Jim Geraghty reports that the Democrats are planning high-profile “counter programming” activities during the Republican Convention in Tampa next week. It’s been traditional that each party keeps a low profile during their rival’s convention if for no other reason than simple courtesy. Hard campaigning is the norm before and after, but each side usually has let the other have it’s week in the limelight. This year, the Democrats say that they can’t afford it.

They’re running scared.

Is it November yet?

UPDATE–From Instapundit:

HEH: Reader Arthur Barie writes: “The best snark on Biden going to Tampa that I’ve heard is, ‘If the Dems send Biden to Tampa, the GOP will punch back twice as hard and send Biden to Charlotte.’”