The spelling bees in which Flora competes are drained of all drama by the floating, phantasmagoric style that is favored by the directors, Scott McGehee and David Siegel.
Meredith McGehee, policy director for the Campaign Legal Center, says over-the-top wining and dining, a hallmark of past conventions, is probably a thing of the past--but there will still be "a fair amount of partying" going on.
