Historic Nomination
I have been watching the Democratic National Convention key speeches this week. This is the first time I have followed political speeches live (on the web) – mostly I have heard the speeches years later (Churchill, Kennedy). And it seems to have been a good one to start with – there is general concensus that the Convention was a great success.
Although I did not watch the convention in 1980, people are comparing this year’s to Reagan’s convention that year – new idea, new hope, well executed, with the opponents in disarray about how to respond.
It was a history making convention and primary on multiple fronts. First nomination for a non-Caucasian, winning againts a very well known name, close competition from a woman, record turnout on TV, high emotion at a political event with people leaving moved.
