The Democratic National Convention is SO good. Oh my god…what a difference from the RNC.
From Republican Stephanie Grisham, to the roll call, to the Obamas (especially Michelle), it was all so inspiring last night.
This introduction of Doug Emhoff by his son Cole was a highlight for me:
www.instagram.com/reel/C-6tT42AAOk/
76 more days!

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Woke this morning to listen to Michelle again. Her speech was fire!
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I know! Unbelievable. The “Do Something” ending was perfect.
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Best speech I’ve heard in forever, just the energy of it. Got a call from oldest daughter who described what it’s like from a ‘young online culture first’ kind of view and loved hearing her enthusiasm.
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That’s so fantastic! When Lil
Jon came out singing Turn Down for What for Georgia roll call, my son said “game over”
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Hahahha! I was confused for a minute. It was so joyous!
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The roll call was SO good, I just rewatched some of it. The soundtrack was awesome…and all those artists gave permission for their songs to be used, unlike the lame-o RNC music
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DNC did their due diligence at least! I’ve been incredibly impressed by the production values, but also there’s obviously been a lot of energy pent up, people wanting to express a positive vision and make a strong contrast.
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But but but…Scott Baio and Kevin Sorbo!
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And Kid Rock😒
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Michelle speech was unbelievable.
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From start to finish. The “black jobs” line 🔥
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This is the first democratic convention I’ve ever seen. I picked a good one for my first one.
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You really did! What did you think of the roll call soundtrack? I loved it. Lots of GenX gold in there too…great DJ
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The music was great! Especially when they had the b52s for Idaho! I never knew the roll call could be entertaining. Having a dj was genius
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Oh yeah, I loved Private Idaho. That was a good one. 😂
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The “Black jobs” bit was nuclear!
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Last night was electrifying. Michelle was unbelievable. What a privilege to hear her, even at home. Also, Barack, AOC, and Doug were excellent. I am feeling enlarged by the whole event.
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“Enlarged” is a great word for the feeling. (In stark contrast to our collective “diminishment” by Trump/MAGA.) Yay 🤩
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Yes, Trump makes us feel small. Yay for all that’s happened with the Democratic party over the past month. I can scarcely believe. We were at the film festival when we learned that Biden would not be running for a second time. Since then, events have galloped. Anyway, tonight and tomorrow I will be watching the convention. Phew! History in the making, that’s for sure. I have a could feeling about Kamala and Tim even though I know the outcome is far from certain.
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We gotta run through the tape at the finish line this time…I don’t think anyone is taking it for granted. (I was swimming in the ocean, when my husband called out from the beach “Biden is dropping out.” I’ll never forget that!)
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We will always remember where we were when we heard the news.
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The entire (and all-too brief) Harris campaign has been an Adrenaline shot to the Democratic Party!
It’s as if this Kamala Harris has been sitting in the box on the wall labeled “in case of fire, break glass”.
This has been an awesome ride and we need to keep our collective feet on the pedal until Election Day!
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Well said, Rob!
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