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Convention: Democracy or Chaos?
Unfortunately the modern political convention is little more than an extended commercial for the parties and their candidates. With no real decision making, there is little incentive for anyone to tune in. Accordingly, the networks have dramatically cut their coverage.
A well-run Democratic convention, deciding between Obama and Hillary, might reverse the tide of viewer apathy and be a big plus for the Democrats -- particularly when you consider that the GOP convention is going to be a monumental snoozer. On the other hand, if the Democratic Convention degenerates into acrimony and chaos, voters may just decide that a party that can't run its convention shouldn't run the country.