tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4275885258914846834.post8604552925884150192..comments2024-03-27T17:10:55.396-05:00Comments on Johnday's Blog: Secret AgreementsJohn Dayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12123174297818737132noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4275885258914846834.post-39911405258046707092016-06-26T21:52:18.142-05:002016-06-26T21:52:18.142-05:00John inquires: "There is not a Democratic pre...John inquires: "There is not a Democratic presidential candidate until the convention elects one, is there?" <br /><br />The new twist in media coverage of the horse race this year is that both major party candidates are merely "presumptive" until the coronation at the convention. <br /><br />I'd diverge from the media and say both major candidates are certainly presumptuous. And that it is presumptuous of me to suggest Gore Vidal's "The Best Man" to anyone interested in the history of political conventions, smoke-filled back rooms and back-stabbing in the dark. <br /><br />https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Best_Man_(1964_film)Ray Durayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12639517407559635845noreply@blogger.com