Election 08 webcast and webchat schedule (August 26, 2008)
The 2008 Democratic and Republican party conventions represent the culmination of months of party primaries and caucuses, resulting in the selection of two official candidates for the U.S. presidency. Please join our daily Webchats & Webcasts, coming to you live from the convention sites in Denver and Minneapolis. Our 2008 political convention webchats & webcasts will feature a wide array of guests, from delegates attending the events to political pundits and analysts -- from across the political spectrum -- providing their take on each day's events.
To join the video Webcasts: http://www.cpcwebcast.com/state/
To join the Webchats: http://departmentofstate.acrobat.com/conventions08
Spanish-language Webchats: http://departmentofstate.acrobat.comelecciones08/
Democratic National Convention
25 August 2008
8:00 am EDT WEBCAST / 9:00 am EDT WEBCHAT
Don Fowler, Former Chairman, Democratic National Committee
9:00 am EDT WEBCAST / 10:00 am EDT WEBCHAT
Jerry Hagstrom, Contribution Editor, National Journal
10:00 am EDT WEBCAST / 11:00 am EDT
Domingo Garcia, Lawyer, Former Texas State Representative (Chat will be conducted in
Spanish at http://departmentofstate.acrobat.com/elecciones08/)
26 August 2008
10:00 am EDT WEBCAST / 11:00 am EDT WEBCAST
Don Fowler, Former Chairman, Democratic National Committee
11:00 am EDT WEBCAST / 12:00 pm EDT WEBCHAT
Moses Mercado, Senior Vice President, Ogilvy (Chat will be conducted in Spanish at
http://departmentofstate.acrobat.com/elecciones08/)
27 August 2008
8:00 am EDT WEBCAST / 9:00 am EDT WEBCHAT
Domingo Garcia, Lawyer, Former Texas State Representative
9:00 am EDT WEBCAST / 10:00 am EDT WEBCHAT
Thomas Schaller, Associate Professor, University of Maryland
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10:00 am EDT WEBCAST / 11:00 am EDT WEBCHAT
Jerry Hagstrom, Contributing Editor, National Journal
11:00 am EDT WEBCAST / 12:00 pm EDT WEBCHAT
Craig Hughes, Director of Research, RBI Strategy & Research
12:00 pm EDT WEBCAST / 1:00 pm EDT WEBCHAT
Moses Mercado, Senior Vice President, Ogilvy (Chat will be conducted in Spanish at
http://departmentofstate.acrobat.com/elecciones08/)
28 August 2008
8:00 am EDT WEBCAST / 9:00 am EDT WEBCHAT
Don Fowler, Former Chairman, Democratic National Committee
9:00 am EDT WEBCAST / 10:00 am EDT WEBCHAT
Rick Ridder, President and Co-Founder, RBI Strategy & Research
10:00 am EDT WEBCAST / 11:00 am EDT WEBCHAT
Thomas Schaller, Associate Professor, University of Maryland
11:00 am EDT WEBCAST
Virgie Rollins, Chair, National Committee Black Caucus
12:00 pm EDT WEBCAST / 1:00 pm EDT WEBCHAT
TBA
Republican National Convention
2 September 2008
8:00 am EDT WEBCAST / 9:00 am EDT WEBCHAT
Ann Stone, Founder and President, The Stone Group, Inc.
9:00 am EDT WEBCAST / 10:00 am EDT WEBCAST
Raul “Danny” Vargas, Executive Director, National Republican Hispanic Assembly (Chat will be
conducted in Spanish at http://departmentofstate.acrobat.com/elecciones08/)
10:00 am EDT WEBCAST / 11:00 am EDT WEBCHAT
TBA
11:00 am EDT WEBCAST / 12:00 pm EDT WEBCHAT
David Rivera, Florida State Representative (Chat will be conducted in Spanish at
http://departmentofstate.acrobat.com/elecciones08/)
12:00 am EDT WEBCAST / 1:00 pm EDT WEBCHAT
Steven Duffield, Executive Director, Republican Platform Committee
3 September 2008
8:00 am EDT WEBCAST / 9:00 am EDT WEBCHAT
David Rivera, Florida State Representative
9:00 am EDT WEBCAST / 10:00 am EDT WEBCHAT
Ann Stone, Founder and President, The Stone Group, Inc.
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10:00 am EDT WEBCAST / 11:00 am EDT WEBCHAT
Albert Eisele, Editor-at-Large, The Hill
11:00 am EDT WEBCAST / 12:00 pm EDT WEBCHAT
Grover Norquist, President, Americans for Tax Reform
12:00 p.m. EDT WEBCAST / 1:00 pm EDT WEBCHAT
Raul “Danny” Vargas, Executive Director, National Republican Hispanic Assembly (Chat will be
conducted in Spanish at http://departmentofstate.acrobat.com/elecciones08/)
1:00 pm EDT WEBCAST / 2:00 pm EDT WEBCHAT
TBA
4 September 2008
8:00 am EDT WEBCAST / 9:00 am EDT WEBCHAT
Grover Norquist, President, Americans for Tax Reform
9:00 am EDT WEBCAST / 10:00 am EDT WEBCHAT
Steven Duffield, Executive Director, Republican Platform Committee
10:00 am EDT WEBCAST / 11:00 am EDT WEBCHAT
Albert Eisele, Editor-at-Large, The Hill
11:00 am EDT WEBCAST / 12:00 pm EDT WEBCHAT
Ann Stone, Founder and President, The Stone Group, Inc.
12:00 am WEBCAST / 1:00 pm EDT WEBCHAT
TBA
Convention Wrap-up “The Youth Perspective”
8 September 2008
10:00 am EDT WEBCHAT
Kim Ahern, Democratic Delegate, Rhode Island
Brian Graham, Republican Delegate, Florida