Republican Convention Archives

Democracy

White Liberals Must Face the Truth: Donald Trump Represents all Republicans

The GOP isn’t a deranged cult. It’s a party of dangerous politics

September 10, 2020 • by John Stoehr

----------------- Ezra Klein, a prominent white liberal, is the top editor at Vox. During August’s Republican National Convention, he tweeted something I think we should address head-on. “This isn’t a political party,” Klein said. “It’s a personality cult.” There are good reasons for making such a claim. The president’s most ardent supporters exhibit traits ...

White Liberals Must Face the Truth: Donald Trump Represents all Republicans

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Class and Culture at the Republican and Democratic Conventions

September 29, 2016 • by Jo Freeman

Walking around the conventions in Cleveland and Philadelphia one could see that there have been many changes in class and culture both inside and outside of the parties in the last fifty years. In Cleveland I was able to tour the Q while it was still being turned from a sports ...

Class and Culture at the Republican and Democratic Conventions

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Police and Protesters at the Republican and Democratic Conventions

September 20, 2016 • by Jo Freeman

Every four years Congress gives each city hosting a major party convention $50 million dollars to protect the convention and police the protestors. They usually use it to bring in cops from across the country. In Cleveland I saw shoulder patches from the California, Florida, and South Carolina Highway patrols, ...

Police and Protesters at the Republican and Democratic Conventions

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Satellite Events at the Republican Convention

September 12, 2016 • by Jo Freeman

Party conventions aren’t just about politics and parties. They are also about education and promotion. Groups come looking for supporters, or just to inform the public. They push their products as readily as any merchant. Some groups ask for money, some don’t; some feed you, some don’t. All want your ...