Photos from Tuesday night at the DNC in Charlotte.
September 5, 2012The Democrats got to bat in the bottom of the ninth this election year and they took the opportunity to rebut the efforts of the Republicans from the week before. Here are photos from Thursday night at the Democratic National Convention, the night that marks the real beginning of the campaign for many voters.
I have been seeing Rev.. Jesse Jackson at events like these for 12 years now. Not once have I ever seen him smile.
This member of the Texas delegation keeps time to the music being played in the Time Warner Arena Tuesday night.
Deleware delegates got front row seats. But the joke wound up being on them as a gaggle of photographers blocked their view by the time First Lady Michelle Obama took the stage.
The Democrats have perfected the art of distributing the signs and placards at just the right strategic moments to underscore what is being said from the podium. When Ohio governor Ted Strickland began a chant of "Forward, Not Back!", the signs arrived right on cue.
Texas doesn't figure prominently in the Obama plan to capture the required 270 votes. Still, the state is a significant source of money for the Democratic Party and delegates are always enthused.
As we often say, political conventions are pep rallies. A look at this group confirms that assessment.
Health & Human Services Kathleen Sebelius talked about the Obama administrations efforts regarding health care on Tuesday evening at the Democratic National Convention.
Chicago mayor and former Obama chief-of-staff Rahm Emanuel spoke on his former boss's management and governing style.
Never seen him smile. Not once.
Massachusetts senator John Kerry spoke on Thursday night at the DNC in 2004. Only then, he spoke last, offering his acceptance speech for the party's 2004 presidential nomination.
Voter enthusiasm is a key component in political victory. This voter seems very enthused.
San Antonio mayor Julian Castro was the keynote speaker Tuesday night. The Texas delegation stood in support.
How many has it been, Cokie? ABC's Cokie Roberts reports from the floor of the Time Warner Cable Arena in Charlotte.
San Antonio mayor Julian Castro (left) and his brother Joaquin on stage after Joaquin had introduced Julian in advance of Julian's Tuesday evening keynote address.
The Tuesday night keynote speaker in 2004 was then unknown Illinois state senator Barack Obama. In 1964, the keynoter was an actor named Ronald Reagan. San Antonio mayor Julian Castro made his national debut Tuesday night in Charlotte.
First lady Michelle Obama acquitted herself well in her role as her husband's number one surrogate. The crowd responded wildly to her entrance.