Republican National Convention (Sept. 1-4)

[Bond]

Thoughts:

- McCain has done a superb job at picking speakers who are, at their heart, centrists. This will be in stark contrast to the Democratic Convention, where in all the speakers were far-left politicians (minus Bill Clinton).

- Obviously Palin will be moved from Wednesday to Thursday night.

- The key issue for McCain is combating the change mentality of the electorate. This is somewhat of the same issue which New Labour is facing in Great Britain. It's very difficult to overcome.