Samples of blog postings from the 55-member state blogger corps selected by Democratic National Convention officials to have access to the floor and follow their state delegations.
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Keystone Politics, (Pennsylvania)
Posted by Greg Palmer: Pennsylvania Sen. Bob Casey was heading for the Pepsi Center for an interview with NBC News yesterday, but his van was not going to get anywhere near the convention arena because it did not have the proper red placard. Running late, he jumped out and started on foot for a security checkpoint that shimmered in the heat a 15-minute hike away. “It’s blue-collar to walk in,” Casey joked. He was right on message.
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NorthDecoder.com, (North Dakota)
Posted by Adam: Currently, I am listening to the report of the platform committee. This time around, instead of the negotiations in committee and lobbyists writing the platform of the party, the platform was discussed by town halls and discussions throughout the country. The citizens wrote this platform, not the powers in Washington.
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Burnt Orange Report, (Texas)
Posted by Phillip Martin: On Michelle Obama’s Speech. Wow. I was blown away. It was so touching, so moving, and so … real. And the continued presence of the discussion about closing the distance between the world as it is and the world as we dream it to be—a beautiful image repeated at wonderful points of an excellently written speech—was delivered impeccably.
