2012 National Conventions: Please enlighten me

[mick063]

Fairly new but impressed with the collective, intelligent philosophy shared here.

Please enlighten me on the 2012 National Democratic/Republican conventions.

Please include your opinion on:

1) Will the #Occupy movement have a significant presence?
2) Will there be police brutality?
3) Will the #Occupy movement get mention within a nominee's accceptance address?
4) Will components of the #Occupy movement be included in a party platform?
5) Will mainstream media put much stock in the #Occupy movement's influence?

I have already made my own conclusions on what is to come.
I was just curious if they would be confirmed by others.

[givemebackmycountry]

1. OK, I'll bite.

Yes
Yes
No
No
Depends on how bad number two is.

[PETRUS]

2. Welcome to DU

I agree with the predictions in reply #1, although I think we may see more than the usual amount of lip service about the plight of the "little guy."

[Telly Savalas]

3. My guesses

1. #occupy will have a strong showing, but will likely be funneled into "Free Speech Zones"
2. There will be a lot of pressure to avoid police brutality. The parties want the convention media coverage to be free advertising for their campaigns. Widespread police violence would be a major distraction from this, so the parties will lean on the local government to make the protests uneventful.
3. Obama might make a vague reference to the "folks outside the convention hall". The GOP candidate will be silent.
4. Not holding my breath
5. I don't see them having much influence this election cycle. Unlike the Tea Party astroturf movement, there's not a lot of money behind it which can influence political candidates. They'll have to rely on their numbers, which at this point isn't nearly enough to be very influential. If they can build momentum, then perhaps in future elections.

[mick063]

4. I think there is

a potential of it turning into this:

http://www.cnn.com/ALLPOLITICS/1996/conventions/chicago/facts/chicago68/index.shtml

"The violence began Sunday August 25th. Anti-war leaders had tried to get permits from the city to sleep in Lincoln park and to demonstrate outside of the convention site. Those permit requests were denied, although the city did offer them a permit to protest miles away from the Amphitheater But the protesters were undeterred. When the park was officially closed, Chicago police bombed protesters with tear gas and moved in with billy-clubs to forcibly remove them from the park. Along with the many injuries to anti-war protesters, 17 reporters were attacked by police (including Hal Bruno, who was then a reporter for Newsweek and is now political director for ABC.) Throughout the convention, police would see the press as the enemy. Subsequent battles between police and protesters occurred nightly in Lincoln Park and Grant Park."