CNN has another deep dive as well. Harris was smart to ignore this advice.

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Three weeks into her presidential run was the first time the Biden campaign’s pollsters — now hers — held a deep-dive call with Kamala Harris’ inner circle to discuss what she’s been saying on the stump.

Over the line came a lot of praise, but also some suggested tweaks. First, said veteran Democratic numbers man Geoff Garin, summarizing their analysis, stop saying, “We’re not going back.” It wasn’t focused enough on the future, he argued. Second, lay off all the “weird” talk — too negative.

Harris’ advisers listened. They considered the arguments. They decided to stick with what the crowds were chanting in the arenas.

When advisers who had been on the call briefed the vice president on the suggestions, according to CNN’s conversations with close to a dozen people involved with internal campaign decisions, she told them she wasn’t going to listen to the pollsters herself and would instead trust the instincts she had buried under self-doubt for so long.

Harris has shocked even people close to her with how she’s been coming across in the just four weeks since she became a presidential candidate. Many political obsessives who had largely written off the vice president can’t understand how a woman whose early struggles they still keenly remember is now projecting as succinct and punchy, comfortable onstage and in her own skin.

 

 

Jimmy Carter's grandson, Jason Carter, formerly served in the
Georgia state senate.

Jason Carter is a planned speaker at the Democratic Convention.

 

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Convention Schedule 

https://demconvention.com/schedule/

via Axios (Link)

Monday, August 19:
Theme: "For the People".
President Joe Biden is the featured speaker.
Also speaking on Monday:
First Lady Dr. Jill Biden, 
former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton,
and a welcome from Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson

Tuesday, August 20:
Theme: "A Bold Vision for America's Future".
former First Lady Michelle Obama,
Former President Barack Obama,
Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff,
and a welcome from Illinois Governor JB Pritzker.

Wednesday, August 21:
Theme: "A Fight for Our Freedoms".
Minnesota Governor Tim Walz delivers his acceptance speech as nominee for Vice President of the United States.
He is preceded by speeches from
former President Bill Clinton, 
Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi, 
 and Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg.

Thursday, August 22:
Theme: "For Our Future".
Vice President Kamala Harris accepts the convention's nomination for President of the United States.

Other speakers (dates not listed) include:
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer,
and House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries

Former Georgia State Senator Jason Carter, is expected to speak (date not listed).
He will speak on behalf of his grandfather, former President Jimmy Carter.  (Jimmy Carter has said he hopes to stay alive long enough to vote for Harris.)

The main speeches are in the evenings. Caucuses meet during the days.

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6 hours ago, Vee said:

CNN has another deep dive as well. Harris was smart to ignore this advice.

IOW, Kamala Harris decided to "let Kamala be Kamala."  (I agree, good for her, lol).

Notice who is scheduled to speak at the DNC: Joe and Jill Biden, Barack and Michelle Obama, Bill Clinton*, Jason Carter, 2nd Gentleman Douglas Emhoff, Nancy Pelosi, Pete Buttigieg, Chuck Schumer, Hakeem Jeffries.  True leaders and visionaries from within the Democratic Party, and not bunch of no-name hacks and grade-Z "celebrities" like what we witnessed at the RNC.

(*What, no Hillary, too, lol?)

Non-paywalled here.

1 hour ago, Khan said:

(*What, no Hillary, too, lol?)

Hillary is speaking on Tuesday, I believe.

 

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2 hours ago, Khan said:

Notice who is scheduled to speak at the DNC: Joe and Jill Biden, Barack and Michelle Obama, Bill Clinton*, Jason Carter, 2nd Gentleman Douglas Emhoff, Nancy Pelosi, Pete Buttigieg, Chuck Schumer, Hakeem Jeffries.  True leaders and visionaries from within the Democratic Party, and not bunch of no-name hacks and grade-Z "celebrities" like what we witnessed at the RNC.

(*What, no Hillary, too, lol?)

My impression is that Hillary and Bill speak on separate nights because they are each their own politcal personas in the party.  Or maybe a better way to phrase it is that Bill is there as one of the former Presidents, and Hillary is there as a former Senator and former Secretary of State who almost became President. 

In contrast, Jill and Joe Biden speak on same night as one another, and Michelle and Barack Obama speak on same night as one another.

Hillary is speaking Monday. Bill is speaking Wednesday.

1 hour ago, janea4old said:

Hillary is speaking Monday. Bill is speaking Wednesday.

Oh, that's right. My mistake.

 

2 hours ago, Khan said:

IOW, Kamala Harris decided to "let Kamala be Kamala."  (I agree, good for her, lol).

Notice who is scheduled to speak at the DNC: Joe and Jill Biden, Barack and Michelle Obama, Bill Clinton*, Jason Carter, 2nd Gentleman Douglas Emhoff, Nancy Pelosi, Pete Buttigieg, Chuck Schumer, Hakeem Jeffries.  True leaders and visionaries from within the Democratic Party, and not bunch of no-name hacks and grade-Z "celebrities" like what we witnessed at the RNC.

I read an article a few days ago about them trying to avoid celebrities after having so many at the 2016 DNC. Probably not a bad idea. (sorry, Katy Perry)

11 hours ago, Vee said:

CNN has another deep dive as well. Harris was smart to ignore this advice.

Thanks. 

In other circumstances I think they would have had a point about "weird," as it could have been run into the ground, but the GOP responded so defensively and handled the criticisms so poorly, it worked out in the end.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Let's all be ready for the media to breathlessly hype up any and all protest coverage tomorrow. They badly need something to dent the Dem momentum and the protestors at the DNC are their best shot. I don't think we're going to see anything like '68 out there tbh, I'm not particularly concerned but I do know they will overhype small or Very Online stuff and act like it's huge when it most likely won't be to the general public. That includes listening to professional online dead-enders or contrarians who don't exactly have their fingers on the pulse.

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30 minutes ago, Vee said:

Let's all be ready for the media to breathlessly hype up any and all protest coverage tomorrow. They badly need something to dent the Dem momentum and the protestors at the DNC are their best shot. I don't think we're going to see anything like '68 out there tbh, I'm not particularly concerned but I do know they will overhype small or Very Online stuff and act like it's huge when it most likely won't be to the general public. That includes listening to professional online dead-enders or contrarians who don't exactly have their fingers on the pulse.

You're right. It's one of the reasons I am not going to pay a lot of attention to the convention as the narrative has already been written - they are going to will a Trump comeback with their last breaths.

3 minutes ago, DRW50 said:

You're right. It's one of the reasons I am not going to pay a lot of attention to the convention as the narrative has already been written - they are going to will a Trump comeback with their last breaths.

I am going to be obsessed with the convention! I think it's going to be a joyous time and I expect Kamala will come out of it with a considerable new bump that may solidify what's already there. I don't think you should have fear of watching it. For me it's more about discerning what is signal and what is noise - the media can try to put a damper on the week, but I don't think they're going to be that successful when all is said and done.

Maureen Dowd and the NYT attempting to sow discord before the convention starts. They have to be upsets that they the Democrats didn't give them the an updated fractured 1968 Dem convention that they wanted.

I particularly love Kamala Harris' "We're still the underdog" comment.  She knows just as much as we do that we cannot afford to be complacent no matter what the polls might say.