Politics

The Boston D Party

A roundup of Slate’s coverage of the Democratic National Convention.

Ballot Box: Blogging from the floor of the Democratic Convention,” by William Saletan, updated continuously.

Kausfiles,” by Mickey Kaus, updated continuously.

Rehabilitation Watch: Jerry Springer is the man to see on the FleetCenter floor,” by Timothy Noah, posted July 29, 2004.

Quiet Riot: The lame protests of the Democratic Convention,” by Dahlia Lithwick, posted July 29, 2004.

I’m a War Vice President: Edwards’ speech was lackluster, but it did the job,” by Chris Suellentrop, posted July 28, 2004.

Fidel and Me: Cuba’s maximum leader drafts Chatterbox,” by Timothy Noah, posted July 28, 2004.

Couchside Convention Watch: The polymorphous perversity of Chris Matthews,” by Dana Stevens, posted July 28, 2004.



Dismissed in Boston: Why won’t the Democrats talk about judges?” by Dahlia Lithwick, posted July 28, 2004.



The Deaniacs Live!: On the convention floor with the last true believers,” by Chris Suellentrop, posted July 27, 2004.

Sex, Greens, and Robert Altman: No interviews tonight, dear, I have a headache,” by Timothy Noah, posted July 27, 2004.

The Celebrity Delegate: On the beat with New Mexico’s second-most-famous Democrat,” by Bryan Curtis, posted July 27, 2004.

The Convention From the Cheap Seats: Stuck between Al Franken and Al Jazeera in Boston,” by Dahlia Lithwick, posted July 27, 2004.

The Cheese Stands Alone: Even Bill Clinton can’t win the presidency for John Kerry,” by Chris Suellentrop, posted July 27, 2004.

Bill Clinton Speech Bingo: Guessing how long his speech will go,” by Timothy Noah, posted July 26, 2004.

I Want My Father’s Boston!: What have they done to my grimy city of yore?” by Timothy Noah, posted July 26, 2004.

Kerry’s Lit Crit: The soon-to-be nominee sanitizes a Stalinist poem,” Timothy Noah, posted July 26, 2004.

The Copycat Convention: Are the Democrats stealing from the Republicans?” by Chris Suellentrop, posted July 26, 2004.