[Lacey2]

"Kennedy and Carter were in a bitter fight for the nomination, and Kennedy’s speech said nothing about why Carter should be re-elected, it was all about Kennedy’s vision for the future,..."

If they were in a Primary fight why would Kennedy have anything good to say about Carter who was his opponent?

[oblomov]

>>If they were in a Primary fight why would Kennedy have anything good to say about Carter who was his opponent?

It was the convention. The purpose of a convention is to put aside the political differences from the primaries and unify as a party so that the nominee can win in the general election.