The parties, speeches, strategy sessions and spectacle are over, and Ohio's delegates to the Democratic National Convention in Denver will begin trickling back into the state. Last night (thur) they heard Barack Obama accept his nomination as their candidate for
On their first stop after the Democratic National Convention, Barak Obama and Joe Biden will be in Cleveland tomorrow to attend a memorial for Congresswoman Stephanie Tubbs Jones. So will Hillary Clinton. WKSU's Karen Schaefer reports.
Politicians have taken center stage this week " and will again next " to tell the public how they feel about America's present and future. But the public has plenty of opinions of its own. WKSU visited northeastern Ohio beauty
Word is that Mittens and Pawlenty are out. CNN is reporting on the buzz that's flying around Denver that McCain may have choosen Sarah Palin, Alaska's Governor who took office less than two years ago. CNN's Dana Bash just described
What a night last night. A threat of a winning Democrat begets lots of dumb stuff from conservatives and Republicans. Start with Fox News: Gustav Threatens GOP Convention Plans. The Gulf Coast? Not Fox's concern. David Brooks: My column demonstrates
Let's be honest: John McCain clearly wanted Tom Ridge or Joe Lieberman, but he was afraid to buck his party's choice ideologues. So then they looked at Mittens, but having a baker's dozen homes wasn't looking so hot. So he
After being told lack of experience, youth, and popularity were bad things, McCain is picking the inexperienced and young Sarah Quayle Palin for veep. Given her current ethical troubles, it seems par for the GOP course. And Republicans nationally will
It's pretty sad when the worst thing you can say about your opponent is that he's too damn popular. Yet that's where McCain and his Republican handlers are right now, questioning whether someone who actually can fill a football stadium
Now is not the time for a party. Tropical Storm Gustav has already wreaked devastation across the Caribbean. Projected to turn once more into a powerful hurricane, it now threatens a huge swath of the United States - Texas, Louisiana,
The Sarah Quayle Palin pick is an abandonment of the "Obama is not ready to lead" attack lines. Those are dead, and to be honest, while that line didn't work for Hillary and it had limited traction for McCain, it
As much as the know-nothing media talked about divided Democrats, Obama felt no need to use his VP pick to rally the base and unite his party. Biden was picked precisely because Obama felt he was the best pick for
So it's official - John McCain has thrown a Hail Mary and tapped Alaska Governor Sarah Palin as his running mate. The trad med types are ga-ga about what a game-changing choice Palin is. And they're right. It is a
There are many points of contrast between the Democratic ticket and the Republican pairing of John McCain plus "I haven't made up my mind" (points like intelligence, competence, and common sense), but few differences as stark as the gulf between
Well that was a truly forgettable speech. We learned that McCain is still aiming to recast himself as the real agent of change, somehow. But there was little in the speech to explain why a Washington insider who's tied himself
Sen. Chuck Schumer came by the Big Tent on Thursday to field various questions from bloggers. He discussed U.S. Senate races (in his capacity as DSCC chair), party unity (he was very impressed with President Clinton's speech last night), the
The NY Times notes: At least five people who saw Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. at the March on Washington in 1963 traveled to Denver as Democratic delegates. Anyone who caught the John Lewis interview either on MSNBC or NPR
Mrs. Clinton once said that Mr. McCain had real experience while Mr. Obama's candidacy had been the sum of so many speeches. Mr. Obama's journey over the last 20 months has introduced him to many of the American archetypes -
To Chairman Dean and my great friend Dick Durbin; and to all my fellow citizens of this great nation; With profound gratitude and great humility, I accept your nomination for the presidency of the United States.
