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Republicans coalesce as Democrats flail: week that upended US presidential race
The Guardian ^ | 7/20/24 | David Smith and Lauren Gambino

Posted on 07/20/2024 10:06:12 AM PDT by edwinland

Republican national convention described as ‘the happiest place on Earth’ as Democrats fight and Biden gets Covid

They browsed Trump bobbleheads, Trump mugs (“Make coffee great again!”) and Trump T-shirts, including a new line celebrating his defiance of an assassin’s bullet. They lined up at food stalls for beef sticks, gourmet popcorn, Puerto Rican roasted chicken and the local speciality, fried cheese curds. Beer was flowing, the sun was shining and Republicans were experiencing something they had not felt for a long time: joy.

This year’s Republican national convention in Milwaukee had the swagger of a party that believes it is on a glide path to the White House. Entirely in thrall to Donald Trump, it was more united than it has been in decades. The former US president might offer a notoriously dark and divisive vision but his supporters exuded optimism in what one journalist dubbed “the happiest place on Earth”

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Self-isolating at his Delaware beach house, Biden now faces the biggest decision of his political career. But the walls are closing in on the embattled Democrat.

(Excerpt) Read more at theguardian.com ...


TOPICS: Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: coalesce; trump
It will be so ironic if the walls that have been "closing in" on Trump for 8 years in fact close in on Biden?
1 posted on 07/20/2024 10:06:12 AM PDT by edwinland
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To: edwinland

Talk about pictures not matching their story.


2 posted on 07/20/2024 10:12:22 AM PDT by Luke21
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To: Luke21
Talk about pictures not matching their story.

Hilarious. I didn't even notice that.

3 posted on 07/20/2024 10:15:07 AM PDT by edwinland
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To: edwinland

Has there ever been any action such as we’re seeing now to force a sitting president to not run for reelection?

We know that President Johnson in 1968 was facing challenges in his own party, but he declined to run for reelection after the New Hampshire primary, but before convention delegates had been selected in most States.

In this case the convention delegates have been selected and Biden has far more than enough pledged delegates to him ,to ensure his renomination. And it’s against this backdrop of that Democrats are trying to force him out.

2024 is a wild political year isn’t it?


4 posted on 07/20/2024 10:15:12 AM PDT by Dilbert San Diego (")
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To: edwinland

“Republicans coalesce as Democrats flail...”

Like a mackeral on a pier!😎


5 posted on 07/20/2024 10:16:43 AM PDT by Bonemaker (invictus maneo)
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To: Dilbert San Diego
2024 is a wild political year isn’t it?

Just wait till the DNC. It's going to be a riot!

Figuratively and literally.

6 posted on 07/20/2024 10:22:44 AM PDT by Gena Bukin
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To: Gena Bukin

They should have had their convention somewhere else, like Alcatraz.


7 posted on 07/20/2024 10:29:16 AM PDT by Indy Pendance (Jesus can't get here soon enough!)
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To: edwinland
This year’s Republican national convention in Milwaukee had the swagger of a party that believes it is on a glide path to the White House.

There was quite a bit of Republican optimism in 2020, too. This is not the time to get complacent.

8 posted on 07/20/2024 10:29:20 AM PDT by HartleyMBaldwin
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To: Luke21

No kidding! Trump looks miserable and two boneheads look tickled pink


9 posted on 07/20/2024 10:31:02 AM PDT by albie
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To: Luke21

The Guardian is far-left and has always been far-left.


10 posted on 07/20/2024 10:34:37 AM PDT by marktwain (The Republic is at risk. Resistance to the Democratic Party is Resistance to Tyranny. )
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To: edwinland
The Biden family hates Kamala for turning on Joe in that debate. He had been friendly with her and helped her in the senate. He and especially Jill took it personally hard and none of that has been mended. He's had one or two lunches with her and kept her completely isolated from him/his administration.
11 posted on 07/20/2024 10:55:11 AM PDT by TornadoAlley3 ( I'm Proud To Be An Okie From Muskogee)
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To: TornadoAlley3

he gave her responsibility for the border


12 posted on 07/20/2024 11:35:15 AM PDT by joshua c
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A billion dollar business---Trump merchandise.


13 posted on 07/20/2024 11:57:55 AM PDT by Liz (This then is how we should pray : Our Father who art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name . )
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To: joshua c

With the understanding that she was to do nothing


14 posted on 07/20/2024 3:28:08 PM PDT by TornadoAlley3 ( I'm Proud To Be An Okie From Muskogee)
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