Compare clips from the Democratic National Convention, which kicked off on Monday in Chicago, to the Republican National Convention in July. They feel like different universes.
At the RNC, during the roll call of votes nominating Donald Trump, states were called out to scattered applause along with the number of votes. The room is mostly quiet, and it sounds more like a jury delivering bad news than it does a political party affirming its future.
The DNC roll call, meanwhile, included a playlist o...