Virginia GOPs are already calling Democratic gubernatorial hopeful and former head of the Democratic National Committee Terry McAuliffe “Chairman.” Will Obama’s choice of incumbent governor Tim Kaine to helm the DNC help or hurt Terry’s chances to be elected Kaine’s successor?

The Denver police union is selling t-shirts DNC commemorative t-shirts emblazoned with the slogan “We Get Up Early to Beat the Crowds:”

Joe Biden and Beau Biden Originally uploaded by Lindsay Beyerstein DENVER, CO. Joe Biden embraces his son, Beau, on stage at the DNC last night. Beau introduced his father. The younger Biden is scheduled to deploy to Iraq with the National Guard in the fall. Fatherhood and family was the major theme of Beau’s introduction [...]

Nancy Pelosi Originally uploaded by Lindsay Beyerstein DENVER, CO. Speaker Nancy Pelosi formally nominates Joe Biden by acclimation at the Pepsi Center last night. [More pictures here.] 

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Bill Clinton addressing a sea of cheering Democrats at the Pepsi Center last night.

Pam Spaulding Originally uploaded by Lindsay Beyerstein DENVER, CO. Pam Spaulding of Pam’s House Blend and Pandagon appearing on a panel discussion on Obama and the courts. FDL’s own Christy Hardin Smith looks on. Spaulding spoke about the impact of the federal courts on the rights of gays and lesbians, a subject she blogs about [...]

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Another shot of the convention floor last night.

Free Speech Zone, originally uploaded by Lindsay Beyerstein. DENVER, CO. My first assignment at the DNC was to find a designated "free speech zone" aka a "freedom cage." Apparently, there are several around the Pepsi Center. This one is near the corner of 7th St. and Auraria Pkwy, in sight of an amusement park. The [...]

DNC, originally uploaded by Lindsay Beyerstein. Campaign Silo and the rest of the FDL team have arrived in Denver. Stay tuned for more developments. See more DNC photos–I’ll be updating this set continually as the convention unfolds.

This is a very powerful ad. It shows McCain’s devotion to being in Iraq, but also how he changes his timeline constantly–so it undermines him on foreign policy as well as his patented “straight-talk” moniker. With most Americans against this war, it reminds people McCain isn’t sure when we’ll get out, and that is not a good thing for McCain.