There is no doubt that the Democrats hit a grand slam in Charlotte. It seemed those on the podium competed to outdo each other for the honor of “best speaker.” In comparison, the Republicans looked puny, uninspiring, and sparse on critical policy details.
The big question is, will the Democrats get a bounce in a race that may be decided by a razor thin margin?
Wayne Besen is the Founding Executive Director of Truth Wins Out and author of “Anything But Straight: Unmasking the Scandals and Lies Behind the Ex-Gay Myth” (Haworth, 2003). In 2010, Besen was awarded the “Visionary Award” at the Out Music Awards for organizing the American Prayer Hour, an event which shined a spotlight on the role American evangelicals played in the introduction of Uganda’s Anti-Homosexuality Bill.
