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Line 495: − ===Convention Schedule=== − − '''Monday 8/25 (Theme: One Nation):''' − − * Former President [[Jimmy Carter]] − * [[Speaker of the House]] [[Nancy Pelosi]], D-[[California]] − * Congressman [[Jesse Jackson, Jr.]], D-[[Illinois]] − * Mayor John Hickenlooper, D-[[Denver]] − * Senator [[Amy Klobuchar]], D-[[Minnesota]] − * Mayor Manny Diaz, D-[[Miami]] − * Illinois state leaders Alexi Giannoulis, Dan Hynes, Lisa Madigan − * Tom Balanoff from Illinois SEIU − * [[National Education Association]] (NEA) President Reg Weaver − * AFT President Randi Weingarten − * [[NARAL Pro-Choice America]] President Nancy Keenan − * Senator [[Claire McCaskill]], D-Missouri − * Former State Representative Lee Hamilton, D-[[Indiana]] − * Chicago City Clerk Miguel del Valle − * Maya Soetoro-Ng - Barack Obama's half-sister − * Jerry Kellman - "Mentor and long-time friend of Barack Obama" − − − '''Tuesday 8/26 (Theme: Renewing America's Promise):''' − − * Senator [[Patrick Leahy]], D-[[Vermont]] − * Governor [[Joe Manchin]], D-[[West Virginia]], Chair of the Democratic Governors’ Association − * Governor [[Chet Culver]], D-[[Iowa]] − * [[California]] State Controller John Chiang − * Change to Win’s Anna Burger − * [[AFL-CIO]] President John Sweeney − * [[Planned Parenthood of America]] President Cecile Richards. − * Pay Equity pioneer Lilly Ledbetter − * Governor [[Brian Schweitzer]], D-[[Montana]] − * Governor [[Deval Patrick]], D-[[Massachusetts]] − * Governor [[Kathleen Sebelius]], D-[[Kansas]] − * Governor [[Janet Napolitano]], D-[[Arizona]] − * Governor [[Jim Doyle]], D-[[Wisconsin]] − * Governor [[Ed Rendell]], D-[[Pennsylvania]] − * Governor [[Ted Strickland]], D-[[Ohio]] − * Governor [[David Paterson]], D-[[New York]] − * Senator [[Bob Casey, Jr.]], D-[[Pennsylvania]] − * Former Secretary of Energy and Transportation Federico Peña − * House Majority Leader [[Steny Hoyer]], D-[[Maryland]] − * House Democratic Caucus Chair [[Rahm Emanuel]], D-[[Illinois]] − * Representative [[Xavier Becerra]] (D-California), Assistant to the Speaker of the House; − * Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) Chair [[Chris Van Hollen]] − * Representatives [[Nydia Velazquez]] (D-[[New York]]) − * Linda Sanchez (D-CA) − * Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) − * Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) − * Mike Honda (D-CA) − * Senator and former Presidential candidate [[Hillary Clinton]] (D-NY) − * Former Governor [[Mark Warner]] (D-VA)--Keynote Speaker − − − '''Wednesday 8/27 (Theme: Securing America's Future): ''' − − * Former President [[Bill Clinton]] − * Governor [[Bill Richardson]], D-[[New Mexico]] − * Senator [[John Kerry]], D-[[Massachusetts]] − * Former Senate Minority Leader [[Tom Daschle]], D-[[South Dakota]] − * Senator [[Jack Reed]], D-[[Rhode Island]] − * Mayor [[Richard Daley]], D-[[Chicago]] − * Senator [[Evan Bayh]], D-[[Indiana]] − * Senator [[Joe Biden]], D-[[Delaware]] − * Senator [[Jay Rockefeller]], D-[[West Virginia]] − * Senate Majority Leader [[Harry Reid]], D-[[Nevada]] − * Senator [[Ken Salazar]], D-[[Colorado]] − * House Majority Whip [[James E. Clyburn]], D-[[South Carolina]] − * Congressman [[Robert Wexler]] (D-[[Florida]]) − − − '''Thursday 8/28 (Theme: Change You Can Believe In):''' − − * [[Colorado]] [[Governor]] [[Bill Ritter]] − * Former Vice President [[Al Gore]] − * Presidential nominee [[Barack Obama]] Line 581:
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A bleak convention was turned around by the Clintons. Infighting between Obama and Hillary continued through the day of her speech, but a comprise was reached, and, beyond expectations, she gave a rousing speech for Obama - possibly as an angry response to McCain's latest ad that showed her 'supporting' him. Bill Clinton the next night also praised Obama, something that he failed to effectively do in 2000 for Al Gore when he centered on his accomplishments and gave little more than lip service to Gore with statements amounting to 'and Al Gore was there too'. The convention, possibly remembering that, gave him the topic he was to speak on instead of choosing his own. Clinton was angered, but it worked. He came through. By the time Obama spoke on the last night, the theme that was missing at first was clear, and Obama mixed a message of attacking McCain with the need for change and even outlining some expensive programs that would appeal to the target populace who has been lukewarm to him. From a political point of view, the convention did what it was supposed to.
A bleak convention was turned around by the Clintons. Infighting between Obama and Hillary continued through the day of her speech, but a comprise was reached, and, beyond expectations, she gave a rousing speech for Obama - possibly as an angry response to McCain's latest ad that showed her 'supporting' him. Bill Clinton the next night also praised Obama, something that he failed to effectively do in 2000 for Al Gore when he centered on his accomplishments and gave little more than lip service to Gore with statements amounting to 'and Al Gore was there too'. The convention, possibly remembering that, gave him the topic he was to speak on instead of choosing his own. Clinton was angered, but it worked. He came through. By the time Obama spoke on the last night, the theme that was missing at first was clear, and Obama mixed a message of attacking McCain with the need for change and even outlining some expensive programs that would appeal to the target populace who has been lukewarm to him. From a political point of view, the convention did what it was supposed to.
===Republican National Convention===
===Republican National Convention===
See [[United States Presidential Election, 2008 - Conventions]]
See [[United States Presidential Election, 2008 - Conventions]]
==Vice Presidential Candidates==
==Vice Presidential Candidates==