What Went Down On The First Night Of The Democratic National Convention

It also stood out to me that the first three Republicans to speak were women. Obviously Kasich is the exception — but Trump could be facing even more eroding support among female voters, and this is a subtle reminder of that.

I’m not sure how many Republicans like Kasich or Molinari there are in the electorate, Sarah. Whitman has been registering dissatisfaction with the direction of the Republican Party for well over a decade now. But the idea of a somewhat organized faction of Republicans breaking off, endorsing Biden and appearing at this convention feels like a potential lasting shake-up to me.

So one of Biden’s gambits is he can win over Republicans who are dissatisfied with Trump’s leadership, or to steal a favorite phrase from Pete Buttigieg “future former Republicans.” What do we make of that play?