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Democrats overcame bruised egos and a rancorous primary campaign tonight to line up solidly behind Barack Obama as their party’s official presidential nominee and open up a coordinated and devastating attack against the Republican, John McCain.

Hours after Hillary Clinton led Democrats in making Obama the official nominee, Joe Biden used his debut performance as the vice-presidential candidate to establish his bona fides as the Democrats’ attack dog.

The full frontal assault on McCain’s main strength as a candidate - his expertise on national security - was reinforced with a bravura speech from Bill Clinton intended to dispel any doubt that he was on board with Obama.

The former president thrilled convention attendees with what amounted to a whole-hearted endorsement Read more »

Democratic presidential candidate Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) stands in the convention hall at the 2008 Democratic National Convention in Denver, Colorado August 27, 2008.

To shouts of “Yes we can,” Democrats nominated Barack Obama on Wednesday as their presidential candidate in a historic first for a black American, backed by his ex-rivals Bill and Hillary Clinton.

Obama made his first appearance at the Democratic National Convention, stepping out on stage after his vice presidential running mate, Sen. Joe Biden, attacked Republican John McCain as he accepted the nomination as No. 2 on the ticket.

“I think the convention has gone pretty well so far. What do you think?” Obama said to cheering delegates after hugging Biden and his wife Jill on stage.

Former President Bill Clinton, who has been slow to warm to Obama after his wife lost a bruising primary battle, Read more »

Sen. Hillary Clinton introduced herself as a “proud supporter of Barack Obama” at the Democratic National Convention on Tuesday as she called on her party to rally behind her former rival.
“Whether you voted for me, or voted for Barack, the time is now to unite as a single party with a single purpose. We are on the same team, and none of us can sit on the sidelines. This is a fight for the future. And it’s a fight we must win together,” she said.

Leading up to her address, there was a lot of speculation about what she would say and whether she would make a strong enough call for unity. But she made a very strident case for Obama’s candidacy.

“No way. No how. No McCain. Barack Obama is my candidate. And he must be our president,” Read more »

Senator Hillary Clinton addresses the 2008 Democratic National Convention in Denver, August 26, 2008.

Hillary Clinton delivered a ringing call for Democratic Party unity on Tuesday, promising to work for Barack Obama and challenging her supporters to bury their grudges and rally behind his White House bid.

“Whether you voted for me or voted for Barack, the time is now to unite as a single party with a single purpose,” said Clinton in a speech Democrats hope will end a lingering party rift left over from their bitter nominating fight.

Clinton, a New York senator, praised Obama and said Democrats could not sit on the sidelines and watch Republican presidential candidate John McCain take the White House and “squander the promise of our country.”

“No way, no how, no McCain. Barack Obama is my candidate and he must be our president,” Read more »

Großansicht des Bildes mit der Bildunterschrift: The Democratic Convention: a great show

Currently in Denver to get some strategy lessons from the Democratic National Convention, a top official for Germany’s Social Democrats told DW that he’s also there to see what an Obama victory would mean for Germany.

Hubertus Heil, 35, is general secretary of Germany’s Social Democratic Party (SPD) and a member of the German parliament.
Deutsche Welle: Why did you come to Denver?

Hubertus Heil: We are here to observe the Democratic National Convention, not so much to watch the show — interesting as it is — as to talk to people in order to find out what an administration led by Barack Obama Read more »

Demonstrative Einheit oder alte Grabenkämpfe? Der designierte Präsidentschaftskandidat Barack Obama und seine Rivalin Hillary Clinton

Beim Parteitag der Demokraten leben alte Konflikte wieder auf: Immer mehr Clinton-Anhänger wollen Barack Obama ihre Stimme verweigern. Wegen der Wahl seines Vizes gerät Obama nun unter Druck.
Linda Tucker gehört zu den Frauen, die in dieser Woche beim Parteitag der Demokraten viel Aufmerksamkeit erhalten: Die 54-jährige Sozialkundelehrerin ist
eine Anhängerin der unterlegenen Präsidentschaftsbewerberin Hillary Clinton und würde ihre Stimme im Moment eher dem Republikaner John McCain geben als Barack Obama, dem Kandidaten ihrer eigenen Partei.

“Die Wahrheit ist, es verbittert mich, dass Clinton die Nominierung nicht bekommt”, sagt sie. “Einmal mehr ist vor den Frauen ein schwarzer Mann an der Reihe. Der Sexismus ist in diesem Land noch immer gesund und munter.” Tucker versteht sich lieber als Unabhängige als sich weiter zur Demokratischen Partei zu bekennen.

Jüngste Umfragen zeigen, dass derzeit mehr als ein Viertel der Clinton-Anhänger auf die Parteitreue pfeifen und am 4. November McCain wählen wollen. Ende Juni betrug ihr Anteil noch 16 Prozent, kurz vor dem Parteitag schnellte er auf 27 Prozent hoch. Nur 66 Prozent der Clinton-Anhänger unterstützten Obama, Read more »

Former President Jimmy Carter and his wife former First lady Rosalynn Carter arrive onstage at the 2008 Democratic National Convention in Denver, Colorado August 25, 2008.

Hillary Clinton will grab the spotlight at the Democratic convention on Tuesday in a speech designed to mend a lingering party rift and rally her frustrated supporters to Barack Obama’s White House bid.

Obama hopes her high-profile appearance can begin to heal the wounds of a bruising nominating battle and win over die-hard Clinton supporters still angry over his narrow triumph and choice of Joe Biden over her for his running mate.

The persistent drama cast a shadow over Monday’s opening day of the convention to crown Obama, 47, a first-term Illinois senator, as the party’s leader and presidential candidate in the November 4 election battle with Republican John McCain.

Obama had tried to ease the tension by giving Clinton, a New York senator, and her husband, former President Bill Clinton, major roles at the convention. Bill Clinton will address the Democrats on Wednesday.

“There are going to be some of Senator Clinton’s supporters who we’re going to have to work hard to persuade to come on board. That’s not surprising,” Obama told reporters on Monday.

“But if you take a look, I think, at this week, I am absolutely convinced that both Hillary Clinton Read more »