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2016 Postmortem

gabeana

(3,166 posts) Sat Jul 2, 2016, 02:54 PM Jul 2016

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Why are the conventions so early

this time around, aren't they normally mid and late August?

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Why are the conventions so early (Original Post) gabeana Jul 2016 OP

July is about right. Exilednight Jul 2016 #1

Maybe for timing gabeana Jul 2016 #2

2004 was july Exilednight Jul 2016 #5

Yeah I just saw that gabeana Jul 2016 #6

Olympics? frazzled Jul 2016 #3

yup it's about TV time and Olympics take away from that. TeamPooka Jul 2016 #7

They don't want to compete with the Olympics (August 5-21) LiberalFighter Jul 2016 #4

seems like back in the old poli sci days this was covered in some class rurallib Jul 2016 #8

Exilednight

(9,359 posts)

1. July is about right.

Reply to gabeana (Original post)

Sat Jul 2, 2016, 02:55 PM

Jul 2016

gabeana

(3,166 posts)

2. Maybe for timing

Reply to Exilednight (Reply #1)

Sat Jul 2, 2016, 02:58 PM

Jul 2016

but in 2008, it was Aug 25-28 and in 2012 it was first week of Sept.

Exilednight

(9,359 posts)

5. 2004 was july

Reply to gabeana (Reply #2)

Sat Jul 2, 2016, 03:03 PM

Jul 2016

gabeana

(3,166 posts)

6. Yeah I just saw that

Reply to Exilednight (Reply #5)

Sat Jul 2, 2016, 03:06 PM

Jul 2016

it looks like sometimes mid July, mid august, to late Aug
as some other post pointed not wanting compete with Olympics or other events, I guess

frazzled

(18,402 posts)

3. Olympics?

Reply to gabeana (Original post)

Sat Jul 2, 2016, 03:01 PM

Jul 2016

They occur August 5-21, and I suppose it's harder to get people to tune in to conventions when the good events are on in prime time.

TeamPooka

(24,303 posts)

7. yup it's about TV time and Olympics take away from that.

Reply to frazzled (Reply #3)

Sat Jul 2, 2016, 03:06 PM

Jul 2016

LiberalFighter

(51,388 posts)

4. They don't want to compete with the Olympics (August 5-21)

Reply to gabeana (Original post)

Sat Jul 2, 2016, 03:01 PM

Jul 2016

rurallib

(62,483 posts)

8. seems like back in the old poli sci days this was covered in some class

Reply to gabeana (Original post)

Sat Jul 2, 2016, 03:36 PM

Jul 2016

something about the party not in the white house wanting extra 'official' (as it were) time to campaign. Get going early and get a leg up.

Since the presidency is open this year, both are not in the white house.

This was way back in the '60s i heard this, probably meaningless now.

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