To me, the ZOOM presentation of the Democratic Convention was more effective,

[no_hypocrisy]

at least for this year.

I felt like the speakers were connecting and speaking directly to me. No cheers, no pauses, but the direct messages.

Andrew Cuomo was speaking to me. Bernie Sanders was speaking to me. Michelle Obama was speaking to me.

I wasn't expecting that.

[CottonBear]

1. It was great! Eva Longoria was an excellent host for the event. N/T

[NurseJackie]

4. I agree with that. (I didn't like the virtual applause moments. Seemed a bit forced and contrived.)

[phylny]

5. She was excellent. I didn't know much about her other than her acting

career, but she comes across as polished, effective, and intelligent.

[Sherman A1]

2. It seems to work for this moment

But if we had not had the big convention hall years ago I doubt if Barack Obama would have been able to put himself on a path to the presidency.

[C_U_L8R]

3. Exactly. We are all connecting.

We don't need balloon drops. They're giving us motivation.

[bullwinkle428]

6. This presentation has been so well-done, it may be shoveling dirt on the grave

of the old, traditional concept of the convention.

[delisen]

8. Agree. Traditional conventions made us onlookers.

They are oudated.

[riversedge]

7. The producer is talking about that right now on msnbc. She -I forget her name says it

was meant to speak to the people--it was more intimate

[tanyev]

9. I like it, too.

Gets old when every single speaker has built in applause/standing O moments. And the pre-recorded bits are really good for people who aren’t effective live speakers.

Maybe a hybrid model would work going forward. I know they’ve had some pre-recorded stuff in past conventions, but they could do even more of that and just have a few in-person speeches from the real heavy hitters.

[Tommy_Carcetti]

10. For this year, yes.

I still think there are a lot of intangibles that are lost by not being able to hold the convention live and in person. There's a lot of energy that's created in that setting that just doesn't come through in quiet, pre-recorded speeches. (Although Michelle Obama's speech was nearly as powerful as it was compared to how it might have been in a live setting.)

But for this year, considering the circumstances, this format is fine for the time being.