By Michael H. Cottman
This week in Denver, the Democratic Party will make history by nominating Barack Obama as the nation's first African American presidential candidate.
Voters will be carefully watching Obama – and his newly-selected running mate Joe Biden, who many say suffers from sticking his foot in his mouth at the most inappropriate times.
By Michael H. Cottman
Say one thing about John McCain: He's got nerve.
One day after the Republican presidential candidate sparked controversy by saying Democrat Barack Obama "played the race card," McCain stood before members of the National Urban League in Orlando and told a room packed with African Americans that Obama lacks substance.
By Michael H. Cottman
The irony of Rev. Jesse Jackson's stunningly vile criticism of Barack Obama is that while Jackson, a Baptist minister, scolded Obama for "talking down to black people," Jackson used the most graphic image of emasculating another black man to illustrate a point about politics: Castration.
By Michael H. Cottman
When Barack Obama accepts the Democratic nomination for President of the United States in August, he will deliver the historic speech at Denver's INVESCO Field at Mile High, an expansive football stadium that can pack in more than 75,000 people.
By Michael H. Cottman
The hating of Barack Obama, at least on the Internet, is starting to reach a fever pitch.
By Michael H. Cottman
African American conservatives are grappling with a complex political dilemma few ever thought possible: Support Sen. John McCain, the Republican presumptive nominee, or turn their backs on a historic opportunity to help elect Barack Obama, a Democrat who could become America’s first black president.
By Michael H. Cottman
While Barack Obama made history this week by becoming the first black candidate ever to lead a national party on a campaign for the White House, his Democratic rival Hillary Clinton was preparing to quit the race and endorse Obama on Saturday.
Finally.
By Michael H. Cottman
Quietly, a number of aides to Sen. Hillary Clinton are packing their personal belongings, sending out resumes - some to the Obama campaign - and heading home after months on the trail as Clinton's struggling presidential campaign draws to a close.
By Michael H. Cottman
Next week, some 20 Democratic superdelegates may announce their support for Sen. Barack Obama as he moves closer to becoming the first black Democratic presidential nominee in American history.
By Michael H. Cottman
For many voters, and African Americans in particular, Hillary Clinton's shocking mention of the 1968 assassination of Robert F. Kennedy, was viewed by some as a veiled reference to Barack Obama at a time when Obama could become America's first black president and his safety is on the minds of many.
Go behind the scenes of the historic 2008 presidential campaign with veteran political correspondent Michael Cottman. Get up close and personal with the candidates and voters from small towns to the national conventions as the race for the White House unfolds.
