Political Conventions: Would the Dog Stop Wagging if the Tail Was Cut Off?

Ever wonder what would happen if politicians threw a convention and nobody covered it? Not that it matters since it’s unlikely we’ll ever find out in a 24 hour media age where even the most pathetic minutae is worthy of reportage (we use that term loosely), but it’s something that Slate‘s Jack Shafer is advocating (he’s also convinced the reason John Edwards isn’t being given a speech slot this year is because “voters finally want to hear him talk”).

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