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Why conventions still matter

The Christian Science Monitor

Can it be? Yes! They’re shouting at him! “Put the microphones down! We can’t see you!” Harry Truman, wearing a white linen suit, peers out at the delegates. It’s 1948. Two o’clock in the morning. He’s trying to start his speech at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia. So far, it’s been put the “tease”, “jump” or “more” break here.