More domestic political opinionating snipped.
[TheSpectator] Mali matters, as does caution.If the coup d’état in Mali was mentioned at either the Republican or Democratic Party
...every time you hear the phrase white people,
white supremacy,
whiteanything but paint, you're listening to a Democrat. Ask him/her/it to reimagine something for you; they do that a lot, though not well. They can hear a dog whistle a mile or two away. They invented the spoils system and Tammany Hall, and inspired the addition of the word
(Thomas) Nastyto the English language. They want to stop continental drift and repeal the law of unintended side effects...
conventions I did not notice, and even if it was, it is unlikely to turn up as a topic during the campaign.