Hello everyone and welcome to the focus group podcast I'm Sarah

Longwell publisher of the full work and this week is part one of our two-part

foray into the Democratic National Convention. There were a lot of wild things that

were almost going to happen at this convention

from massive protests over the Israel-Hamass war

to a nasty floor fight after Joe Biden dropped out.

But as of this taping, the big protests

haven't materialized and its calmless coronation.

In just a minute, we'll talk about what is happening through the first couple of nights of

the convention, but before we do that, some quick housekeeping. We are taping this on Wednesday after the first two nights of the convention.

We'll cover the final two nights next week.

At the time we're recording this, Kamla Harris, Tim Wall's, Adam Kinsinger, and several other VIPs have yet to speak,

but by the time you hear this, they will have.

And don't worry, we will get to them.

My guest today is the Bullworks National Political Report. Don't worry, we will get to them.

My guest today is the Bulwarks National Political reporter,

Joe Pertecone, who is here with me in Chicago,

though we are not together in Chicago.

But hey, Joe, thanks for being here. Hey how's it going?

Good man what are you you're in the press tent? Yep it's like right outside the

arena and I've been in the arena all night most nights, but in the press tent it's a little quieter right now. So, it's a little quieter right now. So, go be here.

Okay. Well, look, you've covered both the RNC and the DNC on the ground for us.

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