The verdict is in, the receipts have been tallied and, incredibly, the 2016 Democratic National Convention seems to have been a huge success — at least, according to Republicans.
After Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton delivered her acceptance of the party's nomination on Thursday night, prominent conservatives from all walks took to Twitter to voice both their begrudging approval of her speech and their disappointment in GOP nominee Donald Trump, who took a demonstrably more pessimistic approach at the Republican National Convention in Cleveland one week earlier.
Here, from the mouths of conservatives themselves, is what Republicans thought about the major political parties of the United States' first female presidential nominee's historic acceptance speech on Thursday:
Rich Galen, press secretary for Dick Cheney:
How can it be that I am standing at my kitchen counter sobbing because of the messages being driven at the DNC? Where has the GOP gone?
Conservative writer Ron Fournier:
Well done, @realDonaldTrump. You made Democrats a party of sunny patriotism and values. You sure @billclinton didn't ask you to run?
Conservative blogger Erick Erickson:
For Republicans who are not social conservatives, I have to imagine last night and tonight at the DNC are having an impact on them.
Conservative radio host Charlie Sykes:
Snark aside: GOP needs to understand what is happening to them tonight...
Do you know how old I am? Old enough to remember when speeches like this would've been given at GOP convention... Not Dem one. Brutal.
Fox News host Greg Gutfeld:
if repubs had championed their principles with specifics rather than embrace autocracy - they wouldn't have yielded this turf to dems.
GOP strategist Matt Mackowiak:
This Democratic convention has been an unmitigated disaster for the GOP. Very well produced. Unifying. Patriotic. Bravo. #DNCinPHL
Commentary editor Noah Rothman:
Republicans could have stopped all this.
Conservative blogger AGConservative:
Still stunned. Feel like I'm in the twilight zone. Obama just defended America & conservative values from attacks by the Republican nominee.
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