One of the best ways to understand what motivates a political convention delegate is to talk to one, or at least read about one. Here at...
The first national political party convention to be televised was the Republican gathering in Philadelphia in 1940. It was a big deal for Americans to actually...
Some of the headliners at the Democratic National Convention are household names; others may become household names after they speak at the convention Sept. 4-6. Who’s...
Janus Adams was destined to be a lifelong student of history and culture. At age eight, in the wake of the landmark Brown v. Board of...
Political conventions have become highly produced affairs with few spontaneous or unexpected moments. The parties are increasingly using their conventions to expose voters to party big...
You’ve heard the phrases “swing state” and “battleground state.” Basically, they amount to the same thing in an election year: territory that is up for grabs...
While driving into work Monday morning and listening to the round robin of commentary on satellite radio regarding the GOP convention and Hurricane Isaac, I had...
