MORNING MESSAGE
In
his address to the convention, [Sen. Bernie] Sanders made it clear that the
campaign was only the beginning ... Sanders, [Rep. Keith] Ellison and [Sen.
Elizabeth] Warren each invoked major planks of the platform as pledges that
Clinton understands and will fight for. They began the process of wedding
Clinton to her platform promises ... [But] Sanders can’t deliver his supporters
or guarantee their enthusiasm. Only Hillary Clinton can overcome the doubts,
capture the hopes and gain the trust.
DAY ONE: BOOS TURN TO CHEERS
Sanders
helps quell dissent as Dems convene. Politico: “‘Hillary Clinton must become
the next president of the United States,’ Sanders boomed. And delegates, for the
most part, cheered his call … Democrats ended the night more optimistic than
they began it …”
Dems
not in disarray, says TNR’s Brian Beutler: “Reporting from inside the
convention hall corrected the solidifying narrative of a party in disarray; and
the basic competence, and occasional brilliance, of the stagecraft left no room
for anyone other than the most partisan operatives to pretend the two
conventions and parties are equally broken. At no point Monday did anyone read
plagiarized text. At no point did anyone say anything racist or blame anyone for
anyone else’s death.”
But
further disruptions possible. Politico: “…Sanders’ diehard backers … plot to
disrupt proceedings Tuesday, when Clinton is set to be formally nominated. The
so-called Bernie Delegate Network, a group of Sanders’ most vehement supporters,
has flirted with the notion of challenging Clinton’s vice presidential pick, Tim
Kaine, though Sanders’ campaign has disavowed those efforts…”
Sanders
team tries to minimize boos. W. Post: “As TV networks played back the video
of Sanders delegates booing Clinton’s name, Sanders deputy communications
director Mike Casca tweeted a Pew poll, based on months of research, that found
88 percent of Sanders voters ready to back the ticket. ‘One more time with
feeling, folks: The convention is not the election,’ he wrote.”
Crowd
erupts when Sanders calls for no vote on TPP. David Dayen notes: “That was
ad-libbed about TPP not getting to the floor in the lame duck.”
Clinton
hires top Sanders aide. NBC: “Nick Carter will serve as Vermont state
director and national progressive outreach coordinator for Hillary for America …
Carter is the most senior Sanders staffer to join the Clinton campaign yet
announced. The campaign previously hired Kunoor Ojha to help mobilize young
voters.”
BILL CLINTON TONIGHT
Bill
Clinton to address party that has moved left. USA Today: “The question is
whether the 42nd president in 2016 can resonate with a more progressive party,
while still reaching the conservative Democrats who enthusiastically backed him
and now say they won’t support his wife.”
Hopes
to connect with white working-class. Politico: “[He] is ‘singularly
obsessed’ with bringing back to the fold white voters who twice elected him to
the Oval Office, according to a source … He is laser-focused on Florida … eager
to tour the Rust Belt states and even the red South to cut into Trump’s
margins…”
Polarization
between college and non-college whites may be deepening. The Atlantic’s Ron
Brownstein: “National surveys released on Monday by CBS and CNN/ORC show the
gap between the preferences of whites with and without a college education in
the 2016 presidential race soaring to a level unmatched in any recent election …
[The Republican convention] struck a powerful chord with working-class white
voters—while generating a cooler response with the other two large blocks of
voters, white-collar whites and minorities.”
TRUMP TRIES TO DIVIDE DEMS
Trump
tries to exploit Democratic discord. Bloomberg: “‘It’s quite exciting to
watch,’ Trump said at an evening campaign rally in North Carolina … Trump
highlighted the acrimony in an attempt to lure Sanders’ voters, repeatedly
drawing attention to the recent release ofhacked Democratic National Committee
e-mails… ‘Hillary Clinton knew what was going on,’ Trump said during an event in
Virginia, without offering any evidence for his claim…”
Trump
alters attack on Muslims. Politico: “Donald Trump said Monday night he
prefers not to single out Muslims when discussing his stance on immigration, but
said his position on immigration and refugees has expanded. ‘I’m talking about
territories now,’ Trump said on Fox News. ‘People don’t want me to say Muslim. I
prefer not saying it frankly, myself. So we’re talking about territories.'”
Trump
NC rally mocks transgender people. W. Post: “…several of North Carolina’s
highest-ranking Republicans took turns firing up the crowd … Rep. Mark Meadows
prompted the crowd to chant ‘Lock her up,’ … [Gov. Pat McCrory said, motioning
straight ahead, to his right and to his left. ‘And if any of you need to use the
restrooms …’ McCrory paused as the crowd of several thousand laughed and
cheered…”
FED MEETS
Fed
makes rate decision Wednesday. Bloomberg: “…it is expected to fall short of
telegraphing that a hike is right around the corner, and there is no
post-meeting press conference with Fed Chair Janet Yellen to drop further clues
… with the combination of a strong rebound in the employment data and stocks at
record highs despite U.K. voters’ decision to leave the EU, the voices of those
in favor of higher rates are likely to come back to the fore.”
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