Warner to keynote at DNC

This just in... former Virginia governor Mark Warner will deliver the keynote speech the second night of the Democratic National Convention, according to The Washington Post. This might not sound like a huge deal to many people but considering that the second night of the convention is widely thought to be the slot for rising stars in the Democratic Party, this new development raises the stakes for the presidential race in Virginia, which is already shaping up to be a battleground. Democratic presumptive presidential nominee Barack Obama spoke on the second night of the 2004 DNC in Boston. His speech launched his political career on the national level.