The Democratic National Committee (DNC) is taking to TikTok, Twitch, YouTube and other major digital media platforms as it looks to attract younger viewers at next week's convention...
President Trump spent last week trying his best to convert the power of his office into a shift in presidential polling. The Republican Party presented a parade of people meant to attest to Trump’s effectiveness as president and to intone about the dangers of electing former vice president Joe Biden. It was one of the few remaining times that Trump will be able to command the nation’s attention before voters begin casting ballots in the presidential election.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2020/09/02/this-is-why-trump-is-still-losing/
Democratic delegates from all 50 U.S. states and seven territories cast their official votes for the 2020 presidential nominee during a virtual roll call on the second night of the Democratic National Convention. Speaking from notable locations in their home regions -- from ocean shores in Puerto Rico to tribal lands in New Mexico and South Dakota -- delegates highlighted their policy priorities and announced vote tallies for presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden. Some delegates also cast support for Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, who dropped out of the race this spring. The coronavirus pandemic upended both parties’ traditional conventions. Instead of in-person events, the program each night features a number of speakers and musical performances virtually across the country. .... https://youtu.be/vQ9s4x_Mybs
Former First Lady Michelle Obama asks voters to “vote for Joe Biden like our lives depend on it” and says Trump “is the wrong president for our country” during her speech at the DNC.
https://youtu.be/VZwfEWpG_wA
Former President Barack Obama: "Donald Trump hasn’t grown into the job because he can’t. And the consequences of that failure are severe. 170,000 Americans dead. Millions of jobs gone."
https://youtu.be/aohkgMFfhS4
Jon, Jon, Tommy, and Dan reflect on Joe Biden’s acceptance speech at the Democratic National Convention, reflect on the week of speeches and moments, and look ahead to next week’s Republican National Convention.
Interview: https://www.spreaker.com/user/9513168/it-s-joe-time
The first three days of the Democratic National Convention features a wide variety of locations, segments, and speakers, including major addresses from Bernie Sanders, Michelle Obama, Jill Biden, Barack Obama, and Kamala Harris. Then Elizabeth Warren talks to Dan about her convention speech and her efforts to save the U.S. Postal Service.
Interview:
Calling it “hurtful and insulting,” Donald J. Trump on Friday said that Joe Biden’s pro-empathy speech at the Democratic National Convention was “deeply offensive” to the nation’s sociopaths.
Blasting Biden’s incendiary pro-compassion rhetoric, Trump said that the “roomful of sociopaths” with whom he watched the speech found it “alienating and divisive.”
https://www.newyorker.com/humor/borowitz-report/trump-calls-bidens-pro-empathy-message-offensive-to-sociopaths
The Democratic National Convention kicked off Monday night in its first completely virtual, made-for-TV incarnation. It was unlike any convention night seen in years past. The most glaring difference: the absence of delegates and an audience.
That presented hurdles that the party tried to vault with a highly produced event that felt, at times, like a political infomercial mixed with a bit of "We Are The World" — and included one standout speech from former first lady Michelle Obama.
https://www.npr.org/2020/08/18/903420779/7-takeaways-from-the-first-night-of-the-democratic-national-convention
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