/democratic-national-convention-2012 The 2012 nomination convention for the Democratic Party will be held in Charlotte, NC from September 4th - 6th. »Ê¹ÚÍøÖ· will be following the events along with The Colorado Statesman and NPR News. The Colorado Statesman is on site in Charlotte, you can follow Ernest Luning on Twitter @eluning. en-US Copyright »Ê¹ÚÍøÖ·/Community Radio for Northern Colorado 2020 Fri, 29 Jul 2016 11:59:23 GMT /politics/2016-07-29/colorados-sanders-supporters-still-feel-mixed-about-clintons-historic-nomination Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders handily won Colorado's caucuses. That fact was not forgotten after Hillary Clinton's speech Thursday night, accepting the… Fri, 29 Jul 2016 11:59:23 GMT /politics/2016-07-29/colorados-sanders-supporters-still-feel-mixed-about-clintons-historic-nomination Bente Birkeland /politics/2016-07-26/as-dems-look-for-unity-in-philly-colorado-still-leans-for-bernie The Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia got off to a rocky start. Supporters of Bernie Sanders repeatedly booed speakers and even Sanders… Tue, 26 Jul 2016 11:51:21 GMT /politics/2016-07-26/as-dems-look-for-unity-in-philly-colorado-still-leans-for-bernie Bente Birkeland /politics/2016-04-18/if-colorados-popular-support-is-for-sanders-would-those-voters-back-a-clinton-candidacy Bernie Sanders will be assured the majority of Colorado's delegates at the 2016 Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia. Hillary Clinton though,… Mon, 18 Apr 2016 15:05:24 GMT /politics/2016-04-18/if-colorados-popular-support-is-for-sanders-would-those-voters-back-a-clinton-candidacy Bente Birkeland /2014-04-03/for-political-conventions-another-balloon-bursts National party conventions have received taxpayer funds for years, but new legislation will end that — just as parties and the media are rethinking the relevance of those quadrennial extravaganzas. Thu, 03 Apr 2014 21:06:00 GMT /2014-04-03/for-political-conventions-another-balloon-bursts Don Gonyea /npr-news/2012-09-12/obamas-post-charlotte-bounce-may-owe-more-to-tv-ads-than-convention A group of political scientists counted 40,974 ads on behalf of President Obama versus 17,779 for Mitt Romney during the two weeks of the political conventions. Wed, 12 Sep 2012 22:35:00 GMT /npr-news/2012-09-12/obamas-post-charlotte-bounce-may-owe-more-to-tv-ads-than-convention Peter Overby /2012-09-09/parsing-the-2012-party-platforms One overlooked part of the convention frenzy was the party platforms. They seemed to cause more embarrassment than excitement at the DNC, where party leaders fumbled at reinserting clauses about Jerusalem and God into their platform. And at the RNC, Rep. John Boehner admitted he'd never even read his party's platform. NPR senior Washington editor Ron Elving joins weekends on All Things Considered host Guy Raz to talk about the platforms and what — if anything — they mean in 2012. Sun, 09 Sep 2012 19:00:00 GMT /2012-09-09/parsing-the-2012-party-platforms /2012-09-09/post-convention-democrats-gain-momentum Guest host Linda Wertheimer speaks with NPR's Mara Liasson about the political conventions and their aftermath. Sun, 09 Sep 2012 12:00:00 GMT /2012-09-09/post-convention-democrats-gain-momentum /2012-09-08/will-convention-give-obama-a-boost-in-n-c Organizers of the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C., planned for it to be a massive organizing and registration opportunity for voters in the state, a key battleground. NPR's Brian Naylor reports. Sat, 08 Sep 2012 12:00:00 GMT /2012-09-08/will-convention-give-obama-a-boost-in-n-c Brian Naylor /2012-09-07/russia-talk-throws-dnc-and-rnc-back-to-cold-war Robert Siegel speaks with Susan Glasser, editor-in-chief of Foreign Policy magazine, about Russia. Speakers at both the Republican and Democratic conventions brought up America's relations with the country. Fri, 07 Sep 2012 19:00:00 GMT /2012-09-07/russia-talk-throws-dnc-and-rnc-back-to-cold-war /2012-09-07/a-few-baloney-facts-in-biden-obamas-speeches Melissa Block talks to Robert Farley, deputy managing editor of FactCheck.org, to truth squad some of the comments made Thursday night by President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden at the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, North Carolina. Fri, 07 Sep 2012 19:00:00 GMT /2012-09-07/a-few-baloney-facts-in-biden-obamas-speeches