One thing it's impossible to do while here is get a sense of how everyone is seeing the event. It's strange, really -- even though I'm seeing the thing live that's really only half the picture. What matters is how it's being presented and packaged to the public.
Drudge is reporting that the ratings for the convention are low. I'm not surprised, given the way the media has packaged it (what I saw beforehand). They say it doesn't matter. They're only going to cover an hour here, an hour there, sandwiched between sitcoms. Then, 4 years from now they'll use it as an excuse to say the event doesn't really matter, while sending another 15,000 people to cover it...
