The next stage

You may have heard by now that carpenters spent the night rebuilding the convention stage inside the Xcel Energy Center. Here's what it looks like now:

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That ramp in the front is supposed to give it more of a "town hall" feel because McCain is more comfortable in that setting than giving a more traditional speech with a telepromter. Who knows what other surprises the campaign will pull out to try to compete with Barack Obama's Mile High Stadium speech last week?

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