August 27, 2008
Posted: August 27th, 2008 11:53 PM ET
From CNN Contributor Carl Bernstein
The crowd cheers as Bill Clinton speaks Wednesday night.
The Democratic Convention has finally come together. It has hit all the big themes, including the Iraq war and national security, just as those issues re-emerge after months of domestic focus. One of the other things that Barack Obama has had to do is define himself and his family. Watching Michelle Obama throughout this week, I think she has come to be - through this convention, through her own speech, the video of her life - as a real figure and a likable person. I think anybody that couldn't see her in the White House before this convention could certainly see her there now. You've got to keep thinking about John Kerry and John Edwards four years ago. You know, they left the convention also on a very high note - and of course went on to lose the election. But this party has come together — three weeks ago, not many would have said you were going to see the Democratic Party on the eve of Barack Obama's speech where they are tonight. Now it's up to Obama to go into that great stadium with the generals and the panoply of all these folks and pull it all together and be formidable. That's the real question. Can he be formidable enough? Filed under: Barack Obama Democratic National Convention |
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