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TDale313

(7,822 posts) Fri Jul 22, 2016, 07:52 PM Jul 2016

Is it a good sign when you roll out your vp... [View all]

In the part of the weekly news cycle usually reserved for the Friday Night News Dump? Named cause that's when you release the stuff you don't want getting much coverage?

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Is it a good sign when you roll out your vp... [View all] TDale313 Jul 2016 OP

If that was when she rolled him out. MohRokTah Jul 2016 #1

Quickest way to change the conversation Nevernose Jul 2016 #2

Exactly. Her timing is always smart. Squinch Jul 2016 #5

Exactly. Take the media attention away from Trump brush Jul 2016 #25

Trying to take some of the focus off of Trump oswaldactedalone Jul 2016 #3

Nice try. Skinner Jul 2016 #4

The optics on MSNBC were of a super yacht wharf in Newport RI? Cooley Hurd Jul 2016 #11

You mean Sunday morning when they have all of those political talk shows on? PoutrageFatigue Jul 2016 #12

You know that people have to be scheduled to go on the shows, right? And that if Squinch Jul 2016 #27

So you announce like Joe Biden, on a Saturday, right? PoutrageFatigue Jul 2016 #30

Saturday or Friday night make little difference. And no you don't announce ON a program because Squinch Jul 2016 #33

"They're hiding something"? Where did I say that PoutrageFatigue Jul 2016 #36

She didn't give the farthest left what they wanted. Because there are other people besides those Squinch Jul 2016 #37

the most progressive platform in history. AlbertCat Jul 2016 #38

likewise LarryNM Jul 2016 #14

Exactly Gman Jul 2016 #15

and, some reports were that she delayed the announcement several hours because of the Munich attacks spooky3 Jul 2016 #18

Well since you want to know, why don't you call up the campaign you're going to vote for? MichiganVote Jul 2016 #6

I'm sorry that the shooting in Germany messed up your schedule Renew Deal Jul 2016 #7

Just FYI Rachel making the same point about the timing... TDale313 Jul 2016 #8

Rachel making the same narrative, er, point LarryNM Jul 2016 #19

It's stepping on Trump's bounce RandySF Jul 2016 #9

I'd argue that Gman Jul 2016 #17

You can't count on the media that created Trump to do its job. RandySF Jul 2016 #21

I'm reading everything I can find and Gman Jul 2016 #23

Of course because shes going to keep Kaine a secret gwheezie Jul 2016 #10

Biden was introduced on a Saturday morning. ProudToBeBlueInRhody Jul 2016 #13

Such a big choice isn't going to be a "dumped" item Bucky Jul 2016 #16

Seeing as how most modern campaigns actually do this, no, not really. Arkana Jul 2016 #20

this is totally irrelevant Gabi Hayes Jul 2016 #22

Its the day after the other party had their convention and the weekend before you start yours... Joe the Revelator Jul 2016 #24

She did it on Twitter... Wounded Bear Jul 2016 #26

Is there a problem? UTUSN Jul 2016 #28

What? It was EXCELLENT timing. Adrahil Jul 2016 #29

No, it's a bad sign. Liberal In Texas Jul 2016 #31

Obama announced Biden on a Saturday. RonniePudding Jul 2016 #32

Because the VP isn't going to get much coverage? Concern fail. betsuni Jul 2016 #34

VP picks grubbs Jul 2016 #35

LOL does that matter? We all know who the VP pick is and so does the rest of America. Rex Jul 2016 #39