The irony is that, while a hard Left lean might save Joe's nomination, it further erodes his slim chances of winning the election. Elections are won in the center (such of it as remains). The Democrats are leaning more and more away from it, while the Republicans are leaning more and more into it (as the Convention is showing, with a few exceptions here and there).
Also, I had the same feeling that you did: I've watched a lot of conventions. Some have the smell and feel of a loser; some have the smell and feel of a winner. The one we're seeing now is the latter.
Bill attended the 1964 GOP convention as a young Goldwater supporter.
The only convention I attend was the 2008 RNC in Minneapolis. At that event, GOP gloom was lifted temporarily, and unrealistically, by a burst of enthusiasm for Sarah Palin.
The irony is that, while a hard Left lean might save Joe's nomination, it further erodes his slim chances of winning the election. Elections are won in the center (such of it as remains). The Democrats are leaning more and more away from it, while the Republicans are leaning more and more into it (as the Convention is showing, with a few exceptions here and there).
Also, I had the same feeling that you did: I've watched a lot of conventions. Some have the smell and feel of a loser; some have the smell and feel of a winner. The one we're seeing now is the latter.
Bill attended the 1964 GOP convention as a young Goldwater supporter.
The only convention I attend was the 2008 RNC in Minneapolis. At that event, GOP gloom was lifted temporarily, and unrealistically, by a burst of enthusiasm for Sarah Palin.