Exceeding Expectations
In a week where we had Bill Clinton, Barack Obama and John Edwards all gave excellent speeches, the pressure was on for John Kerry. John Kerry did what few politicians are able to do by living up to the hype of his acceptance speech. The speech laid out in some detail what the Kerry Edwards ticket will deliver if elected in November. I thought it was awesome. I don't expect the poll numbers to do much because it is still early. Still, it felt good to be a Democrat last night.
Ohio was also well represented on the stage after Kerry's speech. Cleveland Mayor Jane Campbell was right behind Kerry and Edwards for most of the balloon drop. My favorite moment was when Al Sharpton reached into the crowd to take a hand made sign from a delegate that read "Boot Bush." Sharpton was grinning from ear to ear and it was pretty funny. He held it over his head right behind Kerry and Edwards.
In their post speech coverage, Fox News criticized the "tempo" of Kerry's speech saying that it seemed rushed. I couldn't help but laugh. If that's the best criticism they have after a 50 minute speech, then we're in good shape. I think that Republicans made the same mistake that Democrats did with George W. Bush in the debates of 2000. The expectation for Kerry going into Thursday night was that he was a stiff who is about as "motivating as Nyquil." (not my analogy) Democrats have to be careful in their criticism of President Bush's ability to give his convention speech. We need to keep the bar high for Bush as Republicans attempt to lower it for their convention.
Overall the Democratic Convention was a huge success. Looking at the role out of Vice-Presidential Candidate John Edwards and the Democratic convention, it is clear that the Kerry/Edwards campaign team knows how to run a political campaign.
Ohio was also well represented on the stage after Kerry's speech. Cleveland Mayor Jane Campbell was right behind Kerry and Edwards for most of the balloon drop. My favorite moment was when Al Sharpton reached into the crowd to take a hand made sign from a delegate that read "Boot Bush." Sharpton was grinning from ear to ear and it was pretty funny. He held it over his head right behind Kerry and Edwards.
In their post speech coverage, Fox News criticized the "tempo" of Kerry's speech saying that it seemed rushed. I couldn't help but laugh. If that's the best criticism they have after a 50 minute speech, then we're in good shape. I think that Republicans made the same mistake that Democrats did with George W. Bush in the debates of 2000. The expectation for Kerry going into Thursday night was that he was a stiff who is about as "motivating as Nyquil." (not my analogy) Democrats have to be careful in their criticism of President Bush's ability to give his convention speech. We need to keep the bar high for Bush as Republicans attempt to lower it for their convention.
Overall the Democratic Convention was a huge success. Looking at the role out of Vice-Presidential Candidate John Edwards and the Democratic convention, it is clear that the Kerry/Edwards campaign team knows how to run a political campaign.
By Kyle - 7/30/2004
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