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FrenchieCat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-19-08 03:12 AM
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Just curious. Why is the RNC Convention always after the DNC Convention?
Or maybe it just seems that way?

Does anyone know the history behind these dates we end up with?
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Drunken Irishman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-19-08 03:14 AM
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1. The party that is in power holds their convention last.
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PDittie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-19-08 03:26 AM
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4. Home court advantage.
Home team bats last and all that.
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tblue Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-19-08 03:14 AM
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2. Yeah, cuz it does seem to neutralize any bounce and re-set the table.
Edited on Tue Aug-19-08 03:14 AM by tblue
I don't like it. Good question.
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JI7 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-19-08 03:17 AM
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3. the party holding Presidency at that moment goes 2nd
i remember in 2000 the Dems went 2nd.

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liberal N proud Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-19-08 05:55 AM
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5. They had a coin flip
The alleged Reverend Rick Warren officiated.
:sarcasm:
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AllentownJake Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-19-08 06:00 AM
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6. As someone up thread stated the party in power gets to go last
Its how Bush fucked us in 2004. They waited till we announced ours in July than they announced theirs in the last week of August.
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TheCowsCameHome Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-19-08 06:31 AM
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7. This year it's because they're going to finish second in the GE
How appropriate.
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scheming daemons Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Aug-19-08 06:52 AM
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8. Clinton went second in '96 and Gore went second in '00..... the party in power goes last....
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