Before we start on our recap of the Democratic National Convention, let us just pause to note: The Biden campaign reports it raised $70 million this week. Congratulations, team!
Meanwhile, Benedict Donald has spent $1 billion, and he's 10 points behind. Hmmmm. Since wisely conducted Presidential campaigns depend upon the judicious allocation of scarce resources, we'll just say that we don't want to switch places with Trump-Poonce.
Now, on to the best and the worst. Or actually, just the best.
The virtual format — A total winner. It reinforced our suspicion that the restrictions imposed by the coronavirus pandemic benefit Joe Biden much more than Donald Trump. Biden is a grownup who doesn't need the adulation of a crowd. Also, he can spend the rest of his time between now and November 3 putting out policies and plans, raising money, and prepping for the debates. None of this is bad.
Hurray for nuns — Sister Simone, you rock. The fact that you befuddled Laura Ingraham? All the better.
Julia Louis-Dreyfus — JLD once again proved that she is one of America's funniest comediennes, ever. And she made us wish that Joe Biden would call us if anything really bad happened to us.
Beau Biden — Including him felt right. It reminded us of Joe Biden's to Barack Obama and his link to Beau's fellow AG Kamala Harris. Importantly, it underscored Biden's understanding of what America is going through right now. If we're not mourning individual loved ones, we're mourning the lives that we've had snatched from us by Donald Trump's incompetence. America can relate.
Stuttering kid — The only person in America who has more guts than Gabby Giffords. Way to go, Brayden (and Gabby, too)!
Pressure on the Repubs — Thanks to Benedict Donald's dilly-dallying, the GOP has had much less time to plan their TV extravaganza. Surely they have some production-quality expertise at their disposal — but their late start plus Trump's meddling will ensure that they'll all end up in rehab before their 2020 convention is over. We feel no pity, by the way.
The acceptance speech — Joe Biden decimated the Trumpsters' "cognitive decline" charge (and remember, every accusation is a confession). Do you know how hard it is to deliver a speech with that much conviction and enthusiasm to, um, nobody? Benedict Donald isn't capable of it, that's for sure. Joe pulled it off with aplomb.
Biden was passionate and angry, and yes, he connected. Without a crowd, it felt very personal and intense. This is the Biden we feel we've always known. From the first time we ever saw him as a young Senator, we knew how ably he could veer between wry humor, a desire to educate and inform, and raw passion. Forty-four years later, he hasn't changed. We're ready to put the country in his hands, and we PURR.
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