https://pjmedia.com/barryrubin/2012/09/02/why-the-democratic-convention-plan-shows-obama-will-lose-the-election/feed/PJ Media is a leading news site covering culture, politics, faith, homeland security, and more. Our reporters and columnists provide original, in-depth analysis from a variety of perspectives.en-usWed, 10 Jun 2026 07:22:09 -0400<![CDATA[The Republican National Convention, whatever your critique of it, was designed to show that this is not a group of scary, horrible people and that even if it is conservative, this is also a moderate, rational group that proposes conservative solutions and has broad appeal. Of course, the mass media did all it could to distort that fact, but the terrible economic situation of course favors the opposition party.]]>Sun, 02 Sep 2012 08:57:35 -0400<![CDATA[Barry Rubin]]>https://pjmedia.com/barry-rubin/2012/09/02/why-the-democratic-convention-plan-shows-obama-will-lose-the-election-n133240