Right now, there is chaos in Chicago. Not in the streets as a result of protests or demonstrations, but in the United Center where the Democratic National Convention team has spent the last four weeks rewriting the script and putting together a different production with a different nominee, different speakers and a different message.
Our heart goes out to them. We have worked on the scripting and production of every Democratic convention this century. While the tools and technology have evolved (our early convention offices had fax machines), the job has remained the same: Turn an event that lacks drama and suspense — after all, a convention chooses a candidate that has already been chosen — into compelling television that delivers a message, excites voters and, hopefully, provides a boost for the nominee that will launch them toward victory on Election Day.
