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Virginia's Convention Delegates Split on State's 'Battleground' Status

By Anna Shoup on September 12, 2008
Talking to Virginia’s delegates at both the Democratic National Convention and the Republican National Convention, one would never think the...
 

Polls: After Palin Push, McCain and Obama in Dead Heat

By Alexis Matsui on September 9, 2008
The first round of news polls released since the end of the Democratic and Republican National Conventions last week show...
 

Colorado Delegates Front and Center on Invesco Floor

By Anna Shoup on August 28, 2008
DENVER — As Sen. Barack Obama accepted the Democratic nomination Thursday evening, the home-state delegation had a front-row seat —...
 

Early Convention Speakers Hit Key Themes for Fall Campaign

By Lee Banville on August 28, 2008
Speakers at the closing night of the convention stuck to the merging themes of this convention, stressing the historic nature...
 

Rally Draws Voters Seeking to Fundamentally Alter the System

By Dave Gustafson on August 28, 2008
As thousands of Coloradoans and Democratic delegates filed into Invesco Field Thursday afternoon awaiting Sen. Barack Obama’s nominating acceptance speech,...
 

Stevenson's 1952, Clinton's 1992 Speeches Among Historian Favorites

By Peniel Joseph, Richard Norton Smith on August 28, 2008
NewsHour presidential historian Richard Norton Smith and Peniel Joseph, associate professor of African-American studies and history at Brandeis University, share...
 

Reporter's Notebook: Gwen Ifill Previews Obama's Acceptance Speech

By Gwen Ifill on August 28, 2008
Senior correspondent Gwen previews the importance of Obama’s acceptance speech on Thursday, which he will deliver on the anniversary of...
 

Clinton Ends Roll Call Vote to Make Obama Official Nominee

By Alexis Matsui on August 27, 2008
New York Sen. Hillary Clinton ended a state-by-state convention roll call in a surprise acclamation, naming her former rival Sen....
 

For Biden, Some Hometown Fans

By Terry Rubin and Terence Burlij, NewsHour with Jim Lehrer on August 27, 2008
Delaware’s Democrats will watch their senior Sen. Joe Biden take the stage Wednesday night as presidential nominee Sen. Barack Obama’s...
 

Service Day Lets Delegates Give Back to Denver

By Alexis Matsui on August 27, 2008
Sixty 7th graders at Cole Arts and Science Academy readied for Democratic delegates from California, New York and New Jersey...
 

Reporter's Notebook: Woodruff on President Clinton and Joe Biden's Big Night

By Steve Goldbloom on August 27, 2008
Although the major speech on Wednesday will be that of vice presidential nominee Sen. Joe Biden, many in the press...
 

William Jennings Bryan: Father of the Modern Democratic Party

By Richard Norton Smith; Produced by Anna Shoup on August 26, 2008
At the 1896 Democratic convention, a speech by William Jennings Bryan, a little-know congressman, thrust him into becoming a spokesman...
 

Ohio Delegates Focus on the Economy to Bring Together the Party

By Alexis Matsui on August 26, 2008
With the economy still a key focus for voters, Democratic delegates in Ohio are looking for job loss, home foreclosure...
 

Reporter's Notebook: Gwen Ifill Previews Clinton's Convention Speech

By Politics Desk on August 26, 2008
Former Virginia Gov. Mark Warner will step into the national spotlight Tuesday night to deliver the keynote address at the...
 

Sporadic Protests Prompt Hefty Police Response

By Dave Gustafson on August 26, 2008
Hundreds of protesters descended on downtown Denver for the first day of the Democratic convention, voicing concerns over ranging from...
 

Georgia Delegates Optimistic About Turning a Red State Blue

By Anna Shoup on August 26, 2008
Georgia Democratic Party Chair Jane Kidd welcomed her state’s delegation to the Democratic National Convention, expressing confidence that the Democrats...
 

Florida Tagged Again as a Swing State with Diverse Delegation

By Anna Shoup on August 25, 2008
The newly-reinstated complete Florida delegation opened their convention Monday morning with a pep talk from Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa...
 

Reporter's Notebook: Judy Woodruff Previews DNC Remarks by Michelle Obama

By Politics Desk on August 25, 2008
Senior correspondent Judy Woodruff looks at Michelle Obama’s role in her husband’s campaign and previews her opening remarks at the...
 

Likely Kennedy Appearance Fuels Early Convention Buzz

By Politics Desk on August 25, 2008
With more than 50,000 delegates and media gathered in Denver for the opening of the Democratic National Convention, news...
 

Dial D for Denver: The Democratic Convention by the Numbers

By Alexis Matsui on August 24, 2008
5: Minimum number of miles of Denver’s Interstate 25 scheduled to be shut down during Obama’s Thursday speech at Invesco...
 

Obama Supporters Finally Get 'The Message'

By Maureen Hoch on August 23, 2008
Days of waiting and watching for a text message from the campaign of Sen. Barack Obama revealing who the Democratic...
 

Reporter's Notebook: Gwen Ifill on Veepstakes and Conventions

By Politics Desk on August 19, 2008
In a conversation with the NewsHour’s Steve Goldbloom, senior correspondent Gwen Ifill mulls the media frenzy over vice-presidential picks and...
 

Media Speculation at Fever Pitch Over Obama VP Pick

By Tom LeGro on August 19, 2008
Sen. Barack Obama has settled on his vice-presidential running mate, according to nearly every media source, and could make the...
 

Clinton's Name to Be Included on DNC Nomination List

By Alexis Matsui on August 14, 2008
The Democratic National Committee will place Sen. Hillary Clinton’s name in the party’s nomination roll call at its convention later...
 

Warner Named DNC Keynote Speaker as Conventions Edge Closer

By Maureen Hoch on August 13, 2008
Details are slowing emerging on plans for the upcoming Democratic and GOP conventions — with the latest news coming from...
 

Obama To Accept Nomination at 76,000-seat Denver Stadium

By Alexis Matsui on July 7, 2008
Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., plans to make his Democratic National Convention speech on Aug. 28 at the 76,000-seat Invesco Stadium...
 
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