<p>Most of our presidents have been avid athletes, even Taft. Could a party safely nominate an overweight and unabashed couch potato who scorned exercise?</p>
<p><span class="deck">When the two parties gather to select their candidates, the proceedings will be empty glitz, with none of the import of old-time conventions. Or will they?</span></p>
<p><span class="deck">In their surprisingly short history, presidential debates have never lived up to our expectations. Yet they’ve always proved invaluable.</span></p>
