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Theme: Change You Can Believe In
Headline speaker: Barack Obama accepts the 2008 Democratic presidential nomination at Invesco Field
Other speakers: Former Vice President Al Gore, Gov. Tim Kaine of Virginia, Gov. Bill Ritter Jr. of Colorado, Illinois Sen. Richard Durbin, and Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean
Outside the Convention Hall: House Democrats welcome Obama
QUOTABLE
"I'm the world's foremost expert on divided parties," former President Jimmy Carter told Alabama and Georgia delegates Wednesday. Carter credited his 1976 presidential win in part to a divided Republican Party and his 1980 loss to dissent within the Democratic Party.
FAST FACTS
Democratic officials say this convention is the most diverse in party history. A breakdown of the 4,440 delegates:
- 57 percent are white
- 25 percent are black
- 5 percent are Asian
- 12 percent are Hispanic
- Slightly more than half of the delegates are women.
- 17 percent of the delegates are 65 or older
- 15 percent are 36 or younger
NEWSMAKER
You already know the basics about Barack Obama. He's 47 and was an Illinois state senator from 1996 to 2004 before he was elected to the U.S. Senate.
But you may not know:
- He's left-handed and 6 feet 2 inches
- He was born in Hawaii
- In 2000, he lost a bid to unseat Illinois Rep. Bobby Rush in the Democratic primary
- On his first date with wife Michelle, they saw the Spike Lee film "Do the Right Thing"
NOTABLE
Crystal Thomas is not a delegate. But the teacher from Huntsville, Ala., is spending about $1,000 of her own money to see democracy in action in Denver.
"Being able to experience it takes it to a whole different level and I just want to bring that back and share it with my students," she said.
Thomas, a Democrat, didn't ask her principal if she could go to the Republican National Convention.
"I wish I could but they wouldn't let me off," she said with a laugh.
ON THE WEB
For a video on teacher Crystal Thomas and the latest from Denver, go to www.mgwashington.com.
--Amy Dominello and Neil H. Simon
Theme: Change You Can Believe In
Headline speaker: Barack Obama accepts the 2008 Democratic presidential nomination at Invesco Field
Other speakers: Former Vice President Al Gore, Gov. Tim Kaine of Virginia, Gov. Bill Ritter Jr. of Colorado, Illinois Sen. Richard Durbin, and Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean
Outside the Convention Hall: House Democrats welcome Obama
QUOTABLE
"I'm the world's foremost expert on divided parties," former President Jimmy Carter told Alabama and Georgia delegates Wednesday. Carter credited his 1976 presidential win in part to a divided Republican Party and his 1980 loss to dissent within the Democratic Party.
FAST FACTS
Democratic officials say this convention is the most diverse in party history. A breakdown of the 4,440 delegates:
- 57 percent are white
- 25 percent are black
- 5 percent are Asian
- 12 percent are Hispanic
- Slightly more than half of the delegates are women.
- 17 percent of the delegates are 65 or older
- 15 percent are 36 or younger
NEWSMAKER
You already know the basics about Barack Obama. He's 47 and was an Illinois state senator from 1996 to 2004 before he was elected to the U.S. Senate.
But you may not know:
- He's left-handed and 6 feet 2 inches
- He was born in Hawaii
- In 2000, he lost a bid to unseat Illinois Rep. Bobby Rush in the Democratic primary
- On his first date with wife Michelle, they saw the Spike Lee film "Do the Right Thing"
NOTABLE
Crystal Thomas is not a delegate. But the teacher from Huntsville, Ala., is spending about $1,000 of her own money to see democracy in action in Denver.
"Being able to experience it takes it to a whole different level and I just want to bring that back and share it with my students," she said.
Thomas, a Democrat, didn't ask her principal if she could go to the Republican National Convention.
"I wish I could but they wouldn't let me off," she said with a laugh.
ON THE WEB
For a video on teacher Crystal Thomas and the latest from Denver, go to www.mgwashington.com.
--Amy Dominello and Neil H. Simon