After night one of the Democratic National Convention came to a close, broadcasters from all different channels began to give their commentary on how the night went. One thing that many agreed on was that the Democrats did not bring enough negativity. None of the speeches came down on President Bush and his wrongdoings. None of the speeches talked about how Sen. McCain is not the man for the job. None of the speeches gave reasons why America does not need four more years of a Republican president.

The comments about negativity made the wheels start turning in my head. Is negativity really a positive? I can’t even count how many times I have had speakers come to my sorority, high school and campus events to talk about leadership. One of the first things they talk about is how attitude is everything. As a leader, you choose your attitude. A bad attitude makes your followers have the same attitude. I know that I don’t want that attitude in a political party, president or country.

I feel that the first night did its job, though. It helped America know Obama better and see the Democrats unite in a positive spirit. They have more nights in the convention and a whole campaign to be negative.