This summer’s Democratic National Convention has already gotten shorter, shrinking from the traditional four-day extravaganza to three days. Now it appears the attendance for the event is shrinking, too.
At least a dozen Democrats say they won’t be able to make it to Charlotte, N.C., when the convention begins Sept. 4. It’s no coincidence that all are facing tough election campaigns in places where President Obama’s popularity lags.
Four years ago, then-West Virginia Gov. Joe Manchin addressed Democrats gathered in Denver for their party’s convention. He gave a full-throated endorsement of the man the party would soon nominate as its standard-bearer.
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