Apparently Republicans are debating their platform right now. Behold my Twitter feed:
GOP platform committee now debating what “junk food” is. oreos vs chocolate covered oreos. Seriously.
— Zeke Miller (@ZekeJMiller) July 11, 2016
Now we’re hearing that SNAP is unconstitutional
— Ben Jacobs (@Bencjacobs) July 11, 2016
The Republican platform committee just voted to officially call coal a “clean” source of energy
— Jeremy Schulman (@jeremyschulman) July 11, 2016
Really long discussion of the sage grouse and prairie chicken which are being considered for endangered species classification #GOPPlatform
— Leigh Ann Caldwell (@LACaldwellDC) July 11, 2016
Now a delegate is fretting that opposing chickens will alienate swing voters.
— Molly Ball (@mollyesque) July 11, 2016
Prairie chicken/sage grouse amendment passes, so the GOP is now officially the anti-chicken party.
— Molly Ball (@mollyesque) July 11, 2016
Now debating whether states should get to approve national monument/park designations, likely inspired by this https://t.co/WPCuvmTbUV
— Molly Ball (@mollyesque) July 11, 2016
Is this a fair appraisal of what’s going on in Cleveland? Probably not. But it’s more fun.
