2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumNate Silver Says the Scene on the Floor is Far Calmer Than the Media is Claiming
Nate Silver has been on the floor of the convention all day and says that what they are showing in the media is quite a bit different from what is actually going on. He says there are small groups of riled up people but the vast majority are calm and respectful. This might be more of a media exaggeration than an actual problem.
"Just got to floor, but not seeing same negative vibe from convention that others are repoting. It feels *charged* and unpredictable, but way more pro-Bernie than anti-Hillary. Big cheers for party unity a few minutes ago. Maybe mood has changed in past 20 minutes. Does seem though that there's much more enthusiasm for pro-Bernie speakers. Nobody paying attention to Steny Hoyer right now, for instance.So if people are going to win over the recalcitrant Sanders delegates, it's going to have to be Sanders himself, and maybe Warren."
Sounds like a couple rabble rousers ruining it for everyone. Hopefully if they can get a handle on the troublemakers, things will subside.
mcar
(42,474 posts)They media wants their "Dems in disarray" meme and they will have it.
TheBlackAdder
(28,261 posts).
War is down, war spending is down, poverty is down, mortality is down, starvation is down, terrorism down, etc.
BEST. YEAR. EVER. by Charles Kenny.
But, because of media and the web, people are instantly sharing information they never had access to before and it gives the impression that things are worse off than ever--on the brink of armageddon. Which is the opposite of reality.
So many are freaking out about the convention, driving themselves into a tizzy. Looking for shit to get angry about!
RELAX! Everything will be OK, just like the dozens of times this past year that the sky was falling.
Note: There are between 15-20 people here who constantly muckrake and start shit to drive people's tension.
And you guys know who you are... In fact: WE ALL KNOW WHO YOU ARE!
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msongs
(67,502 posts)unc70
(6,129 posts)A huge difference
Doctor Jack
(3,072 posts)Make them seem much more numerous and chaotic than they really are.
sheshe2
(84,072 posts)They want a sh*t show for ratings. They make me sick.
Doctor Jack
(3,072 posts)Nate Silver: Unfortunately for Clinton, most vocal boo-ers seem to be in California (or Oklahoma?) delegation, near where TV broadcasts are, stage-right.
RonniePudding
(889 posts)Trump enablers, the lot of them.
MFM008
(19,837 posts)last week I saw one shot of the protests, only one.
They went to the convention floor and stayed there almost the whole time.
Now its like the killing floor of a slaughterhouse in there ask UpChuck Toad.
EarlG
(21,998 posts)And I concur with his assessment.
On edit: obviously I have no idea what this looks like on tv but inside the hall it's mostly fine.
tallahasseedem
(6,716 posts)is loving this. After slobbering all over the RNC delegates, I'm not surprised.
Salviati
(6,009 posts)The media's got to have their circus. I haven't seen any coverage, but I am fully expecting that if there is a lazy and sensational way to spin the story then that is the one the media is going to go with.
C_U_L8R
(45,040 posts)So much so I wondered if it was real.
I feel we're being played and I smell a trump.
Doctor Jack
(3,072 posts)Big cheers for adopting party platform. This convention may be a shitshow -- most gatherings of Democrats are -- but not yet a clusterfuck.
geek tragedy
(68,868 posts)As a Hillary supporter, I can't imagine caring what Steny Hoyer had to say in a speech.
Doctor Jack
(3,072 posts)Talking about the history of wagon wheels or something
Warren DeMontague
(80,708 posts)Frankly, most of the people looking for a fight seem to be here on DU.
Doctor Jack
(3,072 posts)Then Sanders, Warren, and Michelle Obama are up. Maybe there can be peace in our time?
nolabear
(42,006 posts)lovemydog
(11,833 posts)I'm watching tonight, prime time.
Really looking forward to seeing Bernie Sanders and Michelle Obama speak.
joeybee12
(56,177 posts)The media is like flies to honey for any controversy and those few sh*tbags out there are encouraging that.
zenabby
(364 posts)and it still looks terrible. No media spin.
Doctor Jack
(3,072 posts)How many people were booing mentions of Hillary? I'd guess 2-5% of the delegates, or something like that. A few loud pockets of people. When the speaker isn't exciting people, they can be quite noticeable. Otherwise they get drowned out.