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2016 Postmortem

StevieM

(10,500 posts) Wed Jul 27, 2016, 11:46 PM Jul 2016

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Great speech. It's a shame that so many people in Florida, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Michigan, Virginia,

New Hampshire and North Carolina missed all or most of it. Obama should have gotten on the air sooner. Too many people on the east coast may have gone to sleep by now. The speech didn't end until 11:40.

This is the same thing Bill Clinton did in 2000 and I was upset then too. Clinton also gave an amazing speech which way too many people missed.

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Great speech. It's a shame that so many people in Florida, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Michigan, Virginia, (Original Post) StevieM Jul 2016 OP

Virginia here, and it's late, BUT 2theleft Jul 2016 #1

There is this awesome invention called the DVR... The Velveteen Ocelot Jul 2016 #2

There is also YouTube. . . DinahMoeHum Jul 2016 #6

Some people don't have DVR, or even cable TV. Some people just watch live on network TV. StevieM Jul 2016 #20

That's ok - they'll hear all about it EffieBlack Jul 2016 #3

FOX cut to protesters Johnny2X2X Jul 2016 #4

No Fox did not "cut to protestors." They kept the camera on Obama the entire time anneboleyn Jul 2016 #13

They didn't miss it unc70 Jul 2016 #5

MSNBC Lefthacker Jul 2016 #7

Youtube numbers did not shrink as speech went on. IamTheNoodle Jul 2016 #8

We should all commit to plastering all of these speeches all over the net tonight/tomorrow. MichiganVote Jul 2016 #9

Proud Florida democrat here... Ms.Lib Jul 2016 #10

Michigan here. Those who had to go to bed can watch it sufrommich Jul 2016 #11

Huh? Host city Philly, PA in the house BumRushDaShow Jul 2016 #12

Fuck it, I'll make it through tomorrow with an hour less sleep.... I WATCHED groundloop Jul 2016 #14

Still light enough out to get a few chores done in Oregon. L. Coyote Jul 2016 #15

NC is awake! And my family in VA watched too. ncgrits Jul 2016 #16

This Virginia loved every minute and still up! williesgirl Jul 2016 #17

... alcibiades_mystery Jul 2016 #18

Young people stay up later, and that's probably where Obama John Poet Jul 2016 #19

2theleft

(1,136 posts)

1. Virginia here, and it's late, BUT

Reply to StevieM (Original post)

Wed Jul 27, 2016, 11:48 PM

Jul 2016

tons of Facebook posts coming through my friends in the area who are all still up and watching. This was a speech for the ages. He did an amazing job.

The Velveteen Ocelot

(115,732 posts)

2. There is this awesome invention called the DVR...

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Wed Jul 27, 2016, 11:48 PM

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DinahMoeHum

(21,794 posts)

6. There is also YouTube. . .

Reply to The Velveteen Ocelot (Reply #2)

Wed Jul 27, 2016, 11:50 PM

Jul 2016

n/t

StevieM

(10,500 posts)

20. Some people don't have DVR, or even cable TV. Some people just watch live on network TV.

Reply to The Velveteen Ocelot (Reply #2)

Thu Jul 28, 2016, 01:31 AM

Jul 2016

We needed for as many people as possible to see this speech.

EffieBlack

(14,249 posts)

3. That's ok - they'll hear all about it

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Wed Jul 27, 2016, 11:49 PM

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Johnny2X2X

(19,066 posts)

4. FOX cut to protesters

Reply to StevieM (Original post)

Wed Jul 27, 2016, 11:49 PM

Jul 2016

Seriously.

anneboleyn

(5,611 posts)

13. No Fox did not "cut to protestors." They kept the camera on Obama the entire time

Reply to Johnny2X2X (Reply #4)

Wed Jul 27, 2016, 11:56 PM

Jul 2016

We watched CNN and Fox and Fox definitely did NOT cut to protestors

unc70

(6,115 posts)

5. They didn't miss it

Reply to StevieM (Original post)

Wed Jul 27, 2016, 11:49 PM

Jul 2016

If they were watching, they did not leave early.

Lefthacker

(264 posts)

7. MSNBC

Reply to StevieM (Original post)

Wed Jul 27, 2016, 11:50 PM

Jul 2016

Of all the people they pick a Bernie supporter to interview.

IamTheNoodle

(98 posts)

8. Youtube numbers did not shrink as speech went on.

Reply to StevieM (Original post)

Wed Jul 27, 2016, 11:50 PM

Jul 2016

Higher than Trumps speech numbers as well

MichiganVote

(21,086 posts)

9. We should all commit to plastering all of these speeches all over the net tonight/tomorrow.

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Wed Jul 27, 2016, 11:52 PM

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Ms.Lib

(131 posts)

10. Proud Florida democrat here...

Reply to StevieM (Original post)

Wed Jul 27, 2016, 11:53 PM

Jul 2016

& I wouldn't have missed this for the world. My heart is bursting!!

sufrommich

(22,871 posts)

11. Michigan here. Those who had to go to bed can watch it

Reply to StevieM (Original post)

Wed Jul 27, 2016, 11:53 PM

Jul 2016

any time they want to thanks to the internet.

BumRushDaShow

(129,080 posts)

12. Huh? Host city Philly, PA in the house

Reply to StevieM (Original post)

Wed Jul 27, 2016, 11:55 PM

Jul 2016

watching since 4 pm all the way through to the end on CSPAN.

groundloop

(11,519 posts)

14. Fuck it, I'll make it through tomorrow with an hour less sleep.... I WATCHED

Reply to StevieM (Original post)

Wed Jul 27, 2016, 11:59 PM

Jul 2016

Those were some GREAT speeches, well worth the loss of a little bit of sleep. Damn I'll miss listening to Pres. Obama after he leaves office. Oh yeah, Joe Biden is no slouch either.

L. Coyote

(51,129 posts)

15. Still light enough out to get a few chores done in Oregon.

Reply to StevieM (Original post)

Thu Jul 28, 2016, 12:03 AM

Jul 2016

Compromise is what we do with such a big country.

ncgrits

(916 posts)

16. NC is awake! And my family in VA watched too.

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Thu Jul 28, 2016, 12:15 AM

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williesgirl

(4,033 posts)

17. This Virginia loved every minute and still up!

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Thu Jul 28, 2016, 01:23 AM

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alcibiades_mystery

(36,437 posts)

18. ...

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Thu Jul 28, 2016, 01:25 AM

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John Poet

(2,510 posts)

19. Young people stay up later, and that's probably where Obama

Reply to StevieM (Original post)

Thu Jul 28, 2016, 01:29 AM

Jul 2016

can do Hillary the most good. I don't think the later hour matters any.

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