First lady Michelle Obama made no secret of her admiration for her husband-of-23-years Wednesday night, taking to Twitter to gush about the president following his speech at theDemocratic National Convention in Philadelphia. “That’s my man! Your truth, dignity and grace reminds us what real leadership looks like. I am always proud of our @POTUS,” the […]
Spencer Platt/Getty Images When the conventions come to town every four years, making life a little more stressful for homeless people has become almost as much of a tradition as draping the city in red, white and blue. Instead of trying to mask and ignore the problem, as other cities have done in the past, […]
getty images: Sen. Bernie Sanders, in a bid to bridge the Democratic Party’s divide between his backers and supporters of Hillary Clinton, moved Tuesday to give Clinton the party’s presidential nomination by acclamation. His motion at the Democratic National Convention came after a nearly two-hour roll call vote and was greeted with chants of “Bernie! […]
Alex Wong/Getty Images) An emotional moment during the Democratic National Convention came when the mothers of African-Americans who were the victims of gun violence or police-involved deaths made a plea to voters to choose Hillary Clinton in November because she “isn’t afraid to say black lives matter.” The women, called “The Mothers of the Movement,” […]
getty images: A long list of stars have lined up to speak on behalf of Hillary Clinton at the 2016 Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia. Musicians, actors, athletes and other popular figures will show their faces at the week-long event, which kicked off Monday. The list of celebrities is many and varied, ranging from pop […]
Michelle Obama may not be the president of the United States, but she certainly knows how to command a room. The First Lady delivered her final campaign speech tonight as she helped open the floor during day one of the Democratic National Convention. With so much interest in Michelle’s 2008 DNC speech (because it […]
getty images: The nation is about to become familiar with Rep. Marcia Fudge, D-Ohio, as she chairs the Democratic National Convention in place of the embattled, soon-to-be ex-Democratic Chairperson Debbie Wasserman Schultz. Fudge began her career in public service as a law clerk, doing research and advising Cuyahoga County Common Pleas judges. She then worked […]
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President Barack Obama accepted his party’s nomination for re-election on Thursday, telling the Democratic National Convention and Americans that only the voters in November have the power to secure the change he started. In a tough speech that sounded now-familiar themes of his campaign, the president sought to show his supporters that their votes for […]
There may have been a headline-making hiccup over the reinstatement of God in the Democratic Party Platform, but the delegates were taken to church whether they wanted to or not at their convention Wednesday when Rep. Emanuel Cleaver (D-Mo.), chairman of the Congressional Black Caucus, went off-script and whipped the crowd into a frenzy. Drawing […]
President Barack Obama inherited a wreck of an economy, “put a floor under the crash” and laid the foundation for millions of good new jobs, former President Bill Clinton declared Wednesday night in a rousing Democratic National Convention appeal aimed at millions of hard-pressed Americans yet to decide how to vote. Conceding that many struggling […]
After two big nights in Charlotte, more rousing than anyone expected, the Democrats now have a major opportunity: if President Obama can make it three-for-three Thursday night, they could possibly break open the presidential race. Major caveats are in order. It is possible that the electorate is so severely polarized at the moment that even […]
