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* Lots of political land mines are associated with this convention, and this is just one of them…

Hadn’t thought about it before this @Andrefor40th tweet but yeah seems almost inevitable FL & Texas Governors will try to punk the 2024 DNC by sending bunch of unannounced buses of immigrants in weeks leading up to Convention. Sigh. https://t.co/PKFbCBBZ5a

— Chicago Bars (@chicagobars) July 26, 2023

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posted by Rich Miller
Thursday, Jul 27, 23 @ 9:34 am

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I’d plan on it, but I’d hope it would backfire spectacularly as Dems show compassion and highlight the cruelty.

It’d take some crafty smart comms, but it could be something where it backfires and reminds indies the GOP are the bad guys.

Those who applaud this are “likely” already voting against Dems.

Comment by Oswego Willy Thursday, Jul 27, 23 @ 9:41 am
This is Illinois.
Give em voter registration cards.

Comment by Bruce( no not him) Thursday, Jul 27, 23 @ 10:03 am
This should be all the motivation the Biden administration needs to step up with meaningful support for these refugees. It is unconscionable that we allow them to live in police stations. It is well past time for the federal government to implement a comprehensive solution. They better start today.

Comment by 47th Ward Thursday, Jul 27, 23 @ 10:07 am
OW makes a good point about the potential for such a stunt to backfire.

But I continue to think that hosting the convention offers little potential upside for risks involved. We’d be better off if all the resource spent on luring the DNC were instead used to bring a couple of hardware or realtors conventions to town.

Comment by Roman Thursday, Jul 27, 23 @ 10:19 am
Forewarned should be forearmed. They have a year to plan for this and other MAGA GOP stunts.

Comment by Norseman Thursday, Jul 27, 23 @ 10:42 am
I’m sure that political theater has been going on for a long as we’ve been a country- it just wasn’t well publicized. With the 24 hour news cycle and the internet, we seem to have either just begun covering it better or people have taken it to an art form. Meanwhile the rest of us would just like elected officials at all levels from a village up to National to just have our best interests at heart, do their jobs and compromise with others to get stuff done. Yet stunts are all we seem to get because we can’t get sensible people elected.

Comment by thoughts matter Thursday, Jul 27, 23 @ 11:34 am
Let it be known that bus drivers will be arrested and buses confiscated for human trafficking. And then do it.

That may slow things down a bit.

Comment by JS Mill Thursday, Jul 27, 23 @ 1:00 pm
The political theatrics has gone stale…only leaving a bad taste?

Comment by Dotnonymous x Thursday, Jul 27, 23 @ 2:27 pm
“Let it be known that bus drivers will be arrested and buses confiscated” So, your answer to them using people as pawns is to … use people as pawns?

Comment by Skeptic Thursday, Jul 27, 23 @ 4:15 pm

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