Better Late than Never

It’s been a pretty hectic time since last week’s Democratic National Convention finished. Of course, there was the Barack Obama speech as well as John McCain’s choice of a running mate, Alaska Governor Sarah Palin. I wrote out my thoughts on those issues while spending some quality time on a Denver-Madison, Wisconsin flight after spending [...]

Thoughts on the West

Politico and the Denver Post hosted their final convention conversation in Denver today, with Governors Brian Schweitzer (Montana) and Janet Napolitano (Arizona), and Senator Ken Salazar of Colorado. The discussion centered around how Democrats can win the American west – states like New Mexico, Colorado, Montana and Nevada, which have all shifted toward the left [...]

The View from the Nosebleeds

Tonight was my first night inside the Pepsi Center during speeches, and the last night of DNC ceremonies in the arena – but boy was it a good one. I’m sorry to be writing so late – as you can probably imagine, it’s been a little hectic getting back to a quiet place to post. [...]

Politico-Denver Post Conversations

Politico, Yahoo! News, and the Denver Post are holding a series of conversations every morning of the convention at the Denver Athletic Club downtown. Today, Congressman Rahm Emanuel, former Senator Tom Daschle, and presidential historian Michael Beschloss spoke with Politico’s John Harris and the Denver Post’s Susan Greene. The discussion was on, “Obama and the [...]

Savidge for America on NPR

My profile of 18-year-old Arkansas delegate Taylor Riddle aired today on National Public Radio’s All things Considered – check it out here.
Many thanks to Taylor and our producer, Rebecca Martin, without whom this story would have sounded like… let’s be honest, it would’ve been crap without her!

DNC Liveblog – Hillary Clinton

Hillary Clinton has just left the stage of the Democratic Convention, after delivering a big speech meant to reunity her and Barack Obama’s supporters as Democrats. I noticed that Clinton really went for two points: that the next president must inspire the people, and the common refrain from the night, that John McCain is four [...]

DNC Liveblog – Deval Patrick

Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick just finished his address to the delegates at the Democratic Convention, and I think he’ll be someone to look for in coming elections. Patrick used the idea of community a lot in his speech – ending the cynicism, and coming together as Americans for a common cause. It reminded me a [...]

Dever Observations

Youth Radio reporters have been all around Denver for the past two days, and are getting a full dose of what it’s like at a national convention. Reporter Pendarvis Harshaw said that the security and protests have made Denver a mix of, “Boston, Berkeley, and Baghdad.” A few observations and notices from downtown Denver during the convention:
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The Third-Grader Primary

Tonight, Hillary Clinton takes the stage at the Democratic Convention, hoping to put an end to divisions in the party. But one of the best stories we’ve heard about a split in the party came from CNN’s Jamal Simmons. Simmons told the story of going into a classroom in Washington, DC and asking a group [...]

Rednecks for Obama

[Before I begin, I would like to apologize to the South for the comments I am about to make. I sincerely regret what I am about to say]
Youth Radio reporters found themselves a darn-right hootinany outside that there Pepsi Center over yonder in Denver! Some good ol’ boys from Missouri (here pronounced “Missura”) had a [...]