DNC: It's on!

The Campaign 2008 staff welcomes all faculty and students participating in the Democratic National Convention seminar to Regis University. We're excited to meet and look forward to getting to know you all!

In coming weeks, we will use this blog to highlight student and faculty stories but for right now, we wanted to take this chance to highlight two Colorado College faculty who have appeared in the media recently. On Saturday, the Rocky Mountain News published a piece written by DNC seminar Faculty Director Tom Cronin discussing what he considers Barack Obama's four major tests in Denver. Cronin wrote that unifying the party and keeping its message simple will be important tasks. He also wrote that Obama will have to be careful to select the best possible vice presidential nominee.

Also on Saturday, Robert Loevy, a political science professor from Colorado College, was interviewed by Voice of America. The article offers some of Loevy's suggestions and advice to candidates and host cities on how to run a successful convention.

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.