 WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT SOME OF THE MOST EXCITING CONVENTION FIGHTS IN PAST HISTORY, THEY'VE BEEN IN THE REPUBLICAN RANKS. 76 REAGAN AND FORD, 52 EISENHOWER AND TAFT, 64 ROCKEFELLER AND GOLDWATER. THESE WERE CONVENTIONS OF THE FROTHY EXCITING EXCHANGE OF IDEAS AND BACK AND FORTH BETWEEN CANDIDATES WHO WANTED THEIR PARTY'S NOMINATION AND THEY PLAYED OUT FOR EVERYBODY TO WATCH.