The roll call is really NEAT.

[roamer65]

I am loving it.





I am tearing up.

[scarletwoman]

1. Yup!

[tanyev]

2. Yes! LOVE seeing the delegates in their own states!

[marlakay]

8. Thats what I like! Nt

[C_U_L8R]

3. It's better than the big hall style.

[C_U_L8R]

16. I like that quieter voices get an equal platform in a virtual convention

Pretty cool.

[Javaman]

4. I really like this format a lot! nt

[Generic Brad]

5. I'm not feeling it

I get it. But it is not compelling to me. I must just be wired differently.

[CentralMass]

41. The format or the roll call ?

[Generic Brad]

43. The roll call

It didn’t drum up any enthusiasm in me. But I recognize others feel markedly different about it than I do.

[CentralMass]

44. Ok. It was a bit bland. There were others here that seem to be confused about it.

[Stallion]

6. Ha! Delaware Passes!!!

[rufus dog]

9. They get to take Biden over the top

[Stallion]

12. Tradition

a nod to the suspense of a real roll call

[OAITW r.2.0]

7. An amazing moment!

I'm betting that this is the conventional footprint for the future. Great stuff, the best convention I've ever watched.

[TomSlick]

11. I'm enjoying it. I can actually hear the state by state speeches.

[still_one]

13. It is great

[onetexan]

14. Yes! It features people from every background, color & professions. The Big Tent is really large &

Joe's theme of Build Back Better is really emphasized here. Very inspirational.

[ecstatic]

15. LOL @ Kansas. nt

[doc03]

17. What is the point we know the result already? I am not going to watch 50 something

people make a little speech about what we already know. I suppose they have to do it but it is a waste of valuable
time. I just doubt many people that could change their mind about the election will sit through it.

[SunSeeker]

20. You're missing out. It's America. It's beautiful.

Worth every minute. The gorgeous location shots and folksy vote pronouncements made me tear up. I guess I'm a sap.

[doc03]

22. I will skip it. Enjoy

[onetexan]

24. Apparently you haven't been to a convention or watched one? This is historical tradition. Read up on

why the roll call is done and its importance.

[doc03]

42. I am 72 I have seen many conventions I know it is tradition. nt

[LeftInTX]

34. Americana

Live conventions had hats and costumes

[calimary]

71. The scenery is MUCH better in this one.

I liked it!

VERY well-done!

[SunSeeker]

18. Me too! Love the location shots!! We should do this EVERY YEAR!

It showcases the stunning beauty of our country, from American Samoa to Hawaii to California, to Iowa, to Washington DC!

[crickets]

27. I am enjoying the locations- it's interesting to see who chooses

to speak from their homes, their back yards, interesting public buildings, and gorgeous outdoor spots. I love seeing the kids involved too. It's neat!

[MFGsunny]

60. Boy howdy! n/t

[demmiblue]

19. Ha... little dude in LA holding up the shades!

[frazzled]

21. Best: They're not all drunk

Indeed, no one appears to be drunk

[SunSeeker]

33. Unlike my Zoom calls! LOL

[RhodeIslandOne]

23. It really is so much more interesting than the usual shouting and nonsense....

.....during the indoor conventions.

[Yavin4]

25. Rhode Island brought food

Nice.

[calimary]

74. "The Calamari Comeback State"!

LOVE it!

And all the stories and triumphs and struggles, in their own element. Putting a real human face on things. Underscores the color and culture and state specialties and distinctions, and local concerns also. You got a sense of the personality of each state and its pride in how it fits into this down-but-not-out country.

VERY well done!

[onetexan]

26. Whoa, dig the diss of 45 by Puerto Rico!!

Love the Rhode Island calimary ad too. Very cool!

[SunSeeker]

28. Mmm, that calamari looked good!

[Stinky The Clown]

30. The "Calamari Comeback" state

I love it!

[Mossfern]

40. That's it

I'm moving to Rhode Island.

[Stinky The Clown]

29. This is better than any roll call I have ever seen before

Real faces where they live. Telling us who they are and who they're voting for.

[SunSeeker]

35. Yes! So cool!

[MFGsunny]

61. This! n/t

[onetexan]

31. Bernie's standing w/ Vermont!!

[Vivienne235729]

57. I saw that!!! 😍

[crickets]

32. I'm a little behind - I just have to say how much I loved Jaime Harris speaking for SC! 👏👏

[albacore]

36. As a high school teacher for 30 years...

I hated pep rallies. Heating up the already-convinced.
Developing "school spirit".... whatever that is/was.

That's what I hated about the old conventions. Fun for the participants, maybe, but not really for the rest of us. I realize that sweating, cheering crowds are part of Americana, but so was the buggy whip... and the typewriter.

This is better IMHO.

[scrabblequeen40]

37. me too.

I'm really loving the authenticity. I will not soon forget this moment.

[Niagara]

38. KnR

I'm loving this!

[Staph]

39. Can anyone tell me

where to find a list of the speakers from each of the states and territories?

I looked on the official DNC website, but no luck.

[dragonlady]

63. Wisconsin was announced by our Lieutenant Governor, Mandela Barnes

He's a great young man.

[klook]

45. That was great -- a look at regular Dems around the country

AND a nice armchair road trip!

[c-rational]

46. This is a roll call to remember. I loved the format,, the different locations, how personal

and relevant each speaker was. I hope they keep this moving forward.

[MontanaMama]

47. I actually like this better

than the actual convention. Love to see the landscapes and cultural references.

[nycbos]

48. I'll take some Rhode Island calamari.

[yellowdogintexas]

49. I wish I had seen all of it. I was watching ABC and they cut away

and when they came back Kansas through Nebraska had been counted ..

Bummer .

Surely You Tube will have video just of the roll call?

[gristy]

58. here you go!

Roll call starts at 56:50

[burrowowl]

75. Kick! I really liked it!

[crickets]

62. Self delete - I typed too slow! 🤭

[Fiendish Thingy]

50. I predict they will do it this way from now on- it's awesome! Nt

[LeftInTX]

67. I don't think so

These are via emergency rules.
I love it, but party rules call for in person.

[Karadeniz]

51. My fav: the Hawaii presenter pointed out that Hawaii is the birthplace of Obama...hear that,

Birtherman?

[mountain grammy]

52. Yes, we enjoyed that!

[Richard D]

53. Same reaction.

So beautiful and such incredible diversity.

[Vivienne235729]

54. i can see some states brought the extra in their presentations and others did not.

I LOVE NM!!!! He had on his native outfit and had the Sandia mtn behind him. Beautifully done!!! I also REALLY loved the ladies from (I think TN) that did a shout out to the suffrafettes. LOVED all the ladies wearing white today!!

[LeftInTX]

68. I liked TN too. The only ones with party favors!

[RestoreAmerica2020]

55. Thx for post, great thread responses. Que bella es our diverse America! Best convention roll cal

..ever! It waa seemless-- kudos to those who produced it-was just great! Beautiful people from all walks of life showcasing stunnung vistas--this our America.

[thinkingagain]

56. I liked what I was able to see if the roll call

To me it gave meaning to we the people.
By showing everyone in there own setting. More personal.

[iluvtennis]

59. Yes, the roll call was awesome - this type of roll call needs to be used in the future - concise,

straight to the point, and done in less than 40 minutes - just wonderful. And we got to see the beautiful diversity across America and its territories.

[relayerbob]

64. Ye[, the best

The roll call is usually long and boring. This was quick and gave such a wide palette of local flavor

[FailureToCommunicate]

65. Real people, many Natve Americans, and wasn't the Tennessee roll call great!!

The final state needed to ratify women's right to vote.

[Lasher]

66. I have been watching conventions for 50 years.

And I gotta say this this the best format so far. Go Democrats!

[OrwellwasRight]

69. Loved it!

So much better than a convention hall.

[Solost]

70. What am I missing????!?!!???

[Warpy]

72. I'm shocked by how well done this convention without a convention has been

I don't miss the crowd noise or the shots of all the back patting and milling around. I'm not going to miss the balloons or confetti. Some of the slower parts have had kind of an infomercial feel, but most of it has been very well done.

Kudos to the team who put this together. Well done!

Now to see what the GOP manages to kludge together at the last minute now that all their marketers have fled and the Orange Oinker wasted too much time tantruming for a big indoor crowd.

[Retrograde]

78. Biden did have balloons and confetti

when his nomination was confirmed! I like that they did it in what looks like his living room!

[democrattotheend]

73. It's the closest I've seen to a roll call done properly

The way it's supposed to go is that the state delegations are supposed to pass and yield as necessary to ensure that the home state puts the nominee over the top. Yet this protocol has not been followed since at least 2004.

In 2008, it looked like that was what was going to happen - Illinois passed, then New Mexico, which would have put Obama over the top, yielded back to Illinois, but then Illinois kicked it over to New York so Hillary could propose suspending the roll call and nominating Obama by acclimation. It was a nice moment of unity but as a roll call junkie who's been obsessed with this since my first Young Dems convention I was slightly annoyed.

In 2012, they decided to have Ohio put Obama over the top instead of Illinois, which annoyed me at the time but I guess it was kind of prescient, since Ohio was the state that put him over 270 on election night.

In 2016, if I recall correctly they had New York and Vermont pass, then had Bernie call for recording the votes and then nominating Hillary by acclimation? Or did New York cast its votes when it came up in the roll call and only Vermont passed?

This year Delaware passed and went last, but I'm pretty sure Biden went over 1991 long before they came back to Delaware.

[Kamala4TheWin]

77. Very creative...

[Rhiannon12866]

80. Here's the video for anyone who missed it:

Watch Full Roll Call at the 2020 DNC - NowThis
https://www.democraticunderground.com/1017600802