The Partisans Loved It. So Did The Pundits. But What Did the Only Undecided Voter* in Mile High Stadium Think of Obama’s Speech?

DENVER--Barack Obama just wrapped up his nomination speech here at Mile High stadium, and it’s already clear that the chattering classes are content. "Magnificent," said Pat Buchanan. "Awfully impressive," added Bill Kristol. "A masterpiece," concluded David Gergen. The reaction in the stands--shouting, stomping, phoning loved ones, snapping photos, weeping--wasn’t much more equivocal. That said, it’s worth remembering, despite all the understandable uplift, that neither pundits nor partisans will decide November’s election--and worth wondering what the people who will (that is, undecideds) thought of Obama’s performance. Considering that Chicago distributed the evening’s 60,000 civilian tickets solely to supporters who’d agreed to volunteer for the campaign, I wasn’t expecting to find many Nobamans in the crowd. Fortunately, I stumbled upon Malissa Garcia. Her path to Mile High was somewhat circuitous--to sa...