Question Of The Week: Do Political Conventions Matter Anymore?
Have you been watching the Republican or Democratic conventions? Patch wants to know what you think about the modern political convention.
Political conventions used to be events where major, breaking news was made: Southern Democrats walking out on Harry Truman in 1948 over civil rights; Dan Rather getting roughed up by convention security at the Democrats' 1968 Chicago gathering; Ronald Reagan battling Gerald Ford for the GOP bid all the way to Kansas City in 1976. But now, conventions are heavily scripted visual productions designed to show the voting public a smooth, well-coordinated message that they will hope will resonate with voters nationwide. Regardless, convention-hosting cities see an opportunity to put their best foot forward, as Patch blogger Liz Flowers reported. Despite threats from Hurricane Issac, Atlanta RNC delegates told Patch their delegation was "…
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Rick D. Day
1:29 pm on Friday, September 21, 2012
Hi, can you cite a sources who's name does not end in Limbaugh for that nugget of magic? No? Didn't think so. more ›