2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumI don't know what they're showing on TV but
inside the hall this feels very much like the conventions I attended in 2004 and 2012. There's a lot of energy in the room, people are having a good time.
The disruptions from earlier have pretty much faded into the background...
greatauntoftriplets
(175,733 posts)turn his back on Sarah Silverman. PBS focused on it briefly. Silverman's doing a great job.
brooklynite
(94,520 posts)greatauntoftriplets
(175,733 posts)Must be warm to wear. Oh well.
woolldog
(8,791 posts)people chanting Bernie, when they should be chanting the name of our nominee.
Doctor Jack
(3,072 posts)As long as they vote democratic in november
bigwillq
(72,790 posts)Watching on CSPAN. Seems like an electric environment. Have fun.
MerryBlooms
(11,769 posts)The crowd loved it!
lamp_shade
(14,828 posts)It sounds like the dissent is waning.
UtahLib
(3,179 posts)Ruby the Liberal
(26,219 posts)no blather from the media, no commercials, and very few crowd shots.
Glad yer havin a good time!
GoCubsGo
(32,080 posts)Hardly any boos coming through that aren't for Trump and his ilk. Some of the commenters are trying to paint it as a huge mass of discord, but Mark Shields has been basically pointing out how full of shit they are, and shutting them down.
AwakeAtLast
(14,124 posts)The chanting was distracting in the beginning, but I think they are starting to listen.
Cory Booker is doing an outstanding job. He knows it is the speech of his life, and he is going for it!