quote:Several Republicans are set to speak at the Democratic National Convention Monday evening in a show of bipartisan support for former Vice President Joe Biden and his running mate, Sen. Kamala Harris.
Democrats announced the GOP lineup on the first day of their virtual convention, saying three former GOP elected officials would outline their party-switching support for Biden:
Former Ohio Gov. John Kasich
Former Rep. Susan Molinari, R-N.Y.
Former New Jersey Gov. Christine Todd Whitman
Silicon Valley CEO and one-time Republican gubernatorial candidate Meg Whitman is also scheduled to address convention watchers.
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When the world wearies and society ceases to satisfy, there is always the garden - Minnie Aumônier
quote:Cindy McCain, widow of John McCain, the longtime Arizona senator and 2008 Republican presidential nominee, will appear in a Democratic convention video Tuesday night offering her support for Joe Biden.
McCain is the latest Republican to make an appearance at the virtual Democratic convention. On Monday night, four Republican leaders, including former Ohio Governor John Kasich, encouraged Republicans and independents to support Biden. Cindy McCain's appearance is particularly notable, since her husband and Sarah Palin ran against President Obama and Biden in 2008.
A teaser for the video, titled "An Unlikely Friendship," was posted by the Democratic National Convention Committee ahead of the start of the second night of speeches. John McCain and Biden met when McCain was assigned to be a military aide for Biden, then a Delaware senator. They became friends, and their families would picnic in the Bidens' backyard.
"They would just sit and joke. It was like a comedy show, sometimes, to watch the two of them," Cindy McCain said in the clip.
She is not expected to endorse Biden "at this time," a source close to McCain confirmed to CBS News.
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When the world wearies and society ceases to satisfy, there is always the garden - Minnie Aumônier
quote:offering her support for Joe Biden.
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The earth laughs in flowers
quote:Former Secretary of State Colin Powell plans to say at the Democratic National Convention that he supports Joe Biden for president because of the values they share.
Powell served as secretary of state under Republican President George W. Bush from 2001 until 2005, and served as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff under both Bush and Democratic President Bill Clinton.
In an advance clip of his speech Tuesday, Powell says that Biden shares "the values I learned growing up in the South Bronx and serving in uniform" and that he supports him for president because "we need to restore those values to the White House."
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When the world wearies and society ceases to satisfy, there is always the garden - Minnie Aumônier
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If you think looting is bad wait until I tell you about civil forfeiture.
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Life is short. Play with your dog.
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Life is short. Play with your dog.
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Life is short. Play with your dog.
quote:Originally posted by Steve Miller:
Is anyone else irritated that the various state representatives had to announce votes for traitor Bernie Sanders?
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The most dangerous word in the language is "obvious"
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Life is short. Play with your dog.
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Life is short. Play with your dog.
quote:Originally posted by Steve Miller:
Is anyone else irritated that the various state representatives had to announce votes for traitor Bernie Sanders?
quote:Originally posted by Steve Miller:
Watching Powell right now. Powerful!
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When the world wearies and society ceases to satisfy, there is always the garden - Minnie Aumônier