Has the roll call been this early before?

[Drunken Irishman]

I remember it happening later in the night at the 2004 and 2000 conventions.

Or am I just losing my mind?

[ronnykmarshall]

1. Not that I recall.

And you are not losing your mind.

[AlCzervik]

2. usually it's done a little closer to prime time.

[Drunken Irishman]

4. So why the change? This is a historic moment.

The first time ever a black candidate will be officially nominated to lead a major ticket and we're doing it at 3:30 Denver time?

Boo.

[AlCzervik]

5. i don't know to be honest, i like it better in prime time, it's usually a big deal

you know?

[Drunken Irishman]

6. Exactly what I'm thinking.

Unless they plan on doing something else later tonight.

I don't know.

[redstate_democrat]

9. It's obvious. They don't want people acting a fucking nut on the convention floor in primetime.

[Drunken Irishman]

10. So far it seems rather normal.

[tigereye]

7. I'm glad I saw this thread.... I love seeing the roll call!

[goodgd_yall]

8. Maybe by the time they do the "The Great State of blah blah..."

it will be primetime.

[Drunken Irishman]

11. Hopefully...I mean, c'mon, first time in American history this is happening!

[AlCzervik]

12. Plus Biden speaks tonight and so does Clinton and i guess with only 2 hours of

network coverage they want to let the speeches be the story tonight. I mena networks, not cable outlets just to be clear.

[onenote]

14. in the past it typically was done very late -- around 11 pm

check the schedules for previous conventions..its done after all the other speechmaking for the night has been done -- typically starts around 11.

[LibraLiz1973]

3. I think this shit is early too!!

I was like, umm, what?

[nsd]

13. Maybe because Clinton is also speaking tonight.

That might have squeezed the roll call out of primetime.

[VolcanoJen]

15. I'm kinda irritated.

I love the roll call of states, but this is waaaaaaay early. They used to show it in prime time on network TV, a million years ago when the networks filled a whole evening of programming with the conventions. For years now they've only shown the 10:00 - 11:00 hour, but still... this seems super-early to me and of course I'm still at work. :-(

[Peacetrain]

16. I think they are looking to get Clinton and Biden in prime

time viewing for the voters. People start to go to sleep with :the great state of:.. never will forget the Mcgovern speech coming at midnight. The Obama people are making sure that our best in speakers which everyone of the independents will be interested in will be on the prime time call.