by Jim Heath | Aug 28, 2018 | Conventions, Headlines, McCain, Republicans
Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) rejected a bid from Paul Manafort, President Trump’s former campaign chairman, to manage the 2008 Republican National Convention because of concerns over Manafort’s association with Russian oligarchs. The Atlantic reported that...
by Jim Heath | Aug 19, 2018 | Conventions, Delegates, History
It’s been fifty years ago this week since the riots, the beatings, the chaos, the police baton’s, the screaming protesters, the smell of tear gas in the air, all at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago. Rowdy delegates were set to nominate Vice...
by Jim Heath | Aug 15, 2018 | Conventions, Debates, Documentaries, History
Attention Political Junkies! We are up near 100,000 views of my documentaries on election years 1988, 1992 and 1996! It’s amazing to think so many people have discovered them on YouTube and enjoyed reliving these election years. Now I’m happy to report a...
by Jim Heath | Jul 29, 2016 | Conventions, Delegates, Democrats
Did you catch all that yelling and chanting during some of the important speakers at the Democratic National Convention? Including the acceptance speech of Hillary Clinton? Did you wonder if Donald Trump supporters had sneaked their way in to disrupt things and...
by Jim Heath | Jul 28, 2016 | Conventions, Democrats, Headlines
Hillary Clinton became the first woman of a major political party to accept her party’s nomination, and she went right after her Republican opponent Donald Trump with a blend of patriotism and populism. It was a speech that, when finished, over 86 percent of CNN...
by Jim Heath | Jul 28, 2016 | Conventions, Delegates, Headlines
The following is the transcript of Hillary Clinton’s acceptance speech before the Democratic National Convention. Thank you! Thank you for that amazing welcome. And Chelsea, thank you. I’m so proud to be your mother and so proud of the woman you’ve...
