A bust so far:

The biggest surprise so far is how slowly this convention is getting off the ground. It is clearly pumping up people in the convention hall, but for a much larger national audience – the audience that is so important in November – there has been very little offered so far to rivet people’s attention. Why did Jimmy Carter have no speaking role? Why indeed did Nancy Pelosi not have a far bigger speaking role? She is, after all, the first woman in history to be Speaker of the House. To be sure, big events are coming tonight – but I am surprised that there has been so little of substance that has been compelling for television. Let’s wait and see how it goes.