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Posted by Elad in General Discussion: Presidential (Through Nov 2009)
Wed Aug 27th 2008, 02:02 AM
My seat tonight was even crappier than Monday night! But I got there in time to "see" the main speakers.

Ted Strickland seemed to be too slow, pausing way too much, and Deval Patrick who immediately followed him seemed rushed. Mark Warner was fun, but not too exciting. The crowd often seemed a little unsure when they should applaud or stop applauding.

Brian Schweitzer, however, brought the house down. He was charismatic and energetic. He engaged the crowd and seemed to be having a grand old time up there. He gave the impression that the most fun thing he could imagine doing was standing on stage trying to figure out how to get the crowd riled up. He was personable, and quite frankly, I thought he was going to steal the show.

That was until Hillary came out and the place went crazy. She was extremely well received, the crowd went absolutely nuts. Given all the hoopla that the MSM has been spreading about the "party disunity," it was amazing to see how loved she was among literally everyone in attendance. There were no hard feelings, and no one not cheering and clapping.

Her reception, her awesome speech, and the response I saw from everyone there leaves me with one main conclusion... whether or not there are some supporters of hers who are still reluctant to support Obama (as the MSM insists), Obama's supporters wholeheartedly support her, and have genuine affection for her.

So I will end my posts on the 2nd day of the DNC with that. I'm going to now watch the rerun of The Daily Show in my hotel room and pass out.
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