1.   The balloons drop at midnight, and free champagne and party favors are included with your ticket.

2.   For those tuning in late on the race for the Democratic and Republican presidential nominations, it may all seem like one big balloon drop.

3.   He had financed a costly balloon drop when he reached the lectern.

4.   His strategy, themes and events this year are straight out of our old playbook of balloon drops, whistle-stops, and appealing photo ops.

5.   Past convention halls have been large, allowing for giant balloon drops and candidates standing on fortress-like podiums.

6.   Pulling the strings at the Republican and Democratic balloon drops is the reigning power couple of decorative balloon art.

7.   The balloon drop.

8.   The balloon drop is the colorful climax of the convention, just after the presidential hopeful has accepted the nomination.

9.   The convention ended with a balloon drop in which the Democrats for the first time matched the glitter ratings of the old Reagan conventions.

10.   The Dole campaign is talking about a balloon drop.