Democratic National Convention Day One was joyless

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CNN’s Abby Phillips probably meant it as a compliment when she said immediately after Michelle Obama’s speech on the first day of the Democratic National Convention that the former first lady looked “frustrated.”

Gloria Borger, a colleague of Phillips, likewise probably meant it in a good way when she remarked that there was a “sadness” in Obama’s voice, as well as “frustration.”

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