Dem Convention, Day One

The Obama campaign and convention officials held a briefing yesterday with NBC News to discuss the convention and what to expect. Some highlights: -- The convention will try to drive home two points: 1) that this is a “serious moment” for the United States and 2) that there are two difference directions where Obama and McCain want to take the country -- The Obama and Clinton camps are working out the mechanics of Wednesday’s roll-call vote, which will begin at 5:00 pm ET. Said one Obama adviser: “We have a high degree of confidence of how the roll-call vote” will work. -- The 76,000 people who will fill Invesco Field on Thursday night will be expected to do much more than listen to Obama’s speech. They will be texting their friends to get them to watch and get involved; they will get their friends to sign up for the campaign’s email alerts; and they will be working the phones. -- After the convention, Obama and Biden will leave on a tour of Industrial Midwest states. Regarding that first ... (link)