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President Bill Clinton delivered; Mitt Romney needs to be worried

Anthony Moretti, RMU Journalism Professor
September 6, 2012

President Bill Clinton is the best political orator of this generation and perhaps of any generation. On Wednesday night, he delivered again for the Democratic Party. Because he did, Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney will wake up Thursday morning with an even...

Scoreboard reads “Democrats 1, Republicans 0″

Anthony Moretti, RMU Journalism Professor
September 5, 2012

The initial night of the Democratic National Convention is over, and if it is fair to compare the Democrats’ opening night to the Republicans’, then the victory belongs to the Democratic Party. Before we analyze the Democrats, let’s flashback to one week ago: The Republicans...

Democratic National Convention experienced through images

September 5, 2012

Tonight’s Democratic National Convention schedule

Anthony Moretti
September 4, 2012

. . . as posted by the National Journal: Welcome to the first day of the Democratic National Convention, where first lady Michelle Obama and San Antonio Mayor Julian Castro will give tonight’s major speeches in the Time Warner Cable Arena. The convention promises a full...

Protesters are in full throat in Charlotte

Anthony Moretti, RMU Journalism Professor
September 4, 2012

A group of perhaps 100 protesters walked into a police blockade Tuesday afternoon in Charlotte as they attempted to move toward the Time Warner Cable Arena, the site of the Democratic National Convention. The police blocked the intersection of East Stonewall Street and South...

Goodbye, Tampa . . . hello, Charlotte

Anthony Moretti, RMU Journalism Professor
August 31, 2012

By time most of you read this post, I will be somewhere between Tampa and Charlotte. Early Friday morning, four students and I leave Florida and one national political convention for North Carolina and another national political convention. Those students (plus one more who...

Clint Eastwood’s address to the Republican National Convention . . .

Anthony Moretti, RMU Journalism Professor
August 30, 2012

. . . might soon be considered either one of the best or one of the worst delivered at any national political convention. Ever. So, I ask a simple question: Was it one of the best or worst ever?

Republican National Convention: On-site

Anthony Moretti
August 30, 2012

The images the Republican National Committee wants you to see…

Anthony Moretti, RMU Journalism Professor
August 29, 2012

…and the images it doesn’t. As the 2012 Republican National Convention formally got underway on Tuesday, the contrast between the Republican effort to project a “we are a happy family” and the thorn that is Ron Paul and his supporters could not be ignored. Mind...

BREAKING NEWS: 2012 Republican National Convention to officially begin Tuesday

Anthony Moretti, RMU Journalism Professor
August 26, 2012

The Daily Caller reports the now planned three-day convention schedule looks like this.