After about 6 hours in the air and a 4 hour layover in Dallas, I’ve finally arrived at the surprising nice Doubletree Tech Center, home for the next six days. The NC delegation is sharing the hotel with the Kansas delegation (I feel basketball trash talk coming on). Most delegates arrive tomorrow, but a few delegates and the stellar NC Democratic Party staff have come in today.
The talk of the day is, of course, the announcement of Joe Biden as Obama’s running mate. The few delegates I’ve spoken with seem ecstatic about the choice. Biden is one of the most nimble minds in the Senate, with unmatched foreign policy cred and true working-class roots and values. A very solid pick.
Tonight I’ll head to bed early and tomorrow head down to the new art museum for a little sites eeing, and get to the convention center in time to take the shuttle to the opening ceremonies at the legendary Red Rocks amphitheatre.
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August 24, 2008 at 11:58 am
Hey Mark, glad you made it. Keep writing. We need eyewitness accounts to get around the media filters.