Convention leftovers

by: Matt

Fri Sep 07, 2012 at 20:36:19 PM EDT

Here are some final convention links:

• Huff Post counts the acceptance speech cheers and jeers 
• Clint Eastwood: "When I saw the stool sitting there, it gave me the idea."
• 10 most surprising speeches
• There was plenty of corporate money in Charlotte
• But the convention itself ended $15 million short of it's fundraising goal
  
• A DNC delegate says un-nice things about Romney, and the Secret Service investigates
• Green Papers has the final roll-call vote

There were a lot of articles written after the GOP convention talking about the potential end of 4-day conventions, or even the complete elimination of the traditional convention. Interestingly, we've seen very few written today. (Please email if you see any). But we've saved all the links, and will write up a summary post next week about what the future might hold for conventions.

Finally, for many, this was the true highlight of the 2012 Democratic National Convention: