Democratic Party Convention General Thread

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Alex_H said:
DirecTV has its own channel dedicated just to the conventions. No commentary, just a live feed from the convention floor. Its quite nice, actually. No commercials, no commentary, just the convention.
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Thanks, Alex. I have DirecTV. I’ll have to check that out.
 
Geist said:
A PAC affiliated with the Clinton campaign also pays people to say nice things about Hillary online.

dailykos.com/story/2016/4/21/1518537/-Clinton-SuperPac-Admits-to-Paying-Internet-Trolls
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This sounds usual to me. I’ve seen companies do this or offer this as a part of their “Search Engine Optimization” services. I get parties offering to sell me these services for my web sites, and I’ve been asked to participate by way of expressing certain opinions in articles that I write on other topics.

I think the article title might be a bit of a misnomer; people hired are not necessarily hired to be trolls. That’s not to say that some of the hired people don’t take that role. Social media is one of the ways that ideas and views are exchanged. I don’t think there are very many forms and platforms for communication that don’t also become platforms for advertising or attempting to sway opinions.
 
queenofheartscv said:
I watched GOP convention on cspan with no commercials. Cspan is not included in TV ratings analysis. Many trump supporters did the same or watched online streaming.
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Wouldn’t the same be true of Democrats? Actually, among those I know, the D’s are much more likely to watch C-Span than the R’s.
 
I always find it disheartening when people brag about refusing to listen to the opinions of those who disagree with them and the reasons they hold their views.
 
Book_Worm said:
I always find it disheartening when people brag about refusing to listen to the opinions of those who disagree with them and the reasons they hold their views.
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I agree. I watched the Republican convention and now I’m watching the Democratic convention.
 
meltzerboy said:
Attending a rally, even in the heat, does not necessarily mean one supports the candidate. I would like to attend a Trump rally because he is a charismatic speaker, although I have no intention of voting for him. (I once attended a Billy Graham rally for the same reason.) Others may attend because they are undecided. Still others may just be going along with a friend or family member for a day out. Or just for comic relief. We cannot assume large audiences mean everyone is a supporter.
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19 people collapsed due to the heat waiting to get in. Curiosity doesn’t warrant that kind of devotion.
 
Honest impression watching Chelsea: everyone including the audience but especially Chelsea is so robotic.
 
Thorolfr said:
I agree. I watched the Republican convention and now I’m watching the Democratic convention.
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Me too. I always want to know and understand why people believe a certain way. It’s important.
 
Book_Worm said:
I always find it disheartening when people brag about refusing to listen to the opinions of those who disagree with them and the reasons they hold their views.
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I find it disheartening when adults act like junior high schoolers at a pep rally.🤷
 
Trump says he wants to hit DNC speakers. Is it just me who thinks it’s weird that he doesn’t know how to express himself without threats of violence?
 
queenofheartscv said:
Did hillary call bill her explainer-in-chief? What is that?
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In 2012, Bill Clinton gave a speech for Obama at the convention. Afterwords, everyone was saying that Bill laid out the case for re-election better than Obama so Obama started calling him the “explainer-in-chief.” Bill has a reputation for being able to explain complex concepts in ways that everyone can understand so the moniker stuck.
 
Songcatcher said:
In 2012, Bill Clinton gave a speech for Obama at the convention. Afterwords, everyone was saying that Bill laid out the case for re-election better than Obama so Obama started calling him the “explainer-in-chief.” Bill has a reputation for being able to explain complex concepts in ways that everyone can understand so the moniker stuck.
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Thanks for that explanation. Bill doesn’t look very good.
 
ComplineSanFran said:
We’ll have to wait and see.
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I’d venture to say that God isn’t particularly pushing for the first woman president. We’ve already got the most powerful female in the world, more powerful than all mortals put together.
 
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