Dismissing the Republican National Convention as a carnival-like show of blunder and discord, Florida Democrats are preparing to draw what they say will be sharp contrasts at their party's convention next week in Philadelphia.

For one thing, Florida Democratic Party Chair Allison Tant says, Democrats are largely united Hillary Clinton. While Clinton's rival for the Democratic presidential nomination, Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, will speak at the convention, a cacophony of boos of the sort that greeted Texas Sen. Ted Cruz on the third night of the RNC is unlikely: in contrast to Cruz, Sanders has endorsed his primary opponent.

"He's also brought robust energy to the party," Tant said. "He's brought people with giant hearts and strong convictions and I love having him as part of the Democratic Party in Florida and I know my counterparts around the country do, as well."

And against the images of an at-times sparsely filled convention floor in Cleveland, the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia is expected to be packed. That's because there are significantly more Democratic delegates than Republican delegates. The Florida delegation alone consists of 250 members, more than double the size of the Republican state delegation that attended the RNC. On the final night of the 2012 Democratic National Convention, the arena was at maximum occupancy, prompting authorities to block some journalists, including this reporter, from accessing their workspaces.

The upside to such sardine can-like conditions, however, is an optical bounty for Democrats. The party can point to images of its well-attended convention as evidence of the popularity of its platform and candidates.

The faces of the delegates themselves will also be markedly different from most of their Republican counterparts. A far greater percentage of minorities will be on the floor at the DNC as compared to the overwhelmingly white crowd at the RNC.

"We have the most diverse group of folks going from Florida than ever, and I think you are going to see an arena filled with people who are Democrats who look like our country," Tant predicted.

But if the RNC has proven anything, it's that the best laid plans of even the most disciplined of political parties can go awry. To draw the ultimate contrast next week, Democrats will have to ensure their convention's trains run on time.