Matthews, Crow kick off Democratic convention

Delegate says Jones called her 'Uncle Tom' :: CHICAGO SUN-TIMES :: Elections
suntimes.com 8/25/2008 — 'WHAT DID YOU CALL ME?' | Aldermen heard remark but believe Senate president 'said it in jest' DENVER -- A black Hillary Clinton delegate on Sunday accused state Senate President Emil Jones of calling her an "Uncle Tom." Jones -- Barack Obama's ...

2008 Elections - Polls, Projections, Results
electionprojection.com 8/25/2008 — President: More color changes to report today. Colorado and Nevada have flipped due to polls released over the weekend. Colorado is now blue again, and Nevada is red. Since Colorado has more electoral votes than Nevada, Barack Obama has broken ...

Talking Points Memo | Howard Wolfson Confirms Rift Between Bill Clinton And Obama
tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com 8/25/2008 — Former Hillary spokesperson Howard Wolfson appears to officially confirm, on the record, that there's a real rift between Bill Clinton and Barack Obama, writing openly about it in The New Republic today: There is still work to do on the Bill Clinton ...

Talking Points Memo | Flashback: McCain Agreed To Condemn Swift-Boat Attacks In General Election
tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com 8/25/2008 — The McCain campaign today effectively endorsed the tactic used in an ad Swift-Boating Obama for his ties to former Weatherman William Ayers -- but four months ago McCain unequivocally pledged to join the Democratic nominee in condemning such attacks ...

Obama downplays Biden's major qualifications
politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com 8/25/2008 — DAVENPORT, Iowa (CNN) – Even though Joe Biden's foreign policy experience has been touted as one of the primary reasons he was tapped as the VP candidate, the man at the top of the ticket seemed to downplay the Deleware senator's most talked ...

ABC's Cuomo to Obama Adviser: 'Do We Know What Michelle is Wearing?' — NewsBusters.org - Exposing Liberal Media Bias

One Pundit’s Stupidity On Full Display — The Democratic Daily

ABC's Cuomo Identifies Liberal Organization 'Non-Partisan' — NewsBusters.org - Exposing Liberal Media Bias

Flashback: McCain Agreed To Condemn Swift-Boat Attacks In General Election — TPM Election Central

Apparently Chris Matthews is doing man on the street interviews — Anne Schroeder's Blog

Obama to address DNC Monday evening — CNN Political Ticker 8/25/2008
Obama will accept his party's nomination at Invesco field, home of the Denver Broncos. (CNN)–In addition to the acceptance speech he'll give from Denver's Invesco Field Thursday evening, presumptive Democratic nominee Barack Obama will ...

Dem Convention, Day One — First Read 8/25/2008
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 ...

Biden: The running mate's two tasks — First Read 8/25/2008
Aboard her plane en route to Israel today, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice had positive words for Obama’s new running mate, NBC’s Libby Leist reports. Despite his often-harsh criticism of the Bush Administration's foreign policy, Rice called Biden ...

Dems Set Stage for Show of Unity in Denver, But Is There? — FOXNews.com 8/25/2008
Party leaders set the stage for a week-long spectacle of Democratic unity on the eve of the Democratic National Convention, as thousands of delegates prepared to name Barack Obama the first black presidential nominee of a major party. But before ...

Obama a spectator as Michelle takes center stage — CNN Political Ticker 8/26/2008
KANSAS CITY, Missouri (CNN) – Hands cupped under his chin as he sat in a family’s living room, Barack Obama smiled as they watched Michelle Obama introduced on their television screen. Obama held a short photo-op at the beginning of his wife’s address ...