This morning, we have a guest post from Erika-Marie S. Geiss, who attended her first Democratic National Convention last week. She was kind enough to sum up her thoughts for us.

A Personal Account of DNC ‘08
by Erika-Marie S. Geiss, Editor-in-Chief of theWAHMmagazine
First, I have to thank Thursday Bram for having me as a guest blogger for One Vote Matters, which is one of my favorite political sites. In full disclosure, Thursday and I work together at theWAHMmagazine, where she is writes a regular business column in the bi-monthly magazine.  We’re also both members of Absolute Write (which after a blog …read more

The live blog starts at 5 PM EST.

Hour # 1 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM (LOCAL)
Call to Order
The Honorable Leticia Van de Putte
State Senator from Texas
Co-Chair, Democratic National Convention

It was an emotional evening in at the Pepsi Center in Denver, Colorado last evening, as the Democrats “introduced” Barack Obama to the world and paid tribute to one of their greatest champions, Edward M. Kennedy.
I hope that you stopped by the Live Blog last night – and that you will join us again tonight – starting around 5pm.
Tonight’s theme is “Renewing America’s Promise” focusing on the economy, housing and energy. And the keynote speaker (a role Barack Obama played in 2004), Virginia Governor, Mark Warner, former Governor of Virginia and current candidate for the US Senate, will address …read more

Do you want to know what the folks at the DNC are actually thinking? Do you want to go beyond CSPAN’s coverage?
Jill Foster is Utterz’s DNC correspondent. She’s at the DNC, talking to everyone there and posting her interviews directly to Utterz. You can find her posts on her Utterz page.

We’ll have live coverage of the DNC right here. Join us at 4 PM (EST) as we start discussing the festivities.

The names (and dates) of the featured speakers at the 2008 Democratic Convention have been released.
The convention, being held in Denver, Colorado, begins of Monday, August, 25th. The program on Monday will include a tribute to the Kennedy family (one night? we dedicated a whole day!).
Senator Hillary Clinton is scheduled to speak on Tuesday (8/26) evening, and former Virginia Governor, Mark Warner will deliver the keynote address. Current Virginia Governor and (once) vice presidential nominee hopeful, Timothy Kaine is also part of the Tuesday night lineup.
Senators Joseph Biden and Evan Bayh (IN) will speak …read more