Summary
WASHINGTON - It was bound to happen. The quadrennial national political conventions have become so irrelevant that a presumptive presidential nominee actually gave serious thought to not accepting his prize until a later date to even out the money gap between him and his opponent. But the prospect that at least one major television network might skip the whole thing under the circumstances caused John Kerry to bag a very bad idea.
After several decades of dwindling public interest, as reflected by diminishing television coverage, the conventions have become expensive pep rallies with more hot air and staged fireworks than drama - decrepit relics of the days before events like the Iowa caucus and the New Hampshire primary decided who would represent the Democrats and the Republicans in the race for the White House.See the full content of this document
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An Ode to Smoke-Filled Back Rooms
Now they are not only anachronisms, they may be inviting targets for al-Qaida crazies who would like nothing more than to cause a big bang before the November election. The terrori...
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