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Dangerman4/10/2020 6:42:22 am PDT

There’s a lot of good stuff at electoral-vote.com this morning
I really like this idea

Joshua Spivak, writing for CNN, has a good op-ed up right now, arguing that the Democrats should just go ahead cancel this year’s convention. His argument is pretty simple: The positive good of holding the convention is limited, since people don’t really watch these days anyhow, especially when the outcome is beyond all doubt. Meanwhile, the positive good of canceling is big: The Democrats avoid risking anyone’s health, and would make an important statement about their concern for people’s well-being as well as their respect for science and for expertise in general. Put another way, the party would get more good PR out of not having a convention than out of having one.

While Spivak does not explore this much, doing do would also back Donald Trump and his party into a bit of a corner. If they go forward with their convention, then the contrast with the Democrats will be striking, and not in the Republicans’ favor. On the other hand, if the Republicans cancel after the Democrats do, it will make the President look like he’s a follower rather than a leader, and will net them far less positive PR than the blue team would likely get. Of course, Trump & Co. could get the drop on the Democrats by canceling first, but that doesn’t seem like the President’s style, now does it?