2008 Election and Political Convention Preview
No sooner do the Olympics end, then the political party Olympics begin, only in the form of a national convention. Just like the Olympics, there will be lots of patriotism with flags waving, and lots of red, white and blue. And each has a standout performer similar to the Olympics. Democrats will formally introduce the Vice Presidential candidate to tag team with Barack Obama who has set all sorts of fund raising records. Not to be outdone, Republicans will trot out their VP nominee to join John McCain, who is seeking to be the oldest person elected President (at least for a first term). TV networks stopped covering the 'made-for-TV' conventions, leaving cable to give us non-stop political punditry mixed in with speeches and photo-ops. But wait there's more!
The state's primary election is only two weeks away! Yes, two weeks. Not much time to figure out what candidates are running and where they stand on the issues. Here and Now has invited Gerald Richard and Tim Nelson to talk about their credentials and where they stand on the issues as they compete to be the Democratic candidate to take on Republican incumbent Andrew Thomas for Maricopa County Attorney. Then there are a couple congressional races where lots of candidates are running. Here and Now will look at those races as the primary nears. Plus, political bloggers will join us on-air to talk about what's going on in the election from their perspective.
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