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11.23am BST
It’s a long wait today until the DNC actually gets going – and we’ve got until Thursday to wait for Joe Biden’s big moment.
Niall Stanage has picked out five things to watch over the coming week for The Hill. One of the challenges, he says, is to whip up some enthusiasm for Biden:
Biden has been a national political figure for longer than many voters have been alive. Partisans make a virtue of his familiarity. They say a return to more normal, orthodox leadership could be just what many voters are looking for after the endless controversy and conflict of president Trump’s first term. It’s a plausible argument — and Biden has the polling lead to show for it. But it’s not the full story. Those same polls have often shown that more Trump supporters than Biden supporters are passionate about their preferred candidate.
He will not want to cede ground in the publicity war for four days straight. Trump is slated to give public remarks on Monday and Tuesday in three competitive states: Minnesota, Wisconsin and Arizona. There seems a reasonable possibility that he could also offer rolling Twitter commentary on some of the Democratic speeches, especially from his 2016 opponent Hillary Clinton and president Obama.
11.07am BST
A riot was declared in Oregon’s biggest city again last night as protesters demonstrated outside a law enforcement building early Sunday. It was the 81st continunous night of protest.
Earlier, demonstrators had been addressed by the mother of Patrick Kimmons, a 27-year-old man fatally shot by Portland police in 2018. Local media report that Letha Winston has led demonstrations in the city in the past. She told the crowd:
We need to continue to keep marching. We need to continue to keep chanting. We need to continue to keep running. We need to continue to keep screaming. We need to stand tall through it all. Do not ever let anyone discourage you from getting justice…. A change is going to come.
Continue reading…Pelosi recalls House early to fight postal service election ‘sabotage’Sanders says Trump’s attacks on mail-in voting a ‘crisis for democracy’Virtual Democratic convention to kick off with emphasis on unitySign up to our First Thing newsletter 11.23am BSTIt’s a long wait today until the DNC actually gets going – and we’ve got until Thursday to wait for Joe Biden’s big moment.Niall Stanage has picked out five things to watch over the coming week for The Hill. One of the challenges, he says, is to whip up some enthusiasm for Biden:Biden has been a national political figure for longer than many voters have been alive. Partisans make a virtue of his familiarity. They say a return to more normal, orthodox leadership could be just what many voters are looking for after the endless controversy and conflict of president Trump’s first term. It’s a plausible argument — and Biden has the polling lead to show for it. But it’s not the full story. Those same polls have often shown that more Trump supporters than Biden supporters are passionate about their preferred candidate. He will not want to cede ground in the publicity war for four days straight. Trump is slated to give public remarks on Monday and Tuesday in three competitive states: Minnesota, Wisconsin and Arizona. There seems a reasonable possibility that he could also offer rolling Twitter commentary on some of the Democratic speeches, especially from his 2016 opponent Hillary Clinton and president Obama. 11.07am BSTA riot was declared in Oregon’s biggest city again last night as protesters demonstrated outside a law enforcement building early Sunday. It was the 81st continunous night of protest.Earlier, demonstrators had been addressed by the mother of Patrick Kimmons, a 27-year-old man fatally shot by Portland police in 2018. Local media report that Letha Winston has led demonstrations in the city in the past. She told the crowd:We need to continue to keep marching. We need to continue to keep chanting. We need to continue to keep running. We need to continue to keep screaming. We need to stand tall through it all. Do not ever let anyone discourage you from getting justice…. A change is going to come. Continue reading…