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Members-only Live will start at 8:30pm here: https://www.thebulwark.com/p/tonight-members-only-livestream

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:( I was looking everywhere for this. Why is it hiding here? You announced there would be an email, it never came.

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His whole campaign is a degradation to every American individual other than white male bigots! If women white or of color can’t see this then screw you, you’ll get what he’s about to serve up in no short time; we women on this side will be praying for your female offspring!!

I could go on but I’m sure I’m preaching to the choir at this point!

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"Hi I'm Elise Stefanik, your Butterball of Charisma!" absolute genius JVL!

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More of a question than a comment: Re Marc Caputo's reference to the moment when Trump got his mojo back and his campaign started to feel optimistic again: I'm wondering if the timing coincides with the emergence of the Springfield story--which Sarah rightly said totally shifted the conversation away from Trump's disastrous debate performance and propelled him back into the media for more advantageous Trumpian reasons.

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Well, it looks like Trump struck campaign gold at Madison Square Garden. Everything that happened there was predictable and absolutely on brand.

YET undecided voters will still be... "I'm just not sure..." At this point anyone who claims to be "undecided" is just fucking with our minds or are just neurotic attention seekers posing as "thoughtful" serious voters. When in fact they are the least serious of voters.

He took his message to the heart of the land of the liberal establishment and elites and "owned them" in their own backyard--- or Garden. The proof is in the journalistic response which will both feign different levels of outrage and also spread his message.

Imagine if Trump gave a rally and nobody but FOXNews covered it.

And of course the hive minds on the antisocial media will be waging furious battle for a few news cycles.

It is Monday. I don't generally watch MSNBC (or any cable news) but it might be worth it to watch Rachel Maddow's response. The seriousness of something can be measured with how intensely she knits her brow and sounds like a scolding schoolmarm. One can also judge by the number of guests and hosts that light their hair (and wigs) on fire throughout the day because you can bet that Donald Trump's performance is the one thing they will be talking about from "Morning Joe" through to "The 11th Hour." Trump can't buy that kind of publicity. And for his supporters that response is proof positive that he has once again "owned the libs" in their name.

Today I am going to vote in person and early. I am casting my ballot for Harris and every Democrat down ballot because there is no other choice that can stop Trump and the Banana Republicans from extending their reign of error.

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Wanted to mention I git the link. Thank You!

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Reality tv is what the trump supporters want. It’s performance politics.

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Tim, I hope you do well next Friday. I very much dislike your co-panelist.

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Lincoln Project does it again. This one had me saying, "Oh, my God!" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fMjhl9jxrug

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From talking with undecided voters on phone banks I would say Trump's paid media has had an impact. All of which can be cured with a respectful, responsive conversation. Please join a phonebank. Anyone reading this is HIGHLY qualified to speak with undecided voters. They are few and far between but today I got 2,

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He's finished?????

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One minute left for live!

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He keeps forgetting to mispronounce Kamala's name...

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Hey all - I just joined tonight. I haven't received the post-speech pod... can anyone forward it via the inbox here? Or let me know how I can get it sent to my email addy?

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Same! Just signed up for the post trump reaction… can I still get that?

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This started all those years ago with the "alternative facts" BS, he can flat out lie to these people and they believe every damn word.

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OR they know he's lying and don't care!

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When does the post-game link go out?

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