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Poll: Hillary Clinton Acceptance Speech Scores Higher Than Trump’s

So, now that both presidential candidates have accepted their nominations and addressed the country, whose message scored better with voters?

Well, according to polls by CNN immediately after each speech, it looks like the reaction to Democrat Hillary Clinton got a more positive reaction.

A CNN/ORC poll last night showed 71% of those who watched Clinton’s speech felt “very positive” about her address.

CNN’s poll after Republican Donald Trump’s speech last week was 14 points lower – 57% “very positive.”

On the other end of the spectrum, the negatives showed further downside for Trump. While only 12% viewed Clinton’s speech in a “negative” light, Trump’s negative score was double that – 24%.

Additionally, Clinton scored higher than Trump – 82% over 73% – when it came to which candidate’s policies would move the country in the right direction.

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Hell Freezes Over: Andrew Sullivan “I’m With Her”

Andrew Sullivan

Yes, that was a pig that just flew by.

And if you check the temperature in Hell, I’m sure it’s somewhere southward of 32 degrees.

Andrew Sullivan, longtime critic of Hillary Clinton, shared this with his readers this week:

Some readers think I’ve been too negative, even cynical, tonight. Believe me, I am utterly uncynical about this election. I’m worried sick. We need to put behind us any lingering beefs, any grudges, any memories from the past – and you know how I feel about the Clintons’ past – in order to save liberal democracy. The only thing between him and us is her. So – against all my previous emphatic denials – I’m with her now. As passionately as I ever was with Obama. For his legacy is at stake as well.

Here’s how I’d put it. I’m in the final stages of becoming a citizen of this country. I love this country with all my heart. And I want to help save it from the darkest, foulest demagogue I’ve ever come across in a Western democracy.

The Clintons are flawed people. But they are our last hope. That’s all I need to know.

In case you’re not sure why this would register as a “big deal,” Ben Cohen at The Daily Banter breaks down some of the backstory here.

The once conservative Sullivan spent literally decades obsessively going after the Clintons and bought into virtually every conspiracy about them on the market. As previous Banter writer Mark Ames argued, Sullivan’s right wing screeching in the 90’s was largely responsible for wrecking President Clinton’s universal health care legislation.

On Real Time with Bill Maher last year Sullivan was distraught with the prospect of Clinton going head to head with Donald Trump:

“Who’s up against this guy?” he asked rhetorically. “This unbelievably useless, terrible candidate of Hillary Clinton who has shown no… has she ever given a speech that you were inspired by? Does she have any retail skills? Is she able to come across on TV?”

“She’s a talent-free hack.”

I think what’s important here is when you couple this with the speech last night of former Republican/Now-Independent New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg at the Democratic National Convention, we’re seeing important political folks from across a broad spectrum coming out to support Hillary.

It’s worth noting that there are five living U.S. presidents – three Democrats, two Republicans – and NONE of them are supporting Donald Trump.

Think on that.

(h/t  LGBT activist Aaron Baldwin)

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Video: “67”

Via Hillary For America:

Tonight, the Democratic National Convention Committee is releasing a new video touting the steadfast leadership and smart diplomacy that Hillary Clinton displayed as America’s 67th Secretary of State.

Clinton brokered an improbable ceasefire in Gaza to stop rockets from raining down on Israel. In Copenhagen, Clinton and President Obama crashed a secret meeting the Chinese had called, demanding a seat at the table to forge progress toward global action on climate change for the first time.

She traveled around the world, twisting arms and rallying all of the world’s major economies to build a crippling sanctions coalition that brought Iran to the negotiating table and paved the way for an historic deal to stop them from building a nuclear weapon.

And she was a tireless advocate for human rights, shining a light on human trafficking and fighting for the rights of women, girls and members of the LGBT community around the world.

The video, “67,” highlights these remarkable accomplishments from Hillary Clinton’s tenure as Secretary of State – and the tenacity, judgment, and leadership that made them possible – as told by the many people who worked alongside her.

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Hillary Clinton Officially Becomes First Major Party Candidate For President

The crowd roars at the 2016 Democratic National Convention as Hillary Clinton is officially named the first woman to lead a major political party’s presidential ticket.

It’s important to note Sen. Bernie Sanders’ class act move at the end of the roll call.

As I understand it, the tally of votes wasn’t shown in the convention hall. When it came time for Sanders’ state of Vermont, they passed. Going last, Sanders took the microphone that it would be him, like Hillary Clinton eight years ago, that called for a suspension of the rules and to proclaim Hillary the nominee by acclamation.

Thrilling moment. Watch below.

And the crowd goes wild!

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Talks Underway For Bernie Sanders To Formally Nominate Hillary Clinton At #DNCinPHL

I heard from two sources now that say talks are underway for Bernie Sanders to call for the Democratic National Convention to accept Hillary Clinton as presidential candidate “by acclamation.”

A somewhat ceremonial move, but a step towards party unity.

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The Advocate Endorses Hillary Clinton For President

The Advocate endorses Hillary Clinton for president

For only the second time, The Advocate has endorsed a presidential candidate, and unsurprisingly, the noted LGBT news outlet voices strong support for former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.

From The Advocate:

Clinton is a calm, deliberative leader with decades of public service experience and an impressive command of policy, detail, and the concerns of overlapping minority communities. Whereas Trump alienates women, Muslims, immigrants, and LGBT people, Clinton’s record as a U.S. senator is marked by bipartisanship, and her campaign is marked by inclusivity.

To imagine that the election result is a foregone conclusion — that Clinton will handily and easily defeat Trump in November without serious effort on the part of an engaged electorate — is a mistake. The U.K.’s Brexit vote is an example of left-leaning activists and voters wrongly assuming that voters will exercise “common sense.”

There is no foregone conclusion. There is no obvious outcome. But there is only one capable candidate in this election, and only one candidate who is a champion of LGBT causes. That clear and necessary choice is Hillary Clinton.

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Donald Trump Leads Hillary Clinton +5 In Latest CNN/ORC Poll

Politico reports that Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump got a solid bounce out of his convention:

Donald Trump got a bounce from the Republican National Convention, jumping out in front of Hillary Clinton in a new CNN/ORC International poll released Monday, conducted in the days following the party gathering.

Trump leads Clinton 48 percent to 45 percent in a two-way matchup, compared with the presumptive Democratic nominee’s seven-point advantage (49 percent to 42 percent) in the CNN/ORC poll conducted the previous week.

In a four-way matchup with Libertarian nominee Gary Johnson and Green Party candidate Jill Stein, Trump’s advantage actually increases to 5 points—44 percent to 39 percent, while Johnson earned 9 percent and Stein 3 percent.

The previous four-way survey found Clinton with a five-point lead over Trump, 42 percent to 37 percent, while Johnson had 13 percent and Stein 5 percent.

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Miami: Hillary Clinton Introduces Sen. Tim Kaine As Her Running Mate

What a contrast in vice-presidential candidate introductions.

Democratic White House hopeful Hillary Clinton appeared for the first time on the campaign trail with her newly announced running mate, Virginia Sen. Tim Kaine. And what a contrast in style between the GOP ticket versus the Dems.

Hillary Clinton spent 17 minutes speaking about Sen. Kaine before stepping aside and letting Kaine speak. Trump spent about 28 minutes mostly talking about himself in a speech that was supposed to be about his running mate, Indiana Gov. Mike Pence. And when Trump finished his intro, he left the stage.

Watching Tim Kaine speak today, you get the sense that he’s actually the kind of decent, white male Christian most Republicans would love to really be. There’s a very warm, approachable demeanor about him.

Kaine brings a lot of strengths to the Dem ticket including his executive experience as mayor of Richmond and governor of Virginia. His time as a U.S. Senator on the Armed Forces and Foreign Relations committees. And his years spent working on behalf of folks who experienced housing discrimination as a lawyer.

And in terms of appealing to the enormously important Hispanic vote, Kaine speaks fluent Spanish which, like today, will clearly be on display across the country on the campaign trail.

It’s a very different ticket compared to the Republican counterparts, and the contrasts are clear: hope vs. fear; positive vs. darkness; upbeat vs. “midnight in America.”

Human Rights Campaign president Chad Griffin makes clear the differences between Kaine and Indiana Gov. Mike Pence.

“While Donald Trump doubled down on discrimination by picking Mike Pence, Hillary Clinton has bolstered her campaign’s historic commitment to LGBTQ equality by choosing Tim Kaine,” Griffin said. “Having proven time and time again that they have the experience, determination, and leadership needed to move equality forward for all Americans, we are confident Clinton and Kaine will tear down the walls of discrimination that hold all of us back.”

Anyone who thought they would be disappointed by the Clinton/Kaine ticket saw serious political chemistry today.

I approve.

You can watch the Democratic ticket take the stage today below.