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All Eyes on Clinton After Michelle Obama Charms Denver
elections.foxnews.com - 8/26/2008
All Eyes on Clinton After Michelle Obama Charms Denver
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Michelle Obama charmed the Democratic National Convention audience with her headlining address in Denver, but all eyes are on Hillary Clinton Tuesday as she prepares to make the case for party unity amid lingering tensions. Some of her supporters and delegates are still sour over the tight and bruising Democratic primary battle. But negotiations are being held to put her name in for nomination Wednesday as a gesture while still allowing the New York senator to cut the roll call short and call on ...

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Sister Toldjah:  Tonight’s the night for Hillary Clinton

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Tonight’s the night for Hillary Clinton
Sister Toldjah — With the first day’s festivities over at the DNC and Michelle Obama’s speech made and being reviewed and dissected as I write this, the stage is set tonight for the arrival of La Clinton: It’s Hillary Clinton’s turn on Tuesday to wow the crowd as she prepares to make the case for party unity amid lingering tensions and calls for supporters to back Barack Obama as the Democratic presidential nominee. Clinton’s supporters and delegates are still sour over the ...

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A stunning lack of disunity
horsesass.org 8/27/2008 — A stunning lack of disunity… that was my immediate reaction watching the crowd respond to Hillary Clinton’s speech tonight at the Democratic National Convention. No doubt there are Clinton delegates who remain unconvinced, and no doubt ...
Stephanopoulos: No Roll Call Vote for Clinton?
blogs.abcnews.com 8/25/2008 — ABC News' Nitya Venkataraman Reports: After former rivals Sen. Barack Obama and Sen. Hillary Clinton worked to broker a deal where Clinton's name would be placed into nomination alongside Obama's at the Democratic convention, speculation swirls in ...
Hillary Clinton and the roll call ... the mystery continues
latimesblogs.latimes.com 8/26/2008 — DENVER -- With those 18 million votes during the Democratic presidential primary season that she so often mentions, Hillary Clinton has substantial leverage at the Democratic convention now underway in Denver. But in one important matter, she has ...
Why the California delegation passed on the Democratic roll call ... — Top of the Ticket
DENVER -- The mystery of why the California Democratic delegation, despite having a chance to do so, didn't publicly announce its preferences in the roll call that led to the historic nomination of Barack Obama for president has been solved. And the answer has nothing to do with the complicated calculations we presumed might be at work . Instead, according to Bob Mulholland , a senior ...
Cartoonists View The Democratic Convention — The Moderate Voice
Hillary Supporters Bob Englehart, The Hartford Courant Here are two more cartoons: Message Discipline RJ Matson, Roll Call GOP PUMA Brigade: RJ Matson, The St. Louis Post Dispatch
Red Sox mention sparks Democratic disunity — Top of the Ticket
DENVER -- It finally happened; a small, but audible, chorus of "boos" disrupted the Democratic roll call as it heaed toward nominating Barack Obama as president. The cause -- the spokesperson for the Massachusetts delegation noted that the state was home to the Boston Red Sox. The discord that greeted that pronouncement seemed to come from the part of hall housing the New York ...
California takes a pass on the Democratic roll call — Top of the Ticket
DENVER -- As the roll call for nominating its presidential candidate got under way at the Democratic National Convention, the huge California delegation created a stir by ... passing. The assumption was it made the move so that Barack Obama wouldn't reach the magic number too soon, preventing another state -- like say, New York -- from having its say. Illinois -- Obama's home state with ...
Live From Denver: Watching the Roll Call — The Caucus
Watching the roll call vote at the Pepsi Center in Denver.
The Mangina Who Would Be King — Pat Dollard | Young Americans
Arrives safely. DENVER (AP) - Sen. Barack Obama has brought his historic quest for the presidency to the site of the Democratic National Convention, landing at Denver International Airport as the formal nomination roll call drew near. Excitement was building on the floor among delegates anticipating a convention moment unequalled in the history of such gatherings. Obama’s ...
Hillary Clinton to stop roll call for Obama — The Swamp
by Frank James I'm in the Pepsi Center now and the roll call of the states has started at the Democratic National Convention. A Democratic source tells me that when the roll call gets to New York, Sen. Hillary Clinton will ask the convention chair that the convention approve the nomination of Sen. Barack Obama by acclamation. That's the deal that's been reached.
Democratic National Convention Open Thread Day Three — Shakesville
When will it end! Today's theme at the Democratic National Convention is Securing America's Future. Good luck with that. The schedule of tonight's speakers is here . The nominating process is starting now, followed by a roll call vote. Yeah, yeah, yeah... I am pouring a drink. Video will be posted, well, when it's posted. Ha!
Day 3 at the Democratic National Convention — Patterico's Pontifications
[Guest post by DRJ] This is an open thread on Day 3 of the Democratic National Convention. The theme for Day 3 is “Securing America’s Future” and the featured events include the roll call vote scheduled to begin sometime between 3-5 PM local time and a live performance by Melissa Etheridge. Featured speakers are Chicago Mayor Richard Daley at approximately 5 PM, ...
Roll Call Vote Details Settled — The Democratic Daily
CNN reports today that Barack Obama’s campaign said “ that the details of a potentially contentious roll call had finally been hammered out after weeks of discussion with aides to Hillary Clinton.” The New York senator’s supporters had successfully pressed for her name to be placed in nomination in Denver, and party leaders had feared that the evening vote would make for a ...
Merkley: new ad, Convention speech — BlueOregon
This week, the Jeff Merkley for U.S. Senate campaign is airing a new ad. Also, today, Merkley will appear at the Democratic National Convention - at roughly 4:30 p.m. Pacific Time. That's after the roll-call vote to officially determine the Democratic nominee for President. While the cable networks will decide on-the-fly whether to air his speech, C-SPAN will certainly air the ...
Now, some Hillary Clinton folks wonder about a roll call vote — Top of the Ticket
DENVER –- Giving Democratic convention delegates a chance to vote for Sen. Hillary Clinton was supposed to unify the party –- to provide a healthy, constructive outlet for what Clinton called “a catharsis.’’ For a video report, see below. But not all of the people who backed her during the Democratic primary are so sure it’s a good idea. U.S. Rep. Jose Serrano , who represents the ...
A Four Day Infomercial — Taegan Goddard's Political Wire
Walter Shapiro perfectly describes what it's like to be at the Democratic National Convention this week. "A political convention has become an anachronism; the glory days of smoke-filled rooms, delegates in funny hats, and suspenseful roll-call votes are gone. Conventions are now excuses for both parties to bludgeon the television networks into running four nights of political infomercials. ...
Unity Realized: Hillary Suspends Roll Call and Formally Nominates Obama — Crooks and Liars
  In an incredibly unifying and symbolic moment during the New York state delegate roll call, Senator Hillary Clinton asks for a suspension of the vote and requests the nomination of Barack Obama by acclamation. RIP “Democratic Disunity” meme.   Download  |  Play     Download  |  Play “With eyes firmly fixed on the future, in the ...
Making History, Obama Officially Nominated For President — TPM Election Central
Hillary Clinton has just taken to the convention floor and moved to end the ceremonial roll call vote, officially nominating Barack Obama for president. "With appreciation for the spirit and dedication of all who are gathered here, with eyes firmly fixed on the future," Hillary said, "in the spirit of unity, with the goal of unity, with faith in our party and our country, let's declare ...
Barack Obama nominated, makes history — Top of the Ticket
DENVER -- It's official. At 4:48 p.m. local time (6:48 EDT and 3:48 PDT), Barack Obama became the first biracial American nominated for president of the United States by one of the nation's major parties. After a roll call that proceeded through the states until New York was reached, Hillary Clinton -- Obama's rival in the party's prolonged, combative primary season -- moved for his ...
Clinton Gives Obama the Nomination — News
After 30 states cast their roll call votes for the Democratic nomination at the Denver convention today, registering a mix of votes for Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-N.Y.), Clinton, speaking on behalf of her state's delegation asked that the roll call vote be ended and Barack Obama be nominated the Democratic party's candidate for President. "Let's [...]
A secret ballot? — Ben Smith's Blog
Amie Parnes, Glenn Thrush, and I report : The Obama campaign is considering an abbreviated roll call Wednesday that would allow Democratic convention delegates in Hillary Rodham Clinton’s strongest states to support her — and is mulling a plan to let delegates vote by secret ballot, according to those familiar with the planning. The shortened roll call, which would avoid a ...
Traitor, tool or token trick? Questionable former Clinton delegate Debra Bartoshevich prefers identity politics to issues — BuzzFlash.org - Progressive News and Commentary with an Attitude | Fight Ignorance: Read BuzzFlash
A BUZZFLASH NEWS ANALYSIS by Meg White Former presidential hopeful Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-NY) is scheduled to be the prime time speaker at the Democratic National Convention tonight. Her goal is to win her delegates over to the Obama campaign before she releases them for a roll call vote. But at least one of her supporters will be busy stuffing cotton in her ears. Debra Bartoshevich is a ...
Day 2 at the Democratic National Convention — Patterico's Pontifications
[Guest post by DRJ] Consider this an open thread on Day 2 of the Convention. As reported by the Denver Post , the roll call vote of the delegates may be moved to the delegates’ hotels tonight with an early Wednesday morning vote. Some Hillary Clinton supporters oppose this plan: “Supporters of Hillary Rodham Clinton furiously circulated petitions on the floor of the ...