Which political party holds their national convention first?

Traditionally, the party who holds the White House has the opportunity to select the date of its convention second. Normally the challenging party holds their convention in July while the incumbent party holds its convention in August. This year, later dates were chosen for both conventions since the Democrats wanted to schedule their convention after the 2008 Beijing Olympics ended, and the Republicans wanted to keep the political and financial advantages of going second. Traditionally, the party who holds the White House has the opportunity to select the date of its convention second. Normally the challenging party holds their convention in July while the incumbent party holds its convention in August. This year, later dates were chosen for both conventions since the Democrats wanted to schedule their convention after the 2008 Beijing Olympics ended, and the Republicans wanted to keep the political and financial advantages of going second. Traditionally, the party who holds the White House has the opportunity to select the date of its convention second. Normally the challenging party holds their convention in July while the incumbent party holds its convention in August. This year, later dates were chosen for both conventions since the Democrats wanted to schedule their convention after the 2008 Beijing Olympics ended, and the Republicans wanted to keep the political and financial advantages of going second. Traditionally, the party who holds the White House has the opportunity to select the date of its convention second. Normally the challenging party holds their convention in July while the incumbent party holds its convention in August. This year, later dates were chosen for both conventions since the Democrats wanted to schedule their convention after the 2008 Beijing Olympics ended, and the Republicans wanted to keep the political and financial advantages of going second.