On TV, political conventions play as a highly choreographed parade of speeches, soaring videos and cutaway shots of enthusiastic delegates. In person, these events are somewhat chaotic theater ...

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The cheering, clapping and speechifying are over. Historians from the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History have returned after their trips to the 2024 political party conventions to ...

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Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris waves to the crowd after speaking at the Democratic National Convention on Aug. 22, 2024, in Chicago. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images ...

WASHINGTON - AUGUST 19: Sen. Raphael Warnock, D-Ga., speaks during the 2024 Democratic National Convention at the United Center in Chicago on Monday, August 19, 2024. Photo: Getty Images Bill Clark ...

That’s all a convention is supposed to do. The Republican gathering this year, however, was the ultimate expression of the political convention as a creepy cult meeting.

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