DAY TWO DNC

++NBC is reporting why US authorities believe Russian state actors hacked the DNC.

++Does anyone remember the old YIPPIE campaign button" Papoose For Not Insane"? Maybe we should substitute Hillary for Not Insane. 

++Tonight, Big Dog speaks at the Convention. Will he go on and on like he does? Will he step on the momentum so far? How much of an asset is he?

++The day will be spent on Hillary support for childcare and education. 

++I have a feeling that tomorrow night Barack Obama will define this election in his speech.

++One problem seems to me that you have to reconcile Bernie's doom and gloom with the fact we have a full employment economy,19 million more with health insurance,stock market hitting new records and a misery index under 5. It's not enough to say the rich are getting richer and a pox on the House.

++Somehow you have to move the narrative that we have governed well even with Republican obstructionism and more can be done. 

++Richard Cohen wrote an op-ed today in the Washington Post about what if Hillary was  a man. Strangely her problem is similar to a person who lurked in the public consciousness for a generation--Richard Nixon. Cohen admits that she is wicked smart on policies,funny to be around, actually harm but comes across as stilted and forced in public.

++The Nixon metaphor is apt. The Right believed impeaching Bill Clinton was a payback for Nixon. Remember the arguments at the time. The Clintons have been a Republican obsession forever. Knowing this Hillary Clinton is obsessed by her privacy and is known for her secrecy.  Maybe she needs to unveil her NEW HILLARY.

++Greg Sergeant says Day One pointed out a deep flaw in Trump's campaign. You saw the line-up last night--Booker,Warren, Michelle Obama, and Bernie Sanders. Add Joe Biden, Bill Clinton,President Obama and you have a roster of superstar surrogates. Who speaks for Trump? There are no Republicans with any kind of constituency who supports him. 

++The Democrats came off as a governing party with attractive office-holders while the RNC could only muster Paul Ryan and Mitch McConnell, who weren't so psyched about Trump. This should make a difference. How far can you ride the anti-establishment tide and not get caught in backlash?

++Even with Hillary's less than brilliant speaking style, Richard Cohen is going to vote for her anyway.