# 2020 Virtual convention thread **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Created:** [August 17, 2020, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2020-virtual-convention-thread/918353 "2020-08-17T23:18:21Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 18\ **Page:** 25
**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2020, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2020-virtual-convention-thread/918353/484 "2020-08-31T21:11:08Z")
[Looks like Trump has his convention bounce (emerson college).](https://emersonpolling.reportablenews.com/pr/august-2020-presidential-race-tightens-after-party-conventions) The addition of this A- pollster really shifted the national polling toward Trump, as well as a number of state races, [on 538’s polling average.](https://emersonpolling.reportablenews.com/pr/august-2020-presidential-race-tightens-after-party-conventions) ---
**Author:** ![suranyi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e36b37/32.png) [@suranyi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/suranyi)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2020, 4:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2020-virtual-convention-thread/918353/485 "2020-09-01T04:46:25Z")
There might be serious problems with this poll. G. Elliott Morris, the statistician for The Economist says they switched to using Amazon Mechanical Turk to collect data, and this causes major issues with the samples they use. 538 hasn’t reflected this change in their methodology in their rating, yet. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2020, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2020-virtual-convention-thread/918353/486 "2020-09-01T14:08:10Z")
Love this tweet. > ---
**Author:** ![SuntanLotion](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/suntanlotion/32/16165_2.png) [@SuntanLotion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuntanLotion)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2020, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2020-virtual-convention-thread/918353/487 "2020-09-01T18:15:35Z")
No one wants to discuss my post? ---
**Author:** ![Sam\_Stone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecccb3/32.png) [@Sam\_Stone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sam_Stone)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2020, 7:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2020-virtual-convention-thread/918353/488 "2020-09-01T19:49:46Z")
> [@Happy\_Lendervedder](#): > > [Looks like Trump has his convention bounce (emerson college).](https://emersonpolling.reportablenews.com/pr/august-2020-presidential-race-tightens-after-party-conventions) > > The addition of this A- pollster really shifted the national polling toward Trump, as well as a number of state races, [on 538’s polling average](https://emersonpolling.reportablenews.com/pr/august-2020-presidential-race-tightens-after-party-conventions) In addition, 538 has this: > **[Why Minnesota Could Be The Next Midwestern State To Go Red](https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/why-minnesota-could-be-the-next-midwestern-state-to-go-red/)** > > This is the third in a series of articles examining the politics and demographics of 2020’s expected swing states. In the fabled “blue wall” — the collection of… Some of us have been warning for months that the riots will help Trump. They’re helping Trump. And they show no sign of stopping. Also, that Emerson poll has Black support for Trump rising to 19%, more than double what he got in 2016. Democrats treat Black people like they are a monolithic block of hard left racial activists, or they assume that they will always get black support and ignore their real needs. (Biden to a black host who asked why Blacks should vote for him: “Well I tell you what, if you have a problem figuring out whether you’re for me or Trump, then you ain’t black”). Democrats forget that there is a huge number of Black middle class voters, and they are the ones having to live with the effects of the rioting while watching Democrats (until the last few days) cheering it on while mostly white rioters burn down mostly black neighborhoods for ‘justice’. Kamala Harris even shilled for the Minnesota Freedom Foundation which raised money to bail out violent rioters who had been arrested. I’m guessing the Democrats’ internal polling on the violence is looking terrible for them, which is why there is now a concerted rhetorical push against the violence they claimed wasn’t happening or was a good thing until recently. ---
**Author:** ![Ann\_Hedonia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ann_hedonia/32/319_2.png) [@Ann\_Hedonia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ann_Hedonia)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2020, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2020-virtual-convention-thread/918353/489 "2020-09-01T21:10:19Z")
No Maybe you’d have better luck on Stormfront. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2020, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2020-virtual-convention-thread/918353/490 "2020-09-01T21:29:07Z")
Let’s see what happens after Biden’s visit next week. [https://bringmethenews.com/minnesota-news/joe-biden-says-hes-planning-minnesota-visit-after-labor-day](https://bringmethenews.com/minnesota-news/joe-biden-says-hes-planning-minnesota-visit-after-labor-day) ---
**Author:** ![ShadowFacts](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shadowfacts/32/2934_2.png) [@ShadowFacts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShadowFacts)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2020, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2020-virtual-convention-thread/918353/491 "2020-09-01T22:04:07Z")
> [@Sam\_Stone](#): > > Some of us have been warning for months that the riots will help Trump. They’re helping Trump. And they show no sign of stopping Indeed, you have been harping on and on about massive riots and looting and the hellscape of American cities, just like someone else we know. ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2020, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2020-virtual-convention-thread/918353/492 "2020-09-02T01:44:25Z")
This morning I emailed some guys that they should do a song featuring Kimberly Gulfoyle’s RNC yelling (they write EDM songs using “found” vocals from video clips) and two minutes later they emailed me back: > [@WTFBrahh](#): > > lol we just posted something a few mins ago! > > [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5yOGW8o3kMQ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5yOGW8o3kMQ) > > Enjoy! 🙂 Saving you clicks: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/5yOGW8o3kMQ/maxresdefault.jpg "RNC REMIX - Donald Trump Loves This Country (The Best Is Yet To Come!)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5yOGW8o3kMQ) ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2020, 1:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2020-virtual-convention-thread/918353/493 "2020-09-02T13:04:31Z")
> **[No bounce in support for Trump as Americans see pandemic, not crime, as top...](https://www.aol.com/article/news/2020/09/02/poll-no-bounce-in-support-for-trump-as-americans-see-pandemic-not-crime-as-top-issue/24608495/)** > > President Donald Trump's attempt to make civil unrest a central theme of his re-election campaign has yet to boost his political standing, as most Americans do not see crime as a major problem confronting the nation and a majority remain sympathetic... ---
**Author:** ![Jumpbass](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jumpbass/32/147_2.png) [@Jumpbass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jumpbass)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2020, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2020-virtual-convention-thread/918353/494 "2020-09-02T19:07:45Z")
I posted this elsewhere, but thought maybe it’s better here. A friend of a friend does scoring for films and made this. He puts Gilfoyle’s speech to evil music, harmonizing her voice and using it as the melody. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/5QPwdku3Erw/hqdefault.jpg "The American Scream") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5QPwdku3Erw) ---
**Author:** ![Guest-starring\_Id](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guest-starring_id/32/21736_2.png) [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2020, 4:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2020-virtual-convention-thread/918353/495 "2020-09-03T04:13:14Z")
NPR’s Dominco Montenaro was on PBS tonight mentioning how some voting blocks have become more blue since 2016. Pew, Marist, NPR, and Brookings were the sources. Bearing in mind these are _eligible_ voters; whether every one of their votes will be legitimately tallied is another (scary) question altogether. Worth checking out. > **[How changing U.S. demographics have reshaped the electorate since 2016](https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/how-changing-u-s-demographics-have-reshaped-the-electorate-since-2016)** > > Election season is in full swing, and President Trump and Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden are both on the campaign trail. How have shifting demographics and an increasingly diverse voter base altered the electoral landscape since 2016?... ---
**Author:** ![SuntanLotion](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/suntanlotion/32/16165_2.png) [@SuntanLotion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuntanLotion)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2020, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2020-virtual-convention-thread/918353/496 "2020-09-03T16:37:15Z")
Maybe you would. Mysefl, I like free speech, but its gone. Only the left can speak. Everyone else who disagrees should be silenced. Looking forward to the dictatorship. You are a fool. ---
**Author:** ![jsc1953](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/5daacb/32.png) [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2020, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2020-virtual-convention-thread/918353/497 "2020-09-03T16:39:03Z")
No one is silencing you…obviously. That’s not the same as not engaging. ---
**Author:** ![Procrustus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/procrustus/32/2994_2.png) [@Procrustus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Procrustus)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2020, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2020-virtual-convention-thread/918353/498 "2020-09-03T16:39:10Z")
> [@SuntanLotion](#): > > Maybe you would. Mysefl, I like free speech, but its gon The fact no one is taking your bait doesn’t mean free speech is gone or that you can’t express your views here. You’ll just have to try harder ---
**Author:** ![RitterSport](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rittersport/32/6326_2.png) [@RitterSport](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RitterSport)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2020, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2020-virtual-convention-thread/918353/499 "2020-09-03T16:45:28Z")
> [@SuntanLotion](#): > > Only the left can speak. Please provide a cite for this claim. As a counter-cite, I’ll submit Trump’s twitter feed which often violates their terms and conditions and yet continues to be allowed. As another counter-cite, I’ll refer you to Fox News, especially their opinion folks like Carlson and Hannity. Unless you’re claiming that they’re on the left? It would be a bizarre position to take, but maybe that’s why you seem to not have the facts at hand. What’s your cite? ---
**Author:** ![raventhief](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/raventhief/32/4_2.png) [@raventhief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/raventhief)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2020, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2020-virtual-convention-thread/918353/500 "2020-09-03T21:47:01Z")
**Moderator Warning** Do not insult posters outside of the BBQ Pit. This is an official warning for insults. ---
**Author:** ![SuntanLotion](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/suntanlotion/32/16165_2.png) [@SuntanLotion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuntanLotion)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2020, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2020-virtual-convention-thread/918353/501 "2020-09-04T14:13:14Z")
Nah, I’m a Zionist. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2020-virtual-convention-thread/918353.md?page=24)