Pike’s Peak or Bust
We're packing the bags and heading on out to Denver for the Democratic National Convention which means changes in the normal routine here. This blog will originate from points west and be updated more...
View ArticleThe era of packaged politics
DENVER -- Usually every four years there is a convention followed by the summer Olympics and another convention. It's good to have that two weeks to rest. This year they're back to back. I wondered why...
View ArticleLauntenbeg and the blues
Sunday's Democratic reception was in honor of Sen. Frank Lautenberg. These events give delegates, friends and others a chance to eat and drink and talk to each other and listen to short speeches....
View ArticleClinton reinforces image
Sen. Hillary Clinton gave the Democratic Party Convention speech she needed to give for the sake of the Democrats -- she supports Barack Obama and so should her followers. Tonight when they place her...
View ArticleJersey Democrats pull off unity
While the nation's Democrats talked unity, some with their fingers crossed behind their backs, New Jersey's convention delgation did more than talk. The delegation, which included 59 Clinton delegates...
View ArticleGoodbye Gustav, hello convention
Now that things have calmed down on the lower end of the Mississippi, up here close to the headwaters the convention gets back on track today. Fortunately, New Orleans was hit only a glancing blow by...
View ArticleDemocrats signing up the voters
Oct. 14 is the voter registration deadline and Democrats are signing up more folks than the competition. My colleague Lisa Ryan reports since the June primary, voter rolls have expanded by more than...
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