Is it just me, or are DEMOCRATS F***ING KILLING IT the last couple of nights?!?

[mr_lebowski]

I feel like these two nights have been completely amazing.

And let me also say ... Joe was the right person for this time.

There is no longer any doubt in my mind.

Am I wrong?

[msongs]

1. exactly and I am unanimous in this nt

[IrishEyes]

51. They have all done very well

I love Are You Being Served. What a great tv show.

[NurseJackie]

53. VIRTUAL CONVENTIONS FOREVER!!!

[gademocrat7]

2. You are spot on!

The Dems are on fire.

[OAITW r.2.0]

3. Bloody fucking brilliant, IMHO.

Expected it be good, but with lots of technical glitched....I was wrong. The best convention of my life and I've been watching them since 1968.

[octoberlib]

4. Yes, they're doing an excellent job with this convention!

[bottomofthehill]

5. Having been to many conventions

I had my reservations over this one. I realize in COVID times, and the complete failure of the President to control it, the TV convention was necessary, but I could not visualize it.

I am converted. This has been amazing. The message is getting out and getting out with purpose, direction, compassion and precision.

If this is the future, I am comfortable.

[DonaldsRump]

6. Yes! (response to both parts of the compound question)!

WE ARE ON FIRE. IT IS THE PASSION OF TRUMP'S HORRORS THAT FLAMES THE FIRES.

[uponit7771]

7. It's not you, its the format is ***WAY*** more personal than talking to a convention crowd

[Happy Hoosier]

29. I agree....

I could never get through convention coverage before. I just tuned in fo the big speeches. This way WAY better IMO.

[scrabblequeen40]

55. +1000 eom

[yankee87]

8. Killing it

I personally think that the way the convention had to be held is better than in person. Whoever set it up, deserves more money.

[Hoyt]

12. Exactly. This could easily have failed just because of logistics/tech, not message.

[gristy]

22. yes. There is somebody in charge who deserves our utmost gratitude

Not to mention probably a dozen people who are telling him/her what to do, a dozen direct reports, and hundreds and hundreds of behind-the-scenes technicians and contributors.

[Hoyt]

26. I agree completely. I can't imagine the pressure when there's no room for failure.

They deserve the country’s gratitude.

[Hoyt]

9. +1000. They've really done well in a new virtual environment.

[herding cats]

10. So far, we're nailing it.

We have Republicans on the defensive. That's always a win!

[RussBLib]

11. The 2 hosts have been outstanding

Really, this is the best convention I've ever seen.

[underpants]

14. Yes they have.

Kerry Washington and then Julia Louise-Dreyfus next.

[RussBLib]

19. Excellent choices, thanks nt

[mr_lebowski]

24. That was Eva Longoria the first night, right?

Cause if I'm correct on this ... does she have a portrait of herself in her closet that's actually aging, or how does that whole thing work?

[underpants]

28. Funny.

When it came on the air last night I let out a “Damn!”
My wife laughed and said “shouldn’t she be aging? She’s how old?!?”
I looked it up. WOW.

[rufus dog]

37. Rookie!

I was about to do something similar. Married for 32 years, learned to suppress some comments. I don’t want one of her commercials coming on and getting side stink eye from the wife.

[gristy]

25. Julia! I had not heard this! Of course!

The perfect choice!

[underpants]

13. Very well produced. Seamless. Allowance for the unexpected.

For the first big Zoom production anywhere near this scale it’s been incredible.

[madaboutharry]

15. It has been wonderful.

The democrats have done something truly magical.

I too wondered how they were going to pull this off. It has been brilliant.

[MFGsunny]

27. + 1000 n/t

[oswaldactedalone]

16. Fantastic

The production values are wondrous. Emmy nominations being placed for this.

[renate]

17. I think I will be proud of my country again in a few months

I haven’t felt this way for quite a while.

I mean, I know I’m biased, but objectively, isn’t our side just... nicer?

[RockRaven]

18. It's not just you. But few are going to have watched who are undecided or capable of

changing their mind... That's the messed up situation we are in -- most people are not going to watch either convention, and fewer still will watch both so as to see the contrast.

I would take issue with Biden over loads of policy and rhetorical issues of we were ever to discuss policy and its presentation just the two of us, but I would literally risk my life to cast a vote for him in this election. Because Trump as POTUS means certain death for so many of us...

[PatrickforO]

35. I may watch the Republican convention as long as I can stand it.

But that is the contrast, isn't it? The Biden/Harris ticket = hope, kindness, empathy, a bringing together.

The Trump/Pence ticket - divisiveness, polarization, racism, xenophobia, FEAR.

Hope vs fear and hatred.

[MontanaMama]

20. Not wrong!

Crying in my wine glass...tears of happiness that THIS is my fucking party. Hell yes!

[PatrickforO]

36. I cried too. n/t

[onetexan]

56. i hear ya

As i went on my long walk today with my daughter i rewatched on my fone all the clips MSNBC had, and earlier rewatched the roll call. My little puppy jumped on my lap & we both cheered for every state when the speaker said "X votes for Joe Biden"

This whole thing was so well done, and reflective of the fact Joe surrounds himself with the best people, in contrast to the Idiot. Everything he touches dies.

[1plus1equals1]

21. Oh yeah

Once I got use to the lack of applause between comments I was very impressed. In some aspects I even like this format better.

[CatWoman]

23. you're blinding us with science

[tapper]

30. Glitched during Jill's bio

YouTube glitched rather badly during the bio piece, but I’m assuming that was an incident local to the server/server farm that was streaming to my connection. (Watched the direct DNC, not one of the commercial channels.)

Incredible technology, try to guess how many how many tens—hundreds of thousands—millions?—of physical and virtual servers were streaming the videos? I remember one of the first timeS Apple tried to stream One of the WWDC (annual developers conference) keynote speeches .... not impressive...

[C_U_L8R]

31. Conventions are tradition.

But like many traditions, they've failed to stay up to date. Much less lead. One silver lining here in quarantine time is we've discovered smart ways to connect. I'm sure it's always been a blast to be in those big halls but this virtual convention is engaging millions in more personal, impactful ways.

[PatrickforO]

33. I agree. The roll call was great. Way better than in some arena.

And it was quite engaging. I'm pretty excited, actually. I'm watching tomorrow, too, because Harris is up tomorrow. I really want to see her. This is a great ticket.

[PatrickforO]

32. Yeah, tonight was a tear-jerker for sure. I feel like I really got to know the Bidens.

I'm feeling some hope again. I mean, just having a normal, sane kind of guy who actually has compassion - that's a pretty big deal compared with what we have had.

[relayerbob]

34. Yep. Especially given the completely unprecedented manner in which it is being held

[Maru Kitteh]

38. I have been absolutely BLOWN AWAY at how wonderful this convention is!

[certainot]

39. instead of a bunch of people wearing suits and crowded into an area

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all those states and countries...

so now the GOP is scrambling to redo their prerecorded white guys in suits or jeans..

btw limbaugh wondered why it was that michelle 'my belle' obama couldnt redo her speech to include kamala..... is there something there... mishelle must be jealous, etc.... it is fucking amazing dems let this shit go on for 30 fucking years from 1500 radio stations- and with putin using limbaugh for at least a decade.

[BadgerMom]

40. You are correct, sir!

[Lady Freedom Returns]

41. I'm loving it!

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[Sogo]

42. I can barely articulate how much better I feel

after having watched these two nights of the Democratic Convention!

It’s like a big burden is being lifted off our collective shoulders....hopeful again....and that’s not a small thing....

Biden/Harris 2020 !!

[Laura PourMeADrink]

43. Yes just you :)

[flibbitygiblets]

44. The Dems are pretty much killing it

and the format is really working.

It's oddly more personal, I didn't expect that. Seemed faster paced than usual.which keeps the network commentators quieter.

[drray23]

45. this format is even better than in person.

in the past we woulg get clips in the evening news or shows about what happened that day at the convention. the virtual convention is being streamed and broadcasted to millions. its going to have a huge impact.

[More_Cowbell]

46. Nicolle Wallace said the RNC can't match it

Even aside from the GOP's lack of content and character, she said that from her experience in campaigns she knows that the RNC doesn't have anyone who could produce something like this.

I have to think that the RNC also got a late start on planning for a virtual convention. Though I imagine they'll try to gather as many people together as possible for Trump.

[mr_lebowski]

48. One thing I'm 100% positive on ... they ain't gonna TOUCH the quality of our music ...

And it doesn't even need to be said they can't touch our people.

But I guess I just did.

[malaise]

49. They can't match it because they wanted the rally format so badly that

this format is an afterthought for them. I can't wait for the laughs next week

[mr_lebowski]

47. Sorry I didn't have time to reply to everyone, but thanks all for chiming in!

You guys are the best

This is the most DU'ers totally agreeing on a subject (other than, like, Skinner being awesome or the like), with no dissension, I can recall in quite some time.

SO GLAD THE PRIMARIES ARE 100% and OFFICIALLY OVER and mah people are back to acting (a bit more) normal 'round these parts!!!

[rkleinberger]

52. Yes they are

But they need to stop being so nostalgic by bringing out old relics and focus on young voters and the next generation. They need to motivate young voters to the polls. It is not enough that this demographic does not support Trump. They still need a reason to vote for Biden. His story may not be relatable to the young voter. More outreach is needed. This has been spelled out by many young Progressive groups. They vote only at 46%. Imagine if Dems could double the % for Nov 3rd.

[scrabblequeen40]

54. The most consequential nominating convention in my lifetime

DNC is rocking it. I have loved every minute of it so far.

[SKKY]

57. I have been pleasantly surprised, to be honest. I'm not a fan of either of the hosts...

...on the first two nights (I would like someone a bit more energetic), but I'm really just nitpicking. They've both been fine, and some of the speeches and "productions" have been excellent. Given the circumstances, I think it's about as good as they could do. The one thing I do like, and I hope they continue is the roll call. That "tour" of the US was dope AF.

[BlueIdaho]

58. We are witnessing the future of political conventions.

I’m a believer - and I know our ticket is the best we can offer. My favorite bit so far is the roll call of states. It was beautiful!

[marble falls]

59. Its been a good job. A little unpolished in a very few places, but I like a few glitches ...

it make is look real. I think sometimes that we were over polished in the some conventions past. But this feels genuine and I am a cynic.