The lack of comments speaks plainly on the importance of conventions.

Posted by whattheheck on Aug 29, 2008 at 6:08 AM

This poll is by no means an unbiased sample.  It just tells us the perspectives of the people who frequent this website.  Thus the actual importance of conventions cannot be induced from this poll.

Posted by freethinker on Aug 31, 2008 at 7:29 AM

I don’t believe the poll was intended to be anything but a biased question designed to elicit discussion.

Personally, I see the conventions as a huge waste of time fraught with obvious pandering by lobbyists, combined with the worlds largest pep rally.

There is a reason they do them before the NFL season kickoff y know.

Posted by Phillip on Sep 1, 2008 at 1:37 PM