UNITED STATES: Party conventions may have major impact

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  • Ceremonial ratification, not nomination
  • Typically exaggerated impact
  • Usual 2008 convention significance
  • Atypical election
  • Self-definition
  • Compressed schedule
  • Terms of debate matter
  • Venue politics?

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