Bambi and Mother? Melania and the GOP battle for the suburbs

Tonight’s RNC celebrates America as the land of opportunity where at least one speaker wants to reduce votes to households rather than adult individuals (because men would be best able to allocate that), and the RNC “cancelled” a speaker who promoted a tweet supporting the Elders of Zion. Maybe it’s the land of opportunists, because the RNC has been quite a telethon.

What else could happen tonight (no, I won’t watch, I’ll wait for whatever weirdness others find)

WH adviser calls Melania Trump, who cut down Jackie Kennedy's trees from the Rose Garden, the "Jackie Kennedy of her time" https://t.co/803Gx82fow I’ve met Melania, and believe me, she’s no Jackie Kennedy. Fuck off #PeterNavarro

— bettemidler (@BetteMidler) August 26, 2020

Melania Trump was originally allowed to stay in the United States because of a visa typically restricted to use by those with "extraordinary abilities." (insert your own guess as to what those are__________)

RNC selling ad space during Melania Trump’s speech delivered from the White House https://t.co/euGdA9obPB #DonTheCon on Full Display

— R.W. (@RayWalston2) August 26, 2020

When the very beautiful Melania Trump speaks tonight, remember @realDonaldTrump sneers at women, maligns women, attacks women, assaults women, rapes women, and for months has been AVOIDING giving a DNA sample ordered by the New York Supreme Court.

I for one, can't watch it. pic.twitter.com/y0pGypLdEA

— E. Jean Carroll (@ejeancarroll) August 25, 2020

Melania Trump is speaking tonight, so...

Share this!#MelaniaUsedChainMigration from @donwinslow: #DemCast
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— Nick Knudsen 🇺🇸 (@DemWrite) August 25, 2020

Tonight we’re going to hear Melania Trump talk.
Well, talk is cheap.
Our military, veterans, and our families need someone who cares. We need someone who’ll fight.
We need @DrBiden back in the White House.

Check out our new spot: #SecretWeaponJill pic.twitter.com/okkGu5LpsM

— VoteVets (@votevets) August 25, 2020

Big surprise: Donald Quid Pro Quo Trump. https://t.co/WvN3mKihO2

— Laurence Tribe (@tribelaw) August 25, 2020

But there was another audience in play: White voters who don’t want to believe they are voting for a racist. Even less do they want to believe they themselves are racist. Again, from my conversations with voters, I find a lot of folks who are torn between disgust at continued examples of excessive police violence, and pushback against the idea that American racism goes bone-deep. Strong messages from people of color absolving Trump — and the nation — were aimed directly at those White voters, to help them feel better about voting again for Trump.

www.washingtonpost.com/...

My fun little look at the #KimberlyGuilfoyle speech.#RNC2020 #RNChaos #Guilfoylechallenge #CocaineConvention #DEMcast #TrumpChaos #TrumpsZombieArmy #TrumpHiresTheBest #Resist #trumpcrimefamily pic.twitter.com/UA47ck9BAZ

— John Óg (@johnogpdx) August 25, 2020

My name is Allison Gill. You know me as AG from @MuellerSheWrote & @dailybeanspod. Now that trump has FIRED me from my job in the government for speaking truth to power, I’m no longer bound by the Hatch Act & I can ask you to donate to Joe & Kamala! https://t.co/ieLXZUjLv6 pic.twitter.com/RxazouCXHu

— Allison Gill (@allisongill) August 25, 2020

Fighting suburban females

The deer are beating the shit out of each other, nature is healing pic.twitter.com/usfFdvy29K

— Joanie Loves Fauci (@MrErikJackson) August 25, 2020