2016 political conventions get glitzy makeovers

WASHINGTON (MEDIA GENERAL) — National political conventions are now, by design, more spectacle than substance.
Gone are the days of smoke-filled back rooms dominated by party bosses cutting deals and lore of stuffing ballot boxes.
We’ve arrived in the gilded age of glitzy conventions bursting at the seams with gaudy videos and polished stages.#tbt California delegates representing their state during the 1912 @GOPconvention in Chicago, IL. pic.twitter.com/rd1TL5DyWo
— GOP Conve