The next stage
Posted at 2:53 PM on September 4, 2008
by Mike Mulcahy
(1 Comments)
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:
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?
Comments (1)
Any idea on times of speachs tonight?
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