ATW Monday Livestream: Democratic National Convention, Day 1
Uninvited, but unbowed: Walter Kirn and I recap day 1 of the DNC, with duck-ins to coverage from both left and right
Walter Kirn and I will be appearing live at 8 pm ET/7 pm CT tonight to provide live commentary for a star-studded opening night to the Democratic National Convention, in the City of Big Shoulders. Not on site, we’ll be there in spirit, giving updates should the streets erupt in protest as predicted in an homage to 1968, but we’ll also follow action onstage. Tonight is a big night, even by convention-opener standards. The reported headline speakers are Hillary Clinton, Jill Biden and “volunteer-in-chief” Joe Biden, according to a “source familiar with the planning.” As usual, Walter and I will be reviewing events from earlier in the day while also providing Mystery look-ins on live coverage from multiple outlets.
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Kamala and Tim were in Pennsylvania together and the attendance for the event was in the "dozens." Even if it was a few hundred, that's a far cry from the thousands who have been showing up at other recent stops. The difference? No free concert. The Harris campaign is like a sales pitch for a time share. The only reason anyone goes is for the free night at the resort. Anyone foolish enough to vote for this mess will similarly have buyer's remorse.
Why have a convention? It's not as if they give a damn about what their voters want or even think. Think of all the plywood that could have been saved that was used to protect local Chicago businesses from all those "happy" democrats who traveled far and wide to personally tell those elite "democracy-savers" just how much they love them.