Thursday night concluded Part 1 of the new reality TV series “Political Conventions,” as the Democrats wrapped up their show with the noncliffhanger appearance of candidate Joe Biden. Next up, ...

I’ve written previously for Poynter about my fondness for covering the quadrennial Democratic and Republican conventions. Recently, I realized that some of my souvenirs from those conventions ...

The Republican National Convention is underway in Milwaukee. It comes on the 60th anniversary of the 1964 convention — a ...

WASHINGTON (MEDIA GENERAL) – National political conventions are a rare opportunity for politicians to greet a national audience and make a big impression. Sometimes those moments are career-makers.

Will there be a virtual balloon-drop? That is about the only intrigue left when it comes to what will happen at this year’s national political conventions. Even more so than usual, the chance for high ...

Political conventions can be decisive in shaping national politics and campaigns, even if they don’t decide the nominees for president anymore. Democratic presidential nominee Al Gore gained between ...

It remains to be seen what impact this summer’s Democratic and Republican national conventions will have on the 2016 presidential election. But when Republicans gather in Cleveland and Democrats ...