The Woodstock of politics: Democrats strike all the right chords -- and scare Donald Trump -- with DNC
The Woodstock of politics: Democrats strike all the right chords and scare Donald Trump with DNC
The hippies and conservatives in Chicago have picked their party
By Brian Karem
Columnist
Published August 22, 2024 9:00AM (EDT)
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Salon) CHICAGO I sat down Wednesday to indulge in my morning ritual of an espresso; this time at the Gallery Café just a couple of miles from the United Center in Chicago the site of the 2024 Democratic National Convention. As I checked the latest news on my laptop a white gentleman with a short gray beard, dressed in red sweatpants and a dark blue t-shirt approached me and pointed at my press passes hanging around my neck. You here covering the Democrats?
I made a mental note to once again try to remember to remove the passes until needed. Yes, I said.
Im a Republican, he said evenly.
Okay, I answered, waiting to hear what came next.
I f***ing love
those guys, he said with a big grin. He then shook my hand, turned to leave after telling me to enjoy my coffee and dropped a suggestion about Donald Trump indulging himself in a manner not recommended for those who are not contortionists.
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The Democrats obviously hired some decent writers, but beyond the one-liners and sarcastic zingers, the Democrats have also redefined who they are and recaptured buzz words like family values and patriotism that Republicans co-opted years ago. The result is a Democratic convention that is celebrating its diversity in a manner Ive never seen in 40 years of covering presidential politics and in a manner that truly frightens Trump. ...............(more)
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