United States

Democratic National Convention

July 1992 • You'd have to grow up feeling teal blue in a crimson red state to understand the thrill of attending three consecutive nights of the Democratic convention at Madison Square Garden armed with a press pass. It was a major turning point for the party—the dawn of Clintonism and a concerted push for more women in elected office—and this beautifully executed circus signaled that the Dems were ready for the Big Top again. After the fiasco of Bush 43 and the breakthrough of Obama, it seemed like the party was well positioned to deliver on the full promise of this convention by finally electing a woman president. Instead we got rolled by a clown.

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