Sep 06 Watch Obama Advisers, Congressional Colleagues Look Back on Last Four Years Obama Advisers, Congressional Colleagues Look Back on Last Four Years… Continue watching
Sep 06 Rain or Shine, Delegates Set for President’s Speech By News Desk On Thursday, the last day of the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C., delegates and supporters are avoiding the rain and set to hear addresses by Vice President Biden and President Obama, who will accept his party's nomination for re-election. Continue reading
Sep 06 Watch Shields and Brooks Anticipate President Obama ‘at Bat’ Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks talk to Gwen Ifill and Judy Woodruff about the "two exceptional nights" at the Democratic National Convention, and the very high bar set by Michelle Obama and Bill Clinton… Continue watching
Sep 06 Watch Clinton, Warren Rev Up DNC Crowd for Main Event: Obama to Take Stage Clinton, Warren Rev Up DNC Crowd for Main Event: Obama to Take Stage… Continue watching
Sep 06 Watch Rep. John Lewis: ‘Your Vote Is Precious, Almost Sacred’ Georgia congressman John Lewis addressed the Democratic National Convention on the historic suppression of voters' rights, linking past injustices to new new voting legislation. Continue watching
Sep 06 Delegates Set for President Obama’s Speech By Tom LeGro On the last day of the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C., delegates and supporters on Thursday are avoiding the rain and set to hear addresses by Vice President Biden and President Obama. Continue reading
Sep 06 Former Speechwriter Michael Waldman: Clinton was Effective By News Desk // Hari Sreenivasan spoke with Michael Waldman, former Clinton speechwriter and now executive director of the Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law, about what he thought of Clinton's speech Wednesday night. "He made an important argument to… Continue reading
Sep 06 Outside the Convention Hall, Meeting Politics Geeks and True Believers By Ray Suarez // The crowds at conventions build in two directions... early to late in the day, and early to late in the week. This makes the early hours of opening day a time you can pass by a delegation and talk… Continue reading
Sep 06 Former President Clinton Delivers for Obama By News Desk In wide-ranging speech that stretched for nearly an hour, former President Bill Clinton emphatically made the case for electing President Obama to a second term and attacked the Republican Party platform. Here are some of the sights from the second… Continue reading
Sep 06 Stage Smaller, Stakes Just as High as President Prepares for His Moment By Christina Bellantoni President Obama made a brief appearance with former President Clinton at the convention hall in Charlotte on Wednesday evening. Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images. CHARLOTTE, N.C. | President Obama has given plenty of high-stakes speeches. They have been moments to… Continue reading