01:18:06 Retweeted @FHQ01:01:52 Will say again that the new rules only call for a superdelegate *recommendation* by the Unity Reform Commission. RBC/DNC can reject.
01:36:03 Retweeted @dandrezner01:35:46 BREAKING: it's possible to acknowledge that:
A) @wikileaks has published trenchant information
B) Wikileaks is a badly flawed organization
04:18:34 Retweeted @NumbersMuncher04:18:20 The attack ads just waiting for Hillary to execute were there for the GOP competitors too, but they were too afraid to confront it head on.
06:14:18 Also mistreated. :-( -> Mom of autistic man at center of Charles Kinsey shooting: My son is traumatized (Miller) https://t.co/95oLo82xfX
17:06:26 Retweeted @SohrabAhmari17:03:50 The silver lining in Trump: More of our progressive friends seem to be realizing that NATO is good and Putin's a real threat. Welcome aboard
20:07:24 Retweeted @AP19:57:36 BREAKING: Democratic National Committee chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz says she will step down at end of party's convention.
20:59:19 Retweeted @benshapiro20:20:14 Guys, if you think this is fun, wait until the Russians release Hillary's 33,000 missing emails the week before the election.
16:36:22 Poll Added: Basswood w/4P in IL from 2016-07-11 to 2016-07-12 – Clinton 46.4% to Trump 32.5% https://t.co/QX4ptNIntN
16:36:27 Full 4P results logged: Basswood w/4P in IL from 2016-07-11 to 2016-07-12 – Clinton 46.4% to Trump 32.5% to Johnson 5.2% to Stein 2.6%
16:52:01 New polls for NH/AL/IL and that is it for today’s “Normal” updates. No changes that trigger an @ElectionGraphs blog post.
16:53:19 Next though, I’ll be adding 50 state + DC results from Morning Consult. One set from April, one from July. Lots of data, will take a while.
16:54:52 I had initially not included these because methodology is quite different from normal polls. But @hominidviews convinced me to include them…
16:57:40 The April results actually include not just Clinton vs Trump, but vs Cruz and Kasich too. I’ll be entering data the rest of the weekend. :-)
17:01:31 Poll Added: Morning Consult in AK from 2016-01-01 to 2016-04-07 – Clinton 33.20% to Trump 48% https://t.co/yBViYRHdm0
17:03:53 Poll Added: Morning Consult in AL from 2016-01-01 to 2016-04-07 – Clinton 30.90% to Trump 53.30% https://t.co/vy0imkaaje
17:06:39 Poll Added: Morning Consult in AR from 2016-01-01 to 2016-04-07 – Clinton 37.50% to Trump 47% https://t.co/dcZ2xPDKBW
17:12:52 Poll Added: Morning Consult in AZ from 2016-01-01 to 2016-04-07 – Clinton 38.80% to Trump 45.60% https://t.co/O4WFKL92hg
17:14:53 Poll Added: Morning Consult in CA from 2016-01-01 to 2016-04-07 – Clinton 53% to Trump 32.20% https://t.co/8YIYToEblY
17:16:38 Poll Added: Morning Consult in CO from 2016-01-01 to 2016-04-07 – Clinton 43.50% to Trump 39% https://t.co/H5nyrM38OO
17:18:24 Poll Added: Morning Consult in CT from 2016-01-01 to 2016-04-07 – Clinton 47.20% to Trump 36.30% https://t.co/lwaFf7JpnS
17:20:00 Poll Added: Morning Consult in DC from 2016-01-01 to 2016-04-07 – Clinton 69.80% to Trump 16.60% https://t.co/x3GN7BWKpn
17:22:38 Poll Added: Morning Consult in DE from 2016-01-01 to 2016-04-07 – Clinton 47.40% to Trump 37.60% https://t.co/J8WUPtac9V
17:26:19 Poll Added: Morning Consult in FL from 2016-01-01 to 2016-04-07 – Clinton 43.30% to Trump 43.10% https://t.co/upehSQzysJ
17:28:15 Poll Added: Morning Consult in GA from 2016-01-01 to 2016-04-07 – Clinton 39% to Trump 45.30% https://t.co/tffI2JYV3B
17:30:01 Poll Added: Morning Consult in HI from 2016-01-01 to 2016-04-07 – Clinton 53.50% to Trump 29% https://t.co/aTuXENr7rA
17:35:19 Poll Added: Morning Consult in IA from 2016-01-01 to 2016-04-07 – Clinton 44.70% to Trump 38.10% https://t.co/jrss3SdEDP
17:37:24 Poll Added: Morning Consult in ID from 2016-01-01 to 2016-04-07 – Clinton 31.80% to Trump 50.60% https://t.co/Z6JwSsVSxa
17:41:13 Poll Added: Morning Consult in IL from 2016-01-01 to 2016-04-07 – Clinton 51.30% to Trump 32.90% https://t.co/taZSlWJQ3v
17:48:20 Poll Added: Morning Consult in IN from 2016-01-01 to 2016-04-07 – Clinton 40.8% to Trump 42.40% https://t.co/I2Mn5xpXca
17:53:13 Poll Added: Morning Consult in KS from 2016-01-01 to 2016-04-07 – Clinton 36.90% to Trump 43.40% https://t.co/lvs1I20UY4
00:17:55 Retweeted @llerer00:14:07 3…2…1… here come the puns: Raising Kaine, Yes we Kaine, Kaine is able…..
00:19:53 This pick is boring, but pretty much expected for the last week or two. We’ll learn a lot more about him soon enough. #Kaine
00:21:21 A Warren-Gingrich VP debate would have been epic. Both candidates let me down. Kaine-Pence debate? Bleh. :-/
00:22:27 Retweeted @PoliticalLine00:12:23 the Kaine-Pence debate is going to be awes……. zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
00:24:32 Retweeted @Redistrict00:09:22 Tim Kaine's resume (espanol/VA/civil rights/mayor/gov/sen/armed services) makes me wonder whether he's been running for VP his whole life.
00:52:17 Retweeted @julia_azari00:52:06 Pence and Kaine both hit the vp pick sweet spot: basically qualified to be president but not flashy enough to be nominated
01:00:00 Retweeted @mattaukamp2016-07-19 21:16:15 One day, Donald Trump is going to look a reporter straight in the eyes on national TV and say "I never ran for President."
01:00:19 Retweeted @danmericaCNN00:55:56 The deciding factor for Clinton on Kaine: His "down to earth" campaign style, their comfort together, his preparedness, aides say.
01:00:23 Retweeted @ananavarro00:58:32 Hispanic Outreach: @HillaryClinton has Spanish-speaking do-gooder who was a missionary in Honduras; Trump has Joe Arpaio…and a taco bowl.
02:18:23 Reading – Hillary Clinton Picks Tim Kaine, Betting She Can Beat Trump Without A Splashy VP (Harry Enten) https://t.co/Zw4AuexY2V
06:59:50 Retweeted @SwiftOnSecurity2016-07-22 21:31:39 I've deleted my tweet. I'd like to apologize to WikiLeaks and ZeroHedge, which are totally not Russian-run psyops against Western countries.
14:57:27 Retweeted @filmystic13:54:13 6 people that Bernie bros wanted for VP are relieved they weren't chosen, because now those same Bernie bros won't be calling them sellouts.
19:19:28 Retweeted @JamesFallows18:00:20 I cannot think of *any* national-level debut that has gone better for figure getting first worldwide exposure than this is going for Kaine
19:25:11 Retweeted @mmurraypolitics19:02:26 5. Finally, those two-most damaging DNC emails came out in May, when the Dem race was essentially over per the delegate math. Timing matters
On this week’s Curmudgeon’s Corner, Sam and Ivan do a Republican National Convention mega show, talking about each night of the convention in detail. But a lot of other things happened this week, so before even starting on the convention they cover Nice and Munich and Syria and Baton Rouge and Miami and Turkey and Roger Ailes and the VP announcements and more. It was a very very busy news week. To top it off, Sam also interviews an actual attendee at the convention. It is a big show. Over three and a half hours this time. Our longest ever. Enjoy!
Click below to listen or subscribe… then let us know your own thoughts!
Recorded 2016-07-23
Length this week – 3:40:00
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Show Details:
(0:00:10-0:06:55) Introduction
Big News Week
Election Graphs vs Curmudgeon’s Corner
(0:07:58-0:32:56) Everything Else Part 1
Nice Attack
Munich Attack
Alex Interlude
US Drone Strike in Syria
Baton Rogue Police Killing
North Miami Shooting
(0:33:09-0:52:39) Everything Else Part 2
Ivan’s Staplers
Attempted Coup in Turkey
Roger Ailes
(0:53:24-1:22:06) Everything Else Part 3
Mike Pence VP Rollout
Republican Rules Committee
Trump and Russia
Leaked DNC docs
Tim Kaine VP Announcement
(1:22:44-1:41:22) Republican National Convention Day 1
Expectations
Rules Vote
Minor Speakers
Melania Speech
(1:42:25-1:57:07) Republican National Convention Day 2
Official Roll Call Vote
Giuliani Speech
Christie Mock Trial
Duck Song
Don Jr Speech
(1:57:55-2:21:15) Republican National Convention Day 3
Cruz Speech
Pence Speech
Trump NYT Interview
(2:21:54-2:56:01) Republican National Convention Day 4
Ivanka Speech
Trump Speech
Trump vs Clinton
(2:57:09-3:35:50) Interview with Marcus the RNC Alternate
Self-Introduction
Political Origins
Primary Support
Unification
Electability
Demographics
NeverTrump efforts
Convention Experience
Protests
Final thoughts
(3:37:10-3:39:40) Wrap up
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The Curmudgeon’s Corner theme music is generously provided by Ray Lynch.
02:41:40 Retweeted @danfagin02:38:28 He's getting scarier, feeding off the crowd. Talking to the hall instead of the cameras. This speech seemed a lot more effective on paper.
02:42:20 This speech will scare the hell out of his opponents, fire up his supporters. No minds changed everybody running to their corners. #RNCinCLE
02:42:33 Retweeted @B_M_Finnigan02:42:26 "He's not going to run."
"He's not going to win a primary."
"He's not going to win the nomination."
"Well, he's not going to be President."
02:43:08 This year will be all about turnout. Not about convincing the now nearly nonexistent “middle”. #RNCinCLE
02:45:10 Retweeted @NumbersMuncher02:45:01 On Earth 2 right now, Rubio is giving one of the most specific, uplifting speeches highlighting how great the future of America can be.
02:45:29 Retweeted @BenjySarlin02:45:23 Now the part where the law and order candidate accuses the nation's top law official of being behind a corrupt cover-up
02:46:04 Retweeted @MileHighBecky02:45:36 Corruption like never ever before in our country. This is the collective sound of history teachers' hearts breaking.
02:47:50 I see people saying Trump’s speech isn’t effective. I think it is. His people eating it up. It is not about convincing new people. #RNCinCLE
02:48:39 Retweeted @HawkinsUSA02:48:30 And now he's pitching to Bernie Sanders' voters on what is mostly a not very true talking point.
02:49:26 Retweeted @MileHighBecky02:49:16 Wait, so the GOP stands for protectionism and tariffs now? What happened to the free market?
02:51:38 Retweeted @studentactivism02:51:28 I don't get the sense that Trump is making an actual play for Sanders supporters so much as trolling worried Clinton supporters.
02:52:09 Every time he says law and order candidate, I start having visions of martial law. #RNCinCLE
02:53:05 Retweeted @a4001938002:52:21 Shorter Trump: I am actually a sociopath who hates everyone. But I fooled a bunch of people so stop thinking and vote for me.
02:53:27 Retweeted @geoffreyvs02:53:07 Trump's given a dynamic speech. Problem is, I don't see how this wins over many more ppl. Reinforces those who already back him. #RNCinCLE
02:55:56 .@ScottNY71 Polling at this point shows the # of people who honestly could flip either way in elections like this <10%, perhaps under 5%. in reply to ScottNY71
02:57:23 Retweeted @jbarro02:57:16 The remarkable thing was, he didn't just go off prompter, he switched from angry shouting mode to normal mode. in reply to jbarro
02:57:31 Retweeted @ChloeAngyal02:57:20 Trump promises to protect LGBT people from ISIS, then encourages the crowd to pat themselves on the back for being SO tolerant. #RNCinCLE
02:57:38 Retweeted @dbernstein02:57:17 RNC delegates give themselves a standing ovation for agreeing that people should not slaughter gay people.
02:59:24 .@ScottNY71 Maybe, but polling has aligned well with voting, and that is what matters to what happens, even if people secretly feel diff. in reply to ScottNY71
03:00:41 .@ScottNY71 Exactly. Most people who claim to be “middle” or “independent” actually behave pretty cleanly on one side or the other. in reply to ScottNY71
03:02:20 .@ScottNY71 Actually there used to be quite a large “middle” in elected officials many decades ago. Slowly withered. Back to speech now. in reply to ScottNY71
03:06:27 Retweeted @greenfield6402:35:45 This is unlike any acceptance speech I've ever seen. Not a single grace note or touch of humor or self-deprecation.
03:08:29 Retweeted @normative03:08:22 If you flipped to this now, you’d think it was from the “how things fell apart” montage at the start of a dystopian sci fi flick.
03:13:06 Retweeted @BernieSanders02:34:42 Trump is wrong. The real cause of instability in the Middle East was the Bush-Cheney invasion of Iraq. By the way, where is President Bush?
03:13:31 Retweeted @AntonioFrench02:58:44 No matter who you supported in the primary, if you're watching this speech right now, commit to keeping this man out of the White House.
03:16:49 Retweeted @ananavarro03:16:39 The end is near, folks. Just saw Trumps & Pences walking off friends & family box. Must be headed for stage. We'll soon be saved by <symbol><symbol><symbol>
03:17:10 Retweeted @felixsalmon03:16:08 This speech is significantly better for Hillary than Hillary’s speech will be
03:18:20 Retweeted @petridishes03:18:13 trump: can we get rid of all the confusing things that give me a headache when I try to read them and upset me
03:18:52 Retweeted @NumbersMuncher03:18:42 You can make the Hitler comparisons to Trump all you want, but I guarantee Hitler would've been done speaking by now.
03:24:09 Retweeted @kurteichenwald03:23:52 This has nothing to do with conserv or liberal. This is the most frightening speech Ive ever seen at any political convention. Or anywhere.
03:25:21 Wait, was that actually a little self-deprecating humor? Just a tad? The bit about not deserving evangelical support. #RNCinCLE
03:26:27 Retweeted @joshtpm03:26:21 Yes, make churches into the new SuperPacs. That will be awesome and we'll all be freer. Thanks.
03:28:30 In 2012, 2008, 2004, 2000, 1996, 1992… I could always see both the R&D cards as reasonable and worth consideration. Not in 2016. #RNCinCLE.
03:30:05 Some of those years more so than others. But this is the first time one of the candidates has just been disqualified out of hand. #RNCinCLEin reply to abulsme
03:30:50 Retweeted @wpjenna03:29:48 I'm standing near a very fired up delegation — but even they are getting tired and losing interest with this long speech. #longweek
03:35:03 The fact that such a large percentage of the American public supports this man depresses me horribly. #RNCinCLE
03:35:39 Retweeted @sinderbrand03:35:28 The "God bless you" wasn't in the prepared remarks, but I think it's a legal requirement for candidates accepting a presidential nomination
03:37:46 Retweeted @chessninja03:35:52 Yes, History is watching Trump, and she’s frantically waving her arms and screaming “Haven’t you idiots learned anything!?!”
03:38:05 Retweeted @LATSeema03:35:43 Trump's acceptance speech lasted 75 minutes, the longest acceptance speech since C-SPAN started tracking in 1972
03:38:10 Retweeted @petridishes03:37:58 to be really accurate these balloons should be really big and take Donald Trump up into the sky away from Oz
03:38:57 Retweeted @KagroX03:35:52 Some will say America is not a hellhole. Others disagree.
03:39:19 Retweeted @NumbersMuncher03:39:02 You threw it all away, GOP. For a guy who spent seventy hours promoting big government. What the hell is wrong with you people?!
03:39:23 Retweeted @aseitzwald03:39:02 Wow – Nicole Wallace on NBC: "The Republican Party that I worked for for two decades died in this room tonight."
03:39:53 Retweeted @jbarro03:39:39 In a Trump administration, all people will be treated equally, but some will be treated more equally than others.
03:41:41 Retweeted @mviser03:41:33 Donald Trump and Mike Pence are standing there. Balloons drop. And then here’s the music that plays: “You can’t always get what you want.”
03:42:26 Retweeted @KevinMKruse03:38:04 His song after the acceptance speech is "All Right Now"? A song about picking up a stranger on the street? Seriously?!
03:46:24 Retweeted @StephenKing02:09:05 That wasn't a convention. It was something closer to a lynch mob. Republicans, you should hang your heads in shame.
04:04:03 Retweeted @michaelbd04:03:54 C-SPAN caller is fantasizing Trump’s first act is to appoint Rudy as AG, who will send Arpaio to arrest Clinton before she flees overseas
04:05:56 Retweeted @danpfeiffer03:44:53 That was the most alarming, bigoted major political speech delivered in 50 years. The only proper response to kick his ass in November
04:17:53 Retweeted @ChrisMegerian04:15:10 "He spoke directly to Latinos and African Americans," Paul Manafort says on CNN.
This is true, but probably not the way he meant it.
04:18:15 Retweeted @HeerJeet04:17:48 Um, what happened to that pivot to the center we were promised?
04:20:29 Retweeted @MatthewKeysLive00:28:50 Appeals court denied my stay. There is no other option. I will have to report to prison.
04:24:24 Retweeted @NumbersMuncher04:23:29 I'll never get over watching the GOP cheer on a guy who is not only calling for big government, but authoritarian big government. Amazing.
04:42:12 Retweeted @mattyglesias04:41:53 The common ground uniting all factions of the GOP is an absurd shared belief that James Comey is covering up evidence of Hillary's crimes.
04:51:14 Retweeted @ZekeJMiller04:51:07 Given all the predictions of violence and trouble, got to hand it to Cleveland for throwing a pretty great convention. Pressure’s on, Philly
07:37:03 Retweeted @Luvvie02:56:14 Seriously. you sit home b/c you "don't wanna vote for the lesser of 2 evils" and Trump wins? FUCK YOU SINCERELY. I mean that shit.
14:06:27 Retweeted @THELuisAMendez14:03:08 So as we begin RNC bump & Clinton VP watch, Clinton on avg is looking at about a 2012 type of victory
15:03:13 Retweeted @AshleyRParker14:58:07 The day after Trump became the official GOP nominee, he is now re-litigating in a national presser the nasty Tweet he sent about Heidi Cruz.
15:04:16 Retweeted @MZHemingway15:00:05 Donald Trump is really good at destroying Republicans and their virtues. Not so good at fighting Democrats or their ideals.
15:04:52 Retweeted @HotlineJosh14:53:29 Trump can't help himself — goes after Cruz day after convention as Pence stands by awkwardly
15:05:42 Retweeted @ethanklapper14:55:49 This sounds like the speech Trump wanted to give yesterday but that Manafort said no to.
20:27:09 Retweeted @chrissyteigen06:48:47 Your excuse for shooting an unarmed black therapist is that you meant to shoot the autistic guy with the toy truck? Holy shit.
23:44:06 Retweeted @EddyElfenbein22:04:05 My brother is in Munich. He was helped to safety by a young Syrian immigrant. The young man's family called from Aleppo to see if he was OK.
02:14:31 Retweeted @POLITICO_Steve02:12:34 Donald Trump in June forgave the loans to his campaign, according to his just-filed FEC report. He began July with $20.2 million on hand.
02:15:15 Retweeted @NumbersMuncher02:15:00 Eric Trump talking about charity. Donald Trump hasn't donated a dollar to his own charitable foundation in EIGHT years. #RNCinCLE
02:16:22 Retweeted @mollyesque02:16:06 Imagine if all the Rs who skipped this convention had shown up & given speeches like Cruz instead.
02:19:16 Retweeted @Neil_Irwin02:19:06 Casual approximation of the Venn diagram of Senate Republicans, Cruz supporters, and Trump supporters
O O O
02:19:57 Retweeted @EsotericCD02:19:37 I didn't think a politician could speak at RNC w/dignity intact. Cruz proved me wrong by delivering biggest own-party f-you since Buchanan.
02:20:05 Retweeted @OKnox02:19:56 Trump has now left the arena. Came in during the riotous end of Cruz, stayed through his son's speech. #RNCinCLE
02:23:55 Retweeted @PatrickSvitek02:23:34 Gingrich: Cruz said vote for a candidate that'll uphold the Constitution. “There is only one candidate who will uphold the Constitution.”
02:24:10 Retweeted @PatrickSvitek02:23:59 Gingrich: "To paraphrase Ted Cruz, if you want to protect the Constitution … the only possible candidate this fall is" Trump.
02:24:20 Retweeted @OKnox02:24:02 That bit about Trump inviting his defeated rivals to speak to the convention wasn't in the prepared remarks.#RNCinCLE in reply to OKnox
02:27:28 Retweeted @THELuisAMendez02:27:20 TBH I'd be surprised right now if Trump gets a big bump from this. What a disaster. Worst R convention since what 64? 96/12 were just boring
02:27:44 Retweeted @BlitznBeans02:26:51 Based on Newt Gingrich's speech I'm no longer worried about the election because we'll all be dead by October. #RNCinCLE
02:30:20 Retweeted @ChloeAngyal02:30:10 Excuse me while I check the "giving a shit about sexual violence when it's committed by brown people" Bingo box. #RNCinCLE
02:30:43 Retweeted @NumbersMuncher02:30:30 It's too bad Rubio couldn't do what Cruz just did. He was the only one who did it during the primary, but caved at the end. That's too bad.
02:32:33 Retweeted @dbernstein02:32:19 Newt: Since 2001 we have been at imminent risk of terrorist nuke attack. For 15 years it hasn't happened. Clearly, our approach must change.
02:33:12 Retweeted @RadioFreeTom02:33:03 Shorter Gingrich: "This might be boring, but I think I've made my point that I am smarter and better than Mike Pence." #RNCinCLE
02:35:52 Retweeted @jonfavs02:14:11 In 2020, Cruz will be the only one able to credibly claim he's the conscience of the party. Ryan, Rubio, etc. took the cowardly way out.
02:36:09 Retweeted @jbarro02:34:57 Cruz's plan to be The Guy Who Stood Up To Trump may be undermined by the fact that he spent 2015 with his head up Trump's ass.
02:37:02 And hopefully that is the last we will hear from Newt in a long time! Yay! #RNCinCLE (Kidding, he is entertaining. Moon bases!) #RNCinCLE
02:37:17 Retweeted @poniewozik02:37:08 Ken Cuccinelli talking to ABC about having to escort Heidi Cruz for her safety from Trump delegates. I'm gonna say this is not a good look.
02:37:47 Retweeted @EsotericCD02:37:39 The GOP Convention house band, either utterly immune to irony or keenly, subversively aware of it, is now playing The Who's "Eminence Front"
02:37:57 Retweeted @notjessewalker02:37:40 "Behind an eminence front. Eminence front, it's a put on. It's an eminence front. It's an eminence front, it's a put on."
02:39:23 Retweeted @ComfortablySmug02:39:13 Paul Ryan has to come out every night just to patch things back together. Trump said something crazy or faction war imminent? Send in Ryan!
02:40:01 Retweeted @Jim_Brunner02:39:43 After Newt's speech is @realDonaldTrump regretting he didn't pick him for VP? Wasn't Pence pick in part to placate Cruz crowd? It didn't.
02:40:40 Retweeted @thegarance02:40:12 Getting rid of earmarks is widely understood as one of the things that destroyed Congress's ability to get things done.
02:42:22 Retweeted @jerryspringer02:38:34 The RNC Convention is just a parody of my show. Even the chanting. This is not how we run a country!
02:42:41 Retweeted @stephenfhayes02:42:26 Paul Ryan introduces Mike Pence with enthusiasm and conviction. You don't see that in Ryan's praise of Trump. #RNCinCLE
02:46:56 Retweeted @RosieGray02:37:37 Just spoke to a source who says witnessed the head of the WA delegation go "bananas" on Cruz and call him a traitor
02:48:33 If you have to keep saying you are united, you aren’t. #RNCinCLE
02:49:08 Retweeted @JesseLaGreca02:48:56 If Team Clownstick approved that Cruz speech and they don't get fired tomorrow I think it's safe to say they stand zero chance in November
02:49:19 Retweeted @StuPolitics02:49:02 I've never seen a nominee admit that he was likely to lose. They always promise they'll win.
02:50:24 Retweeted @ezraklein02:50:15 Actually, Senate Republicans invented Obamacare as an alternative to Hillarycare.
02:50:32 Retweeted @schaller6702:50:18 Here's a tip for DNC next week: not have a single speaker mention Donald Trump…not once. That would be powerful statement.
02:54:07 Retweeted @TheFix02:53:59 Pence is delivering a workmanlike address. Not amazing but plenty good enough for most Republicans I would think.
02:54:52 Retweeted @NoahCRothman02:47:46 Sorry, I'm not listening to Mike Pence anymore. His running mate just told the Times he wouldn't defend NATO allies from Russian attack.
03:00:16 Retweeted @jbview03:00:07 I want to hear more about how our allies will trust us after we tell them that if they're invaded we'll think about it.
03:00:58 Retweeted @Thomasismyuncle02:59:32 Look at the mess this Convention is… and ppl wanna put Donald Trump in charge of the Worlds largest bureaucratic behemoth. Y'all cray cray
03:01:34 Retweeted @michaelbd03:01:19 Somebody on NPR’s broadcast just sighed a heavy “Jesus” into a live mic over Pence’s speech
03:03:39 Retweeted @natsecHeather03:03:29 NYT Trump interview=test for forpol establishment. must explain he's wrong in ways that make sense outside DC, not fall back on old rhetoric
03:04:35 Retweeted @MazMHussain2016-07-20 17:07:49 Handful of bombing or shooting attacks in the West & many ready to elect extremists, imagine the effect of years of massacres in Iraq/Syria.
03:05:04 Retweeted @KatyTurNBC02:37:41 Trump campaign expected Cruz to talk for 10 minutes. Cruz' prepared remarks went 9 minutes. He spoke for 23 minutes.
03:06:54 I’m ready to be done with Pence now. Anybody with me? #RNCinCLE
03:08:00 Retweeted @GoldyHA03:07:50 Wondering how many Secret Service agents will die defending Clinton from right-wing wackos riled up by #RNCinCLE convention speeches?
03:08:31 Retweeted @chrislhayes03:08:20 Pence says we can't "apologize to our enemies and abandon our friends," as Trump gives an interview saying he wouldn't defend NATO counties
03:13:28 Retweeted @LizMair03:13:14 The RNC cleared Cruz's speech. That has to mean some seriously, seriously unhappy staffers. #RNCinCLE
03:13:49 Retweeted @michaeldweiss03:07:43 Ok, because it's late and I don't care anymore: the FM of a NATO country told me the election of Trump is "the end of the West."
03:17:19 Retweeted @kerpen03:17:00 Trump people approved the Cruz text and planned the boos. THEY were the ones making a 2020 play, and well.
03:18:01 Retweeted @kjhealy03:17:28 You were all settled in for Cruz Speech Takes, but then Trump says the US can’t criticize Erdogan, and stuff the Baltic States too. Onward!
03:19:43 Retweeted @NumbersMuncher03:06:35 Night 3:
Cruz blows up Trump after Trump attacked his wife & dad
Trump tells NYT that NATO can suck it if Russia goes on attack
03:25:19 Retweeted @EWErickson03:23:36 RNC sources say Cruz deviated from his supplied text. Trump and Cruz sources say Cruz stuck to it and Trump tried to get him to change it.
03:34:26 Retweeted @Neil_Irwin03:30:58 What are the odds Romney and/or Bush endorse Hillary between now and November? The NATO abandonment talk from Trump increases those odds.
03:39:40 Retweeted @tedcruz01:55:47 To those listening, please don't stay home in November. If you love our country, stand and speak and vote your conscience #RNCinCLE
03:47:32 Retweeted @realDonaldTrump03:45:48 Wow, Ted Cruz got booed off the stage, didn't honor the pledge! I saw his speech two hours early but let him speak anyway. No big deal!
03:50:34 Retweeted @NumbersMuncher03:47:12 The Ted Cruz speech is yet another incident of complete incompetence by the Donald Trump campaign. They read the speech and approved it.
03:56:33 Retweeted @owillis03:54:27 good thing we're talking about that great mike pence speech, eh? right? lol.
03:57:31 Retweeted @EliStokols03:39:45 Sources: Cruz agreed to speak at RNC on condition he could say what he wanted, told Trump in face-to-face meeting in DC he wouldn't endorse.
04:01:59 Retweeted @mattyglesias02:03:21 “The cause endures, the hope still lives, and the dream shall never die” — Ted Cruz
04:11:19 Finally reading the whole thing. Must read. -> Trump Plays Down Role of U.S. in Global Crises (Sanger/Haberman) https://t.co/kzxjfUa5Sq
04:14:46 Retweeted @alexburnsNYT04:02:10 Ask yourself: Has there been a single night of this convention in which the prevailing story has been the Trump campaign's intended message?
04:15:25 Retweeted @DavidCornDC03:46:18 Manafort tells me NYT misquoted Trump on defending NATO allies and respecting existing agreements. Says it does this a lot. NYT, got a tape?
04:15:57 Retweeted @stephenfhayes04:10:15 Trumpworld reax to Cruz:
*We're surprised
*We knew it was coming
*We vetted it
*We didn't see it
*It was "awful,""selfish"
*It's no big deal
04:24:25 Retweeted @MichelleFields04:22:50 Some are tweeting that Cruz made the wrong move politically. Maybe. Maybe not. But at least the guy is leaving Ohio with his dignity intact
04:39:45 Retweeted @clmazin04:29:43 I know Ted Cruz thinks that after Trump loses, he will become the presumptive standard bearer for the GOP. He won't. Ever. He's loathed.
05:36:16 Retweeted @Kiser04:53:44 If "vote your conscience" makes you think someone is saying not to vote for your guy, maybe your conscience is telling you something.
06:11:26 Retweeted @rebeccagberg05:41:38 Secret Service officers tell me they were called into the Q for extra support/to keep things under control during tonight's floor upheaval
06:11:29 Retweeted @thegarance05:58:39 Just talked to a reluctant Trump delegate who said he'd held a Trump sign in front of his face in hopes of staying anon in crowd shots
06:12:15 Retweeted @fleetadmiralj05:56:26@joshtpm has anyone mentioned this is continuation of humiliation of Mike Pence. Supposed to be his night, Trump lets Cruz shit on it
06:58:38 Retweeted @Neil_Irwin02:55:54 The explicit pro-Putinism of Trump and the people around him needs to be a first-order discussion in this election.
20:14:03 Retweeted @aravosis19:48:37 The challenge for Team Hillary is to tick Trump off enough in the next few hours to make him go off-Teleprompter tonight. Come on, H…
20:22:27 Retweeted @ChuckRabin19:11:54 Police union chief says north MIA cop who shot mental health pro Thot he was in danger, aimed for autistic man, and missed.
20:26:24 Retweeted @felixsalmon20:11:30 “Rupert Murdoch will assume the role of Chairman and acting CEO of Fox News Channel and Fox Business Network.” Ooh this will be fun
21:41:18 Retweeted @OKnox20:46:41 Yesterday, McConnell told me that Trump has no "fixed notions" about major policy issues, and will heed Senate Republicans. in reply to OKnox
22:00:25 Retweeted @IsaacDovere21:51:50 Realistically, all Trump said re NATO is logical progression from previous comments. Anyone "shocked" hasn't been paying attention or caring
23:43:52 Retweeted @poniewozik23:42:38 On MSNBC Manafort says Trump can appeal to women bc: "They can't afford their lives. Their husbands can't afford paying the family bills."
23:44:39 Retweeted @notjessewalker23:42:10 Some of these Republicans dancing to AC/DC are a little old to be dancing to AC/DC. No, wait, that's just the RELENTLESS PASSAGE OF TIME.
23:48:34 Retweeted @Crommunist23:41:56 Trump should go up on stage and give, word for word, Ted Cruz's speech. Just to prove once and for all that partisans don't care.
23:58:56 Retweeted @JonHenke23:41:11 Wow, I’m looking into the stats Trump’s speech claims for homicides and police deaths. Almost everything he says is wildly inaccurate.