“I haven't, and I don't plan to. It will probably just be the same things they always say, but it's amusing to watch the hippies get arrested.”

— Sean Collins, massage therapist, Lawrence

“I think conventions are just hours of hopeful abstractions. I don't want to watch the figureheads spout hope in lieu of progress.”

— Benjamin Bolluyt, Kansas University senior, Lawrence

“I really want to watch some of it to find out what's going on, but I'm going to be out of town for the rest of it.”

— Briana French, food service worker, McPherson

“Yes, the major message seems to be that there is too much going on in the world right now to switch administrations. I expect his nomination speech to be a resolution for the next four years.”

— Jeff Wisniewski, call center worker, Lawrence