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Jersey Devil

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1. Good move, let them do bad cop, good cop combo

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Thu Aug 20, 2020, 07:33 AM

Aug 2020

Obama went on the attack so that we could see Harris in a very positive way as she told her personal story, something she could not have done fully if she was forced to be on the attack.

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Axios: Obama switched places with Harris [View all] brooklynite Aug 2020 OP

Good move, let them do bad cop, good cop combo Jersey Devil Aug 2020 #1

Yup, he took and heat from the evening in case of any petulant tweet storm.. nt mitch96 Aug 2020 #5

That was my thought, too. And Trump never saw it coming eleny Aug 2020 #19

A class act malaise Aug 2020 #2

Yes it was. llmart Aug 2020 #3

Always, and it was. marble falls Aug 2020 #9

It also made sense from a logistical standpoint. bearsfootball516 Aug 2020 #4

I had been hoping... Louis1895 Aug 2020 #6

Convention is proving the essence of the Democratic Party instead of a marathon bucolic_frolic Aug 2020 #10

Agreed! This is the future of national political conventions. OAITW r.2.0 Aug 2020 #14

I love feisty Momala mercuryblues Aug 2020 #15

I totally agree! Louis1895 Aug 2020 #18

if it was a sovereign country mercuryblues Aug 2020 #20

The downside of the move is having to follow Obama Sherman A1 Aug 2020 #7

That's what I said New Breed Leader Aug 2020 #11

that's why she focused on her personal story and it worked wonderfully AlexSFCA Aug 2020 #13

It made more sense to have her as the "closer" because it WAS her night. BumRushDaShow Aug 2020 #8

It is also the unstated truth, he is the past, she is the future of the party irisblue Aug 2020 #12

Last night was perfect! Nt ecstatic Aug 2020 #16

The fact he asked to switch, to let Kamala close out the night, shows what a class act O is. onetexan Aug 2020 #17

That man is brilliant - Obama that is. DenverJared Aug 2020 #21