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> [As so often, a political event involving Donald Trump looks like swinging wildly between melodrama and farce. The Republican National Convention in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-colvin/as-so-often-a-political-event-involving-donald-trump-looks-like/)

[Mark Colvin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-colvin/)

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> [ The proportion of \[Donald's Trump\] own direct family members who are speaking \[on the Republican National Convention\] is high to an unprecedented… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-colvin/the-proportion-of-donald-s-trump-own-direct-family-members-who-are/)

[Mark Colvin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-colvin/)

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> [Donald Trump is going to be onstage introducing his wife, Melania, so I think this is the first time a presidential nominee…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-colvin/donald-trump-is-going-to-be-onstage-introducing-his-wife-melania-so-i/)

[Mark Colvin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-colvin/)

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> [ The people who are showing up \[on the Republican National Convention \], either they are ones who actually believe in Donald Trump,… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-colvin/the-people-who-are-showing-up-on-the-republican-national-convention/)

[Mark Colvin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-colvin/)

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## Other authors on Conventions

## More by Mark Colvin

> [As so often, a political event involving Donald Trump looks like swinging wildly between melodrama and farce. The Republican National Convention in Cleveland has…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-colvin/as-so-often-a-political-event-involving-donald-trump-looks-like/)

[Mark Colvin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-colvin/)

> [I want my reputation to be judged on how I tackle the problem of ice if I'm elected as the member for Canning.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-colvin/i-want-my-reputation-to-be-judged-on-how-i-tackle-the-problem-of-ice/)

[Mark Colvin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-colvin/)

> [ The proportion of \[Donald's Trump\] own direct family members who are speaking \[on the Republican National Convention\] is high to an unprecedented degree and… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-colvin/the-proportion-of-donald-s-trump-own-direct-family-members-who-are/)

[Mark Colvin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-colvin/)

> [Donald Trump is going to be onstage introducing his wife, Melania, so I think this is the first time a presidential nominee has been…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-colvin/donald-trump-is-going-to-be-onstage-introducing-his-wife-melania-so-i/)

[Mark Colvin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-colvin/)

> [ Mike Pence is simply shoring up the people the Republicans thought they already had. So he is a way for people who thought \[Donald\]… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-colvin/mike-pence-is-simply-shoring-up-the-people-the-republicans-thought/)

[Mark Colvin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-colvin/)

> [I think certainly everybody is aware of the potential for just the very inflamed political mood in America .](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-colvin/i-think-certainly-everybody-is-aware-of-the-potential-for-just-the/)

[Mark Colvin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-colvin/)

> [“In fact, my real interest was, had always been, in the opinions and perspectives of others: in walking around a subject, as one walks…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-colvin/in-fact-my-real-interest-was-had-always-been-in-the-opinions-and/)

[Mark Colvin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-colvin/)

> [ The people who are showing up \[on the Republican National Convention \], either they are ones who actually believe in Donald Trump, or they… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-colvin/the-people-who-are-showing-up-on-the-republican-national-convention/)

[Mark Colvin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-colvin/)

> [ Think the very fact that somebody like Mike Pence is seen as useful to the \[Donald\] Trump campaign would be analytically a sign of… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-colvin/think-the-very-fact-that-somebody-like-mike-pence-is-seen-as-useful/)

[Mark Colvin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-colvin/)

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