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The problem for Biden is that I don't think that performance by Trump is going to tamp down any of the issues he has within his own party.... which seems like a more immediate concern

Also beyond me how many people hear a "pivot" being promised from his advisors and take it at face value. He's not changing.... maybe he's older and doesn't have the juice that he used to, but content wise, what you see is what you get. It's never going to change.

He did the exact opposite - he had a prepared speech and largely didn't give it. I think he'll maybe get some mileage out of the first 15 to 20 mins... but it just wasn't a good speech. Lucky for him that a lot of the people that Tater is asking about will be watching viral clips and snippets. Otherwise, I agree... As bleak as things have been, tonight shows that he can still be beat. And whatever step lies next needs to be dealt with in short order

If he'd have wrapped at around minute 70 (still way longer than normal), this would be more the case... But the longer he goes on, the more and more the speech itself becomes the takeaway of the night.

Is this the longest acceptance speech ever? It's pushing an hour and a half lol

There will be snippets of the convention coverage tonight that may go viral and be interesting (Hulk Hogan... It's awful but can see the appeal). The speech itself isn't gonna land IMO. He'll likely get graded on a curve for the first 15 mins, but even that wasn't all that good. Just doesn't have the zip on the heater anymore

Coauthor of Project 2025, the plan that I have never heard of and definitely have nothing to do with... (Wink wink)

Good Lord, what a bunch of morons. We've been watching this guy for 8 years... There's never a pivot! Good grief

Gotta say... Not feeling the unity here.

He's the same as he ever was, but instead of throwing 96-98, he's throwing 91-93.... It would get more attention if it weren't for Biden being even older IMO

If this thing is gonna be one of his rallies, how many TVs start to tune out? It's already past 11:00 Eastern lol

This speech is really low energy...

Worth noting the fire jacket on the stage misspelled the last name of the victim shot during the assassination attempt... I have no idea if it's the real jacket or not, but this is Trump we are dealing with, so...

Crazy how the NYT has fallen in quality

Hulk showing up... On the heels of the porn star lady last night apparently lol

Color me surprised that there may be more to the story than what the Blue Check guy who makes money getting people angry said

That's Jerry Jr.

It's also for all those who went to college and took out loans and dropped out... many of whom learned the lesson that conservatives like to talk about too late. That's the part of student loan forgiveness that should make sense regardless of one's political beliefs.

A name circulating around that I hadn't heard until now as a possible Harris VP: Arizona Senator Mark Kelly. Would be a really interesting contrast with JD Vance on a few different levels, particularly electorally when comparing their performances in 2022.

I mean, this is a message board. People tend to converse on message boards.

Didn't Britain literally just have an election? One where Nigel Farage's party won four seats out of 650?

Maybe when Politico gets through with crap like this: They can get around to asking questions about medical records or even a statement about what happened.

I mean, that's a big part of it, although it's hilarious that the guys in Congress who make those arguments most loudly (Josh Hawley and Ted Cruz) all got degrees from Ivy Institutions. And in Cruz' case, I'm guessing his girls will end up attending one of those colleges too.... not a chance they're gonna go to college with the hoi polloi at Sam Houston State lol Overall I'm just struck by how divorced it is from anything I experienced in two trips through colleges (Michigan Tech, UT-Arlington)... I know they both lean engineering, certainly they are more liberal than the GP and had campus activism but nothing that extreme. In general, the rhetoric around colleges would have someone believe that everyone attended Cornell or Oberlin or whatever. Nobody will admit it, but it's a form of elite bias.... guys like Hawley and Cruz and others projecting their experiences onto everyone's college experience. I just don't buy into it.