The cheering for the comment was relatively short, mixed with boos and from what it sounded like the cheers came more from the Illinois side. Compared to the rest of the breathtaking speeches Pritzker didn't get cheers I'd consider wild.
Damn, I wonder who Michelle Obama is talking about riding an escalator to the top of a mountain and cheating when things don't go their way. Whoever that is sounds like a real shit heel.
Trump must be watching this and shitting himself even more than he usually does. The difference between this roll call and the one at the RNC is night and day.
Hell, the sheer energy levels are different by several orders of magnitude.
So, how the hell are all these people still so energetic? They're screaming their heads off every time a speaker delivers a good line, they're dancing along to Common, they're partying hearty... and not one of them got to sleep before 2:00 AM last night.
It's inspiring, and at the same time I'm wondering if they're handing out meth party favors.
Honestly... I think I'm good on Obamas. Barack wasn't awful but he fell quite short of Biden's accomplishments including the two year super majority where the Democrats did fuck all except pass Romney's healthcare plan.
I also dislike dynasties and nepotism so I hope to fuck that Michelle never goes into politics. I'm happy to see them supporting Harris but that's all I want from them. Ditto for Clintons and Bushes and every other fucking dynasty.
Barack wasn’t awful but he fell quite short of Biden’s accomplishments including the two year super majority where the Democrats did fuck all except pass Romney’s healthcare plan.
TL;DR: The Democrats only had a supermajority in the Senate for about 60 days from the end of 2009 to the beginning of 2010.
Yeah, that's because the Dems never had a supermajority for one year, and definitely not for two.
In Jan. 2009, the Senate had 57 Dems + 2 Independents who caucused with them (Sanders and Lieberman), which as you would note is less than the 60 needed for a supermajority. However, Al Franken had (barely) won in MN- the margin of victory was just a couple of hundred votes. The GOP demanded recounts and filed court cases to stall Franken from being sworn in (fuck, that sounds real familiar, doesn't it?) and he was finally sworn in in July 2009, a full six months after the rest of Congress. That gave the Dems their supermajority, except a month later in August Ted Kennedy died.
Now the cynic in me will point out that Kennedy had a glioblastoma and it's probably likely that McConnell was involved in the fight over Franken's seat, knowing that the longer he could delay it the less time the Dems would have to pass whatever they could. And this tactic was mostly successful, since Ted more or less checked out of Congress sometime in March that year.
The governor of Massachusetts appointed a replacement for Kennedy, who was sworn into office at the end September. However, Massachusetts law meant that a special election to fill a vacancy had to be held within 5 months. It was held on January 19, 2010 and that's when Republican Scott Brown won, and the Dems lost their supermajority.
In other words, the Dems only had a supermajority from September 25th 2009 to February 4th 2010, which was about 60-ish working days for the Senate. They spent most of that time getting the PPACA passed (and fuck you forever, Lieberman) but soon after that Congress ground to a halt thanks to GOP obstructionism.
So having watched all the speeches tonight, they were fine, but I think the speeches from yesterday surpass them in every way. More emotional, all time great speeches from everyone.
Looking forward to seeing what happens Wed/Thur. You know damn well Kamala is playing that voicemail Doug set up!
These fucking tiktok-instagram losers gotta find something to virtue-protest about. I mean they have a point, but why didn’t they go to the RNC? They plainly admit by only showing at the DNC they believe the only party that would listen are the democrats. However, in protesting at the dnc they risk the chance of hurting the democratic ticket. Therefore, theyre not acting in good faith.
Live on the ground hundreds of Chicago police who are in riot gear are currently clashing with Pro Palestine protesters along with other activists things are extremely tense right now
https://x.com/rawsalerts/status/1826057713639632984
She did such a horrible job that she dropped out polling 5th in her home state? We Californians knew who she was and didn't trust her. Now the Dem party thinks she can beat Trump? I hope they're right this time. If Hillary couldn't beat him...
Because it's propaganda... and I don't mean that in a fully negative manner. This is how you get a base excited, you can talk up your highlights without needing to focus on the problems and shortcomings.
It's the job of Trump to highlight those flaws and attack Harris - it isn't her or her party's job.