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2016 Postmortem

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Renew Deal

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Mon Jul 25, 2016, 11:24 PM Jul 2016

How was Day 1 of the convention? [View all]


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How was Day 1 of the convention? [View all] Renew Deal Jul 2016 OP
It turned around with Al Franken. longship Jul 2016 #1
+1, the last 3 hours wiped out the first 7 hours of bullshit no doubt uponit7771 Jul 2016 #2
I agree ... Al Franken totally deserves credit Greywing Jul 2016 #4
I think it started with the little girl. She stemmed the tide. LuvLoogie Jul 2016 #5
PBS only showed the last few seconds of it. longship Jul 2016 #7
Here you go. LuvLoogie Jul 2016 #9
Thx much! nt longship Jul 2016 #10
Gotta say I even enjoyed some of the commentary on PBS. NCTraveler Jul 2016 #20
Yes, I liked it. longship Jul 2016 #21
I got to know them well after watching Lehrer for over a decade. NCTraveler Jul 2016 #22
Hilights for me were the Labor leaders, the little girl, the woman in the wheel chair, LuvLoogie Jul 2016 #3
Awesome! bigwillq Jul 2016 #6
We're going to get a YUUGE bounce!! MerryBlooms Jul 2016 #8
Looks like for all the consternation, DUers came away happy Renew Deal Jul 2016 #11
what's interesting... djsunyc Jul 2016 #12
And what do you think about that? Renew Deal Jul 2016 #13
This first night ended up so uplifting that I didn't even think of them myself! Not once! LuvLoogie Jul 2016 #14
This is the party of hope, rather than the party of fear... Rhiannon12866 Jul 2016 #16
I imagine Dump tweeted about fear for those who need it. nt fleabiscuit Jul 2016 #25
Our local news spent most of its coverage on the boo birds and strife. geek tragedy Jul 2016 #15
Horrible logostics Gothmog Jul 2016 #17
Sorry to hear about the public transportation issues. I don't Exilednight Jul 2016 #26
yes, there were boo's, but it was organic, raw, and real. And through it all, it reminded me of why AgadorSparticus Jul 2016 #18
It started off rocky Jamaal510 Jul 2016 #19
It was great! workinclasszero Jul 2016 #23
Left me feeling good carburyme Jul 2016 #24
I don't mind protests .... but .... etherealtruth Jul 2016 #27
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