So now the congressional delegation is getting its turn on stage, with Senator Jeff Merkley starring as emcee. And, boy, if prizes were awarded by applause meter, Senator Jeff Merkley just owned Senator Ron Wyden.

Seriously, could the shouts have been any more tepid? It was all the more apparent when Representative Earl Blumenauer was named, and people lost their shit. Even David Wu got a lot of noise (although the "Wuuuuu" chants sounded almost like "booo."

Still, good momentum. Until they started showing a video of John Kitzhaber. Blah. Where's my iPhone.