If Mr. Smith is talking about one perception, he has the reason: unlike St Louis and Minneapolis, Charlotte has never hosted a political convention.

如果史密斯先生说的是一种观点的话，他有道理：与圣路易斯和明尼阿波里斯不同，夏洛特从未举办过政治集会。

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Working backstage to gain political support for his proposal; many private deals were made backstage at the convention.

在幕后活动以获取人们对他的提议的支持；根据协定，很多秘密交易都要私下里进行。

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It was the first time a national political convention was held that far west.

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Roosevelt's chief political adviser, James Farley, worked hard to find Roosevelt the votes he needed at the convention.

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It feels more political convention than tech confab, with surprise guests and post-keynote wrap up shows.

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And during the 2012 presidential election, Republicans and Democrats competed over which national political convention the cardinal would bless.

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EU's national leaders will set up a political convention to consider its future.

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