The low-key Democratic response at the GOP convention is a sharp contrast from the Republican counterattack in Boston, where party luminaries included Rudy Giuliani.
On Sunday, Clinton made the rounds of the political talk shows, while Schumer greeted fellow Democrats. But they have made no such appearances since, and press conferences for each were cancelled.
Matt Bennett, a Democratic National Committee spokesman, denied the party was missing an opportunity to respond to the Republican convention each day, insisting that putting forward a high-profile lawmaker carries its own risk.
"We want to make clear this is the Democratic response. It's not the Hillary show," explained Bennett.
Philippe Reines, a spokesman for Clinton, said she has not been asked to do any other work on behalf of the campaign. Aides to Schumer declined to discuss his appearances on behalf of the party.
Nice recovery. Nobody believes it, but nice try anyway.
It was Hitlery's plan all along to pull the rug out from under Botox Boy.
Translation: Hillary bombed in her Sunday appearance, so she's in hiding for the rest of the week. Some leader of the Truth Squad!
The Democrats are avoiding any big name connection to or even distraction from the anti-Bush demonstrators. The Democrats figure that they can sit back and let the demonstrators do the job for them and the media will cover it.