DNC Preview: The Democrats’ Convention Trap

Look Out!

What should be a celebration of the president’s accomplishments will instead be a minefield.

Published Sep. 2 2012 8:20AM EDT

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They’re caught in a trap. And it’s a trap they built. (Yes, they did build it. Nobody else made it happen.) As the 2012 Democratic National Convention nears, I do not envy Team Obama.

Mark McKinnon

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DNC Preview: The Democrats’ Convention Trap

What should be a celebration of the president’s accomplishments will instead be a minefield.

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Mark McKinnon