Republican National Convention

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Scorecard

Grading the GOP Speeches

On the final night of the Republican Convention, John McCain followed a number of underwhelming warm up acts to deliver a solid, but not spectacular, performance

The GOP Report Card

Huckabee, Romney and Giuliani all did their part to build up McCain and take down Obama, but Sarah Palin stole the show, passing her first big test with flying colors

Rating the Republicans' Speeches

As the GOP convention got underway, says Mark Halperin, Fred Thompson and Laura Bush got the crowd going, but the President and Joe Lieberman left them with mixed emotions

Democratic National Convention

Mark Halperin reviews the Democratic convention speakers