Conventional wisdom suggests that a presidential candidate will receive a small boost following his party's national convention.

The American economy is experiencing a crisis in long-term unemployment that has enormous human and economic costs.

Mutual fund companieshave gonebeyond government pressure and established sensible new standards, and shareholders have punished the tainted by shifting their assets to other funds.

"How do we stop Newt?"

The Republican party is in danger of losing its deserved reputation for being strong on defense. President Obama's "bin Laden bounce" in the polls will fade, but if his 2012 opponent is the nominee of a quasi-isolationist, green-eyeshade GOP, Obama will be able to claim he's the most assertive candidate for commander in chief.

Barack Obama will probably get a bounce out of the Democratic convention, but it is unclear whether his narrative can be sustained in the weeks and months ahead.

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As the election campaign accelerates and both parties gear up for their political conventions, AEI’s Election Watch team will provide a convention preview–what themes might serve to unite each party, how the media will respond to the spectacle, and...

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