Tag: Democratic Convention

Republican Presidential Candidate Donald Trump, speaks during the final day of the Republican National Convention in Cleveland, Thursday, July 21, 2016. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Dem pollster: Trump’s right — middle class ‘forgotten, betrayed, angry’

Paul Bedard · July 23, 2016 4:31 pm

Liberals seek to end system in which Washington insiders get disproportionate power. (AP Photo/Rachel La Corte)

Anti-superdelegate group hands half-million signatures to DNC

Susan Ferrechio · July 23, 2016 3:49 pm

A petition asking voters to pledge their support to "end superdelegates" had garnered nearly 140,000 signatures after the final day of the Republican convention. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Pro-Sanders group plots delegate fight in rules committee

Sarah Bedford · July 23, 2016 4:01 am

A leading voice of the anti-fossil fuel "keep it in the ground" movement, 350.org Action, said Sen. Tim Kaine has been too inconsistent in his clean energy positions. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Energy and Environment

Greens give Clinton mixed marks for Kaine pick

John Siciliano · July 23, 2016 3:23 am

If the Democratic duo beats Donald Trump and Indiana Gov. Mike Pence in November, long-time Clinton confidant Terry McAuliffe — the Democratic governor of Virginia — could select any person to fill Kaine's seat. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

If Clinton wins, McAuliffe could appoint anyone to fill Kaine’s Senate seat

Anna Giaritelli · July 23, 2016 2:04 am

A Jewish lobbying organization slammed Hillary Clinton for selecting Virginia Sen. Tim Kaine as her running mate late Friday. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Jewish lobbying group slams Clinton for Kaine pick

Anna Giaritelli · July 23, 2016 1:49 am

A liberal group ripped into Sen. Tim Kaine moments after his name was announced. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen, File)

Kaine pick riles liberals

Susan Ferrechio · July 23, 2016 1:21 am

Tim Kaine's career is a symbol of how Virginia, the first Southern state to become reliably Republican at the presidential level and the only one to vote against Jimmy Carter, the home of Pat Robertson and Jerry Falwell (Jr. and Sr.), has become bluer in recent years. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

Beltway Confidential

Tim Kaine and Virginia’s leftward turn

W. James Antle III · July 23, 2016 1:18 am

$"Tim Kaine does nothing to unify a fractured Democrat base which is repelled by her dishonesty and cronyism," Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus said. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)$ News

RNC: Kaine ‘does nothing to unify’ Democrats

Susan Ferrechio · July 23, 2016 12:36 am

Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., adds new elements to the ticket by reaching out to both working class voters and Latinos while carrying a crucial swing state. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Clinton picks Virginia’s Tim Kaine for VP

Ariel Cohen · July 23, 2016 12:13 am

Four things to watch at the DNC

Susan Ferrechio · July 23, 2016 12:01 am

The Democratic Party's 2016 platform is a veritable wish list for organized labor, making numerous elaborate promises to tilt federal law and regulation in its favor and against business. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

Dem 2016 platform a wish-list for labor leaders

Sean Higgins · July 22, 2016 9:26 pm