What Went Down On Day Three Of The Democratic Convention

During major speeches like this one, you definitely here a lot more shushing at any hint of a disturbance. Almost like there’s an implicit bargain going on: you can have your fun, but not when the big guns are talking and it might really embarrass the party.

Biden said Obama has been “one of our finest presidents.” According to an aggregation of rankings by scholars and experts, Obama ranks 16th of 39 presidents ranked. Those rankings are one to three years old; if scholars’ views of Obama have improved since then, like the public’s have, he might rank higher by the time his term is done.

General mood for this Biden speech inside the hall: The crowd is attentive, but buzzy. If last night was a couple glasses of red wine vibe, everyone tonight had too much coffee.