican party. New England Republicans like John Chaffee and his son Lincoln Chaffee of Rhode Island or Jim Jeffords, the Republican senator form Vermont who became an independent, are no longer really welcome and have been losing elections. A Republican really can’t be pro-choice any more, for example. The electorate has become more polarized and the two parties have become less diverse in terms of the beliefs of their members.
 
Thorolfr said:
And, of course, moderates have become increasingly unwelcome in the Republican party. New England Republicans like John Chaffee and his son Lincoln Chaffee of Rhode Island or Jim Jeffords, the Republican senator form Vermont who became an independent, are no longer really welcome and have been losing elections. A Republican really can’t be pro-choice any more, for example. The electorate has become more polarized and the two parties have become less diverse in terms of the beliefs of their members.
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Why would a Republican go against his own party’s [platform](https://www.gop.com/platform/we-the-people/)?
The Sanctity and Dignity of Human Life (Top)
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Faithful to the “self-evident” truths enshrined in the Declaration of Independence, we assert the sanctity of human life and affirm that the unborn child has a fundamental individual right to life which cannot be infringed. We support a human life amendment to the Constitution and endorse legislation to make clear that the Fourteenth Amendment’s protections apply to unborn children. We oppose using public revenues to promote or perform abortion or fund organizations which perform or advocate it and will not fund or subsidize health care which includes abortion coverage. We support the appointment of judges who respect traditional family values and the sanctity of innocent human life.
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ringil said:
I believe that last night was a strong one for Clinton and the DNC.

Mrs. Obama did a great job and is widely liked by the American people.
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Yes, Mrs. Obama is widely liked. And by all accounts they have a great family and have done a great job raising their children.
 
lmachine said:
It was almost too good; that lineup was stacked!

Hard to do when the crowd is going wild 😉
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Then what was all that booing and heckling about? And how unifying is it for the man who lost the rigged primary election giving a speech that directly contradicts the speech given by the First Lady? Are we watching the same convention?
 
gracepoole said:
I wouldn’t if I were you. That’s really not a winning approach to disproving one’s alleged racism.
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When it comes to racism, one can be presumed innocent until proven guilty. That is something that the left always seems to get reversed.
 
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