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“With profound gratitude and great humility, I accept your nomination”
Alex Koppelman
Barack Obama delivered a blockbuster of a speech to bring the Democratic convention to a close on Thursday night.
Celebrities don’t hold campaign rallies
Mike Madden
Barack Obama's big night was a campaign event, and the people there weren't just fans.
Gore compares Obama to Lincoln
Alex Koppelman
Before an adoring crowd, the former vice president also drew on his own loss to George W. Bush to make the case for electing Barack Obama.
“This election is our chance … to keep the American promise alive”
Alex Koppelman
Read excerpts from Barack Obama's acceptance speech here.
In ad, McCain congratulates Obama
Alex Koppelman
John McCain says he's giving Barack Obama his day before the two get back to real campaigning, but the ad is evidence against that.
The next Barack Obama?
Rebecca Traister
Newark's Cory Booker wows the Vote Hope crowd with a call for Democrats to inspire voters -- and learn to deliver when they're elected.
Eyes back on the prize
Joan Walsh
Denver's finest moment so far was the roll-call vote, for all it said about the Clinton and Obama camps' capacity for grace, forgiveness and smart politics.
John Kerry: I learned my lesson in 2004
Thomas Schaller
The 2004 Democratic presidential nominee talks about his blistering attack on John McCain in Wednesday's speech -- and what he should've done differently four years ago.
Plouffe on McCain’s “high-water mark”
Rebecca Traister
Barack Obama's campaign manager says that John McCain will only see his numbers dip from now on. But with the GOP convention coming up, is he right to be so confident?
What’s missing from the Democratic convention?
Glenn Greenwald
Democrats have largely avoided discussions of the radicalism of the past eight years, and even more so personal attacks on John McCain. Is that wise?
Bateman: Barack Obama is our candidate!
Salon Staff
Audio of Hillary Clinton speaking on behalf of the Empire State at the Democratic convention.
Biden — and Kerry and Clinton — go on the attack
Walter Shapiro
Before Barack Obama's surprise appearance, a tag team of Democrats, including Bill Clinton, piles on John McCain. And Joe Biden, Rove-style, goes right for McCain's supposed strength.
MIA at convention: Anti-Bush swag
Jeanne Carstensen
All the Obama memorabilia is great, but why so few jabs at our supremely unpopular president?
Bill Clinton shows — and gets — the love
Joan Walsh
"Barack Obama is ready to lead America," he tells an adoring crowd -- and suddenly Clinton haters who predicted mayhem in Denver are 0 for 2.
Advice to Obama for his historic speech
Thomas Schaller
Five Democratic wordsmiths offer up their do's and don'ts.
Hail and farewell
Mike Madden
Hillary Clinton officially ended her historic campaign with dignity -- and her backers' predicted meltdown never happened.
Ain’t no wind in T. Boone Pickens’ sails
Joseph Romm
The oil tycoon's support of John McCain for president demonstrates that his heavily advertised plan for wind power is only hot air.
Biden, officially the vice-presidential nominee, takes the stage
Alex Koppelman
On Wednesday night, Joe Biden showed why Barack Obama chose him as his running mate.
“Barack Obama is ready to be president”
Alex Koppelman
Defying the expectations of naysayers, Bill Clinton delivers an enthusiastic endorsement of Barack Obama.
How it happened
Alex Koppelman
The roll call at the Democratic convention was brought to the symbolic end that was expected when Hillary Clinton asked that Barack Obama be nominated by acclamation.
It’s official: Barack Obama is the Democratic nominee
Alex Koppelman
His former rival brought the roll call to an end by successfully moving that Obama be nominated by acclamation.
Obama wins New Hampshire (eight months later)
Mike Madden
The Granite State casts all its votes at the convention for Barack Obama, in a sign of unity after Hillary Clinton won its primary.
Florida, Michigan delegations go for Obama
Alex Koppelman
The disputed states, which had voted for Hillary Clinton in primaries that violated primary rules, ended up giving the majority of their votes to Barack Obama.
Arkansas for Obama
Alex Koppelman
The delegation from Clinton's adopted home state, which she won in a landslide in the primaries, gave all its votes to Barack Obama.
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