Rumors started circulating last week, and now it's official. Instead of accepting the Democratic Party's nomination for President at the Pepsi Center, where the rest of the Convention will take place, Barack Obama has decided to move the main event down the street to Invesco Field at Mile High

HuffPo:

"The Democratic Party is nominating a true change candidate this August, and it is only fitting that we make some big changes in how we put on the Convention," DNC Chairman Howard Dean says. "By bringing the last night of the Convention out to the people, we will be able to showcase Barack Obama's positive, people-centered vision for our country in a big way."

As predicted, the mainstream media is already starting to jump on Obama for this. Always looking for a way to frame the issues in McCain's favor, even the usually superb Chuck Todd cautioned this morning that Obama may cede the "seriousness ground" by treating the event as a rock concert instead of a traditional convention, arguing that it may end up helping McCain. After all, the obvious enthusiasm gap between the two candidates this year puts McCain at an immediate disadvantage, and his "base" needs to help him neutralize that at every turn.

Realizing that they simply can't compete with Obama's historic speech the week before the Republican Convention, the GOP is having a hissy fit and complaining that Obama is more concerned with stagecraft than providing real solutions to real problems. Nevermind the fact that George Bush considered giving his 2004 acceptance at Yankee Stadium. Oh, the hypocrisy.

(h/t Logan)