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Sept. 3, 2012
Judy Woodruff talks to the Obama-Biden Campaign's deputy campaign manager Stephanie Cutter about what Democrats hope to accomplish at this week's convention, including presenting a concrete policy roadmap for the future, and why there won't be any "surprise" guest speakers.
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Sept. 3, 2012
As state governments attempt to restrict union rights in states like New Jersey, Ohio and Wisconsin, Judy Woodruff and Gwen Ifill talk to three major union presidents -- Mary Kay Henry, Jim Hoffa and Lee Saunders -- about the health of the organized labor movement, the rhetoric of the RNC and the importance of the 2012 election.
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Sept. 3, 2012
As organizers prepare for the 2012 Democratic National Convention and thousands flock to Charlotte, N.C., special attention is paid to organized labor, which was a big part of President Obama's win four years ago. Meanwhile, members of the Occupy movement went to the streets to protest. Ray Suarez reports.
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Sept. 3, 2012
Hundreds of local and regional labor organization members and supporters marched in the Charlotte Labor Day Parade on Monday, one day before the start of the Democratic National Convention.
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Sept. 3, 2012
Local and regional labor organizations marched in the Charlotte Labor Day Parade from Pearl Street Park to Marshall Park.
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Sept. 3, 2012
Monday in Charlotte, N.C., saw the Labor Day Parade, CarolinaFest, heavy rain and final preparations for the Democratic National Convention, which begins Tuesday.
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Sept. 3, 2012
CHARLOTTE, N.C. | Four years ago President Obama turned this state into a general election battleground and won by fewer than 14,000 votes, becoming the first Democratic presidential candidate since Jimmy Carter in 1976 to claim the Tarheel State.
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Sept. 3, 2012
Four years ago on his way to the White House, candidate Barack Obama carried three southern states: Virginia, North Carolina and Florida. Maybe America's political map is changing, the experts speculated. Maybe Democrats do have a shot in the South after all, the party mused.
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Sept. 3, 2012
Protestors provoked by a raft of issues marched through Charlotte, N.C., under the watchful eye of hundreds of police officers. The marchers chanted, sang and carried signs deploring the bailout of failing banks, immigration policies of the United States, bankers' investments in coal production in the region and other issues.
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Aug. 31, 2012
Political analysts Mark Shields and David Brooks digest the top political news of the week, namely the 2012 Republican National Convention. They discuss the tone of RNC political rhetoric and how it targeted small business, the lack of any mention of the military in Romney's speech and Clint Eastwood's appearance.
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Aug. 31, 2012
In 2008, Virginia went from an historically "red" state to "blue" when a majority of voters voted for President Obama. In 2012, the race in this state is too close to call. Ray Suarez talks to six undecided Virginians for reaction to Mitt Romney's speech at the 2012 RNC and asks what will be the tipping point for their vote.
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Aug. 31, 2012
Democrats plan for the economy is twofold: provide entrepreneurs and business owners with the tools and resources they need, and ensure the growth of a strong middle class. Paul Solman reports from Charlotte, N.C., on the Democratic Party's economic platform in before the 2012 Democratic National Convention.
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Aug. 31, 2012
Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan headed back onto the campaign trail after the Republican National Convention came to a close. Romney continued to woo voters who voted for Barack Obama in 2008 and Ryan stayed on the attack, aggressively pointing out what he sees as the failed efforts of President Obama. Jeffrey Brown reports.
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Aug. 31, 2012
How would Rep. Paul Ryan's ideas for reforming Medicare differ President Obama's? Proposals for altering the popular program are in the spotlight as both parties hold their national conventions. Here's your primer.
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Aug. 31, 2012
For many Americans the conventions are a time to celebrate their political parties' past, present and future. They are usually well-attended by U.S. press, but members of the foreign media come out as well.
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Aug. 31, 2012
Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney delivered his Republican presidential nomination acceptance speech Thursday night, the final day of the Republican National Convention in Tampa, Fla.
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Aug. 31, 2012
The final day of the Republican National Convention featured many speakers who highlighted aspects of Mitt Romney as a husband, father, friend and businessman, not the politician. It also featured Romney delivering his acceptance speech for the Republican nomination for president.
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Aug. 31, 2012
Charlotte, N.C. | We dodged a hurricane, survived the gripping humidity and thrived for a week in the belly of the beast -- a national political convention that one first-time attendee Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., said reminded him of a trade show.
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Aug. 31, 2012
TAMPA, Fla. | The delegates in the convention hall here seemed plenty pleased as thousands of balloons descended from the ceiling. But Mitt Romney wasn't really talking to them.
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Aug. 30, 2012
Two party leaders in the U.S. Senate gave sharply contrasting views of the race and Romney's speech in separate interviews with the PBS NewsHour election team of Gwen Ifill, Judy Woodruff, Mark Shields and David Brooks Thursday night.
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Aug. 30, 2012
Actor, producer and director Clint Eastwood was revealed as the Republican National Convention's "Mystery Speaker" Thursday night, talking to the crowd about the need for change and supporting GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney.
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Aug. 30, 2012
Former Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour stopped by the NewsHour skybox to talk with Gwen Ifill, Judy Woodruff, Mark Shields, and David Brooks about the speeches and talking points of the Republican National Convention thus far.
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Aug. 30, 2012
Illinois Sen. Dick Durbin stops by the NewsHour skybox to give a Democratic perspective of the events of the Republican National Convention this week.
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Aug. 30, 2012
Senior correspondents Gwen Ifill and Judy Woodruff interviewed Mitt Romney's eldest son, Tagg Romney, 42, about his dad's campaign. They asked about expectations for the speech and the Republican nominee's charitable nature.
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Aug. 30, 2012
Hari Sreenivasan and Christina Bellantoni explore different election night scenarios, including what the electoral map might look like if swing states go red.
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Aug. 30, 2012
Gwen Ifill and Judy Woodruff discuss previous conventions and presidential elections with Mark Shields, David Brooks, and presidential historians Michael Beschloss and Richard Norton Smith, including what Richard Nixon said about likeability, John F. Kennedy's religion and George H.W. Bush's successful convention speech.
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Aug. 30, 2012
Jeffrey Brown and Pew Research Center's Andy Kohut talk on the Republican National Convention floor about Mitt Romney's necessary challenge to make himself more likable, empathetic and credible -- since he lags behind President Obama in those measures -- as well as how voters' views of his religion affect his poll numbers.
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Aug. 30, 2012
When it comes to governance, U.S. presidents' styles have ranged from gruff to charming, comedic to academic. Judy Woodruff and Gwen Ifill try to dissect Mitt Romney's potential presidential governance style with the help of former Utah Gov. Michael Leavitt and Tom Stemberg, co-founder of the office supply chain Staples.
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Aug. 30, 2012
Jeffrey Brown recaps speeches by former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and vice presidential nominee Paul Ryan, standouts from day three of the Republican convention. Mark Shields and David Brooks weigh in on Mitt Romney's need to show off his authenticity and on Paul Ryan's factual errors.
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Aug. 30, 2012
Former presidential speechwriter and now Washington Post columnist Michael Gerson scrutinizes some of the keynote addresses delivered thus far at the Republican National Convention.