Open thread: Night one of Democratic National Convention

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The Democratic National Convention —virtual edition — kicks off tonight with speeches by Senator Amy Klobuchar, Governor Andrew Cuomo, Senator Bernie Sanders and former first lady Michelle Obama, among others.

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Anybody else fired UP and ready for Michelle Obama’s DNC speech? Let’s decorate the halls of Twitter with Michelle, Joe and Kamala! Who has the confetti ready? 💥 Woot!!! 💥

This is a thread for all of you to jump in and discuss the speeches, and your thoughts on the convention, both tonight and tomorrow.

Former GOP Ohio governor, John Kasich will speak onight. Should they have had Republicans? Why is Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez only speaking for 60 minutes?

Earlier on my SiriusXM show I had Senator Doug Jones on, discussing his speech tonight. An old friend of Joe Biden’s, he’s in a tough fight for re-election in Alabama. He’s a great guy who has supported civil rights and has a lot of integrity. Let’s help him win, check out his website.

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On my show today @SenDougJones, speaking tonight at #DNC2020, talked about #BidenHarris2020, what this ticket means for Democrats, and why it’s important to get out and vote early! @SXMProgress @SIRIUSXM player.siriusxm.com

I also spoke with Senator Tammy Baldwin of Wisconsin, who took on her fellow Wisconsinite, Senator Ron Johnson, a right-wing Trump supporter who is emboldening Trump’s worst actions.

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On my show today, @SenatorBaldwin slammed fellow Wisconsinite @SenRonJohnson for his refusal, as chair Senate Homeland Security Committee, to investigate Trump’s sabotage of Postal Service and secure the election player.siriusxm.com @SXMProgress @SIRIUSXM

And I spoke with Congressman Jim Cooper of Nashville, who said that Postmaster Louis DeJoy should be arrested by House leaders if he refuses to testify before the House Oversight Committee on Monday. He also talked about GOP attacks on the Postal Service, one of the most popular institutions in America.

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“One of the fundamental problems here is this false analogy that somehow the #PostOffice should be a profit-making enterprise” @repjimcooper on The @MSignorile Show

Let me know your thoughts as you watch tonight’s speeches. Join the discussion tonight and in the morning. And I’ll be jumping in too!