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30 August 2008

US Democratic Convention

This week thousands of Democrat delegates from across America gathered in Denver, Colorado, to officially nominate Barack Obama as Democratic presidential nominee. The convention culminated in Obama's acceptance speech delivered to a crowd of over 80,000 people at an open air football stadium. After the euphoria attention has turned to his opponent, John McCain, and why he has picked Sarah Palin as his running mate.


Guests

Carla Marinucci
Senior political writer, San Francisco Chronicle

Presenter

Geraldine Doogue

Producer

Julie Browning

Story Researcher and Producer

Jane Shields

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