VIEWER GUIDE: Clinton asking voters for fresh look in Philly
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Hillary Clinton has been in the public eye for more than two decades, sized up as a political spouse, legislator, diplomat and politician.
[...] at its essence, the convention is Clinton's opportunity to ask people to give her a fresh look and rethink any negative preconceptions.
In some ways, Clinton's speech will serve as a sequel to her 2008 "glass ceiling" speech, when she conceded the Democratic nomination to Barack Obama at the end of the presidential primaries.
The convention will offer a window into how enthusiastic — or not — liberal Democrats will be toward the ticket.
Primary rival Bernie Sanders took his time endorsing Clinton, and even then didn't release his delegates.
Bill Clinton's presence is writ large in his wife's political biography.
The former president is a master politician but also has been known to shoot off his mouth in unhelpful ways when campaigning for his wife.
The plagiarism accusations that turned Melania Trump's speech from smash hit at the GOP convention to embarrassing distraction had to be a cautionary tale for those bound for Philadelphia.
The convention gives ambitious politicians the perfect place to start pre-positioning for the 2020 campaign.
Democrats have the home team advantage when it comes to attracting celebrities to their causes.
Expect pop singer Demi Lovato, actress Lena Dunham, actor Tony Goldwyn, former NBA Hall of Famer Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, former NBA player and gay rights activist Jason Collins and actresses America Ferrara, Eva Longoria and Debra Messing.
Donald Trump's speech to the GOP convention attracted an estimated 32.2 million TV viewers, according to the Nielsen company.