Will Rogers, a beloved American humourist a couple of generations ago, had a favourite line that has acquired a bright new life this week. Campaign spokesman Nick Merrill said the newly disclosed breach affected a Democratic National Committee data analytics program used by the campaign and other organizations.
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Last week’s Democratic convention in Philadelphia displayed American liberalism in all its hyper-wealthy, incestuous glory.
It began under the shadow of an embarrassing resignation.
They were Clinton’s first public remarks since she accepted her party’s nomination the prior night. Private security experts – although not yet any US government agencies – say they found clues that point to hacking groups whose targets track the strategic interests of Russia’s government.
Trump was also not impressed by John Allen’s speech on Thursday night and said that retired four-star Marine Corps general failed at fighting ISIS. He had sensed that something like that was going on. Fights broke out, and a few people burned American flags.
The Democrats are confident, they’d do well not to get cocky. And you know what? Emails, which can be copied without effort, often lead to self-inflicted wounds. Some Sanders supporters held protests outside this week’s convention in Philadelphia.
Hillary Clinton is on a mission to prove that any little girl can grow up to be president.
Kaine said his first words to her on stage after her acceptance speech were: “It is a great country and you just made it a lot greater”. And most voters see and hear the sound bites (and will see and hear them over and over), not the whole thing. “I worked for Ronald Reagan”, said former Reagan speechwriter Doug Elmets. This is a profile of a tiny sliver of the forces within the Democratic Party that want to see more left-wing results than what we’ve been getting for the past 40 years.
CHRIS CHRISTIE (R-N.J.): As to Hillary Clinton, the charge of putting herself ahead of America, guilty or not guilty? Will Rogers, you should be with us in this hour.
“Hillary Clinton was right when she called my son the best of America”, a grieving but fierce Khizr Khan told a riveted crowd, talking about his son, Humayun. They shed well-photographed tears as they embraced each other in their sorrow.
There’s some polling to give them comfort.
Of course, we can’t jump the gun on how it will play with those voters who aren’t already solidly with her or against her. I saw several people – including some Republican operatives and pundits – say that the convention looked like a Republican convention. It took me back to NYT veteran Jill Abramson’s assertion that even after launching numerous investigations as a reporter and editor into Clinton, she’s concluded: “Hillary Clinton is fundamentally honest and trustworthy”.
Mr Trump was a punching bag at the Democratic convention in Philadelphia, which wrapped up on Thursday night, as speaker after speaker – including some Republicans – said he lacked the temperament to be president.
Election forecasts like 538 and the New York Times show Clinton leading Trump in the polls, but according to the Now-cast on 538, it is still a tight race.
This situation recalls 1968.
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The Democratic event, packed with celebrities and well-received speeches by President Barack Obama, first lady Michelle Obama and former President Bill Clinton, had reached more viewers than the Republicans for each of the first three nights of their respective conventions.
