tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18747118.post8715630761554612811..comments2023-11-02T05:00:36.315-04:00Comments on Democratic Convention Watch: Democrats were close to deciding?!?! - updatedMatthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02126730290750804530noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18747118.post-78899999420775278722006-09-28T10:10:00.000-04:002006-09-28T10:10:00.000-04:00Keith- I just saw some information which might bri...Keith- I just saw some information which might bring around to your opinion. Watch for a post soon...Matthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02126730290750804530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18747118.post-27068783276401841262006-09-28T09:14:00.000-04:002006-09-28T09:14:00.000-04:00I wouldn't call it dirty politics - but the Dems w...I wouldn't call it dirty politics - but the Dems wouldn't look very smart if they changed at this point. The GOP announced their date months ago, and nothing happened yesterday that changed the view on which week is best. <br /><br />But given all that, I think the tradition serves a useful purpose in preventing the parties from playing silly leapfrog with the dates. But here's a scenario where it would be smart to break it: The party in the White House picks their convention for the week after the Summer Olympics, say 3rd or 4th week of August. That's a bad decision. The other party won't want to go 3-4 weeks earlier, so they will pick the week after the White House party's convention. And there goes the tradition.Matthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02126730290750804530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18747118.post-63193359806107207852006-09-28T08:50:00.000-04:002006-09-28T08:50:00.000-04:00Putting aside your belief that the Democrats alrea...Putting aside your belief that the Democrats already have the better date (let's assume for argument's sake that it isn't), would you say it would be smart politics or dirty politics if the Democrats were to dispatch with the tradition of allowing the incumbent party to go last by moving their date after the GOP's?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18747118.post-4703977247984251032006-09-28T08:42:00.000-04:002006-09-28T08:42:00.000-04:00As a life long Democrat, I think the GOP did nothi...As a life long Democrat, I think the GOP did nothing wrong here. It was very clear from the start that which ever party announced first would get the city (for either St. Paul or New York). The Democrats did their site visits first - if they really wanted St. Paul, they could have announced it weeks ago. The GOP moved their decision up in order to gain an advantage in 2008 by taking what they believed was the best convention site. I think it was a smart move by them, not a dirty move.Matthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02126730290750804530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18747118.post-88112909958424998242006-09-28T08:23:00.000-04:002006-09-28T08:23:00.000-04:00This is typical dirty politics by the Republicans....This is typical dirty politics by the Republicans. They knew the Democrats were going with St. Paul, and that's the only reason they went and made this spur of the moment announcement. Just to spite the Democrats. It's really sad when a major political party acts like a bunch of children. Shame on the GOP.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18747118.post-75178204128450271472006-09-28T02:48:00.000-04:002006-09-28T02:48:00.000-04:00I'm grateful for the GOP decision because I have a...I'm grateful for the GOP decision because I have always been a fan of holding our convention in Denver.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com