When conventions were unconventional
Posted: September 9, 2012 at 2:54 a.m.
The past two weeks have been the height of the political convention season, as Republicans and Democrats met to nominate their candidates. These made-for-TV productions were planned from opening gavel to closing balloon drop, and no one expected much in the way of suspense.
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