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Always Be Attacking
Taylor Marsh — ... Watching the convention from the media room, but also at times from inside the convention hall, you get a different take from what’s being seen by the television audience. Still, when I get a gut feeling, well, it’s usually worth listening to. I got that feeling last night when as the minutes, then hours ticked by, I still didn’t know where it was all going. What the hell was it all about? At the end of it all I still didn’t know. The whole night just floated from one moment to the next. I also didn’t hear the most important thing ...

Convention Jitters
Swampland — Carville declares the convention so far is a bust. But while it's true that the first night was more about warmth than heat (you can read David Von Drehle's account ...

And the Message is …
Patterico's Pontifications — ... inspires them to work and vote for a candidate. So far, this convention doesn’t have a clear message and has barely inspired people to work and vote for Obama. Instead, it’s appears to be a series of unrelated moments punctuated by emotional tributes to past leaders. So far, those moments have focused on rehabilitating Michelle Obama’s image on Day 1, giving Hillary Clinton center stage on Day 2, and presumably includes placating Bill Clinton on Day 3. James Carville covered the convention last night with CNN’s Anderson Cooper and ...