29
Aug
2008
Obama’s Speech
Here is Barack Obama’s acceptance speech from Thursday night.
If you haven’t seen it yet, it’s worth watching. Enjoy and comment away.
14
Aug
2008
Mark Warner and the Democratic Convention
Mark Warner will deliver the keynote address on the second night of the Democratic Convention. Warner is the former Governor of Virginia and candidate for U.S. Senate. This is big for Mr. Warner!
Typically, the keynote address is awarded to an upcoming figure in the Democratic Party. The future. It’s not awarded to power, its awarded to potential. Previous keynote speakers include:
- Barack Obama, 2004
- Barbara Jordan, 1992
- Ann Richards, 1988
A speech at the Democratic Convention doesn’t guarantee success, however. Former House of Representatives member Harold Ford Jr. spoke in 2000. However, he lost a hotly contested bid for Senate in 2000. Today, he is a party insider, working behind the scenes.
Update: Politico has an excellent article outlining my ideas in this post. The major difference being their skill in political writing! Read it here.
26
Jul
2008
McCain Ready to pick his Veep?
John McCain is “in a position to make the decision [about his VP] on short notice if he wanted to.” according to one of McCain’s top advisers, Charles Black.
I’m reading from this that McCain has picked his VP choice, but hasn’t asked him or her to actually be his running mate. But perhaps he’s already asked and is waiting to announce his choice.
There’s a big issue of timing here.
The Olympics start in twelve days (08.08.08). The Democratic Convention starts the day after the Olympics end (08.25.08). The Republican Convention starts four days after the Dems end (09.01.08).
Insiders are saying Barack Obama will announce before the Olympics start, and John McCain will announce soon (maybe before Obama announces).
All-in-all, we don’t really know when either candidate will announce, but it will be sooner rather than later.