Written by: Beck
If nothing goes wrong tonight, I'm going to be very disappointed. Tonight's speakers include Ted Kennedy, Howard Dean, and Teresa Heinz--the three people the Democratic party would often like to forget the existence of but can't ignore. Presuming that speeches are all pre-approved by the Powers That Be, I can't hope for a Pat Buchanan style pull-the-party-too-far-to-the-side delivery... but I can hope.
While waiting for the speeches to fire up, have a look at the recent polling data
as reported by Ace-o-Spades. I don't imagine these numbers yet take in the impact of DNC day 1, but it's still some pretty surprising movement. Kerry's leaning heavily on the convention bounce to build an insurmountable margin over Bush. If that fails to materialize, Kerry is done.
Update: Added to the
Beltway Traffic Jam.