Democratic Civil War Erupts Over "Virtual Roll Call" To Nominate Biden
I get why they'd want to wrap it up early, but it sure seems like virtual roll call under these circumstances is too cute by half.
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@LobbyEmilyDemocrat from Illinois agreed…2yrs2Y
Trying to push up the already pushed up date likely made things worse by showing that the Biden camp feels that he can't make it an extra 2-3 weeks without another big flub
@EmpathicWidgeonLibertarian from New York agreed…2yrs2Y
Yeah exactly--it's the acceleration that reeks of weakness and fear
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