The Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C., is shaping up
to be a rickety display of party unity, with labor boycotts, fundraising
shortfalls, scheduling changes, official snubs, a major gay-rights
embarrassment, a sex scandal and a Republican resurgence in the host
state.
The latest setback for President Obama’s renominating party
is the cancellation of the convention’s kickoff event at the Charlotte
Motor Speedway on Labor Day, as organizers contend with a fundraising
deficit reported to be $27 million.
“To be sure, the optics are
bad when these sorts of negative stories dominate the news coverage of
the lead-up to the convention,” said John Dinan, professor of political
science at Wake Forest University.
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