Unlike last week's Republican National Convention, where Tampa's downtown looked like a war zone peopled only by police, military, and those with convention credentials, the Democratic convention opened yesterday with a family-friendly event that was open to the public.
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Even today as the convention officially gets underway, both the diversity and the amount of public access are striking in comparison to what we encountered last week in Tampa.
Obviously, yesterday plenty of families turned out for CarolinaFest, which was a family-centric event. But today, parents and children are back to simply people-watch, as delegates, media, and politicians mill about the downtown area.
Obama campaign officials say the increased access is symbolic of the way they want Americans to view the party -- as one that strives to be open and accessible in everything it does.
Expect this theme to be repeated throughout the week by convention speakers.
What do you think of the differences between the Republican and Democratic conventions?
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Not suprised at all. Republicans say they love America,but what they mean is they love Americans who are exactly like them.
BTW, Lindsay Ferrier, who writes you a bigger check for your efforts, "The Stir", or the OWEbama re-election campaign?
BTW, the reason for the large security force that is/was present at BOTH conventions (in spite of your lie) is because in both instances they are worried about violent riots committed by LEFT wing groups.
Good point about the security Guest. Also, I don't know what RNC you were at LIndsey, but there were PLENTY of families at the RNC. Again, another example of only seeing what you want to see.
So glad to see the commenter's providing balance when the left leaning stir wont. Keep it up ladies. I wasn't in Florida but we watched the RNC as a family every night. Funny the DNC wants to be more open but is constantly speaking about family values as if its a bad thing.
Like wamom, I'm happy to see some pesky facts being presented by the commenters. The Stir has really become a breeding ground for Lefty infections.