2008 Democratic National Convention

Barbara Jordan was a keynote speaker for the Democratic National Convention in 1976. She mentioned that about 144 years ago that the members of the Democratic Party first met in convention to select a presidential candidate; since then, the democrats have continued to meet once every four years and nominate a presidential candidate. The convention is a continuation of that tradition; but, there is one thing that is something different that night – Barbara Jordan was the keynote speaker. In 1832,

I was only eight years old at the time of the 2008 Democratic National Convention (DNC), but the impact of that event on me has been immense. I had just begun taking a keen interest in U.S. politics, sparked by the Democratic primary between Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama. My parents adored Hillary Clinton, so naturally, I adored her too. I initially was very disappointed when she lost the primary to Senator Obama, but I realized that my parents weren’t too upset, so naturally, I wasn’t either

their fellow American people and not only of their own party, telling Americans what they can do for the United States of America as the next president. Using Neo- Aristotelian Criticism, I will analyze former President Barack Obama’s 2004 Democratic Convention speech,

Democrat presidential nomination. In an open primary any registered voter can vote, these are favoured more by the democratic party, whilst the republican party usually runs a closed primary, where only registered republicans can vote. Each Candidate wins delegates (how many depends on the system, whether it is proportional or winner takes all) that nominate them at the National Convention at the end of the primary election cycle. The candidates with the most delegates by super (dooper) Tuesday were

two activist in 1968. Yippies goal for these performances were, protesting Johnson's Vietnam policy, argued for an end to the draft, and made the case for a different kind of American society, one based not on capitalism but cooperation. (Shawyer 2008: 14) Yippies strategies were to use street theatre to create an experience to draw attention to America and communicate that the average American did not have any control over the political processes that go on. Yippies recognized how this issue

are precious characteristics needed in the electoral process. These characteristics have the power to move voters in an electoral process and ignite action (Borchers, 2005; Burrell, 2008; Conger, Kanungo & Menon 2000; Choi, 2006; Goethals, 2005; Levine & Boaks, 2014; Rejai & Phillips, 2004). During the 2008 Democratic primaries, a strong strategic initiative from the Obama campaign, in conjunction with negative media framing, did the only

against each other securing the Republican nominee as the “conservatives within the party denounced the Dewey wing as willing to compromise their values…[and] Dewey’s partisans fretted that purists would prevent Republicans from being electable at the national level” (Schake). By then, “three candidates [had] put themselves forward: Taft, California Governor Earl Warren, and former Minnesota Senator Harold Stassen. Republican operatives on the other hand yearned for someone widely admired but not considered

Rhetorical Speech “My friends, it is time to take back the country we love.” This quote is from Hillary Clintons’ persuasive, democratic national convention speech address in 2008. During the time Barack Obama was running for president with Joe Biden by his side. Hillary was persuading her viewers; the voters, to make sure we have a democratic government and that the middle class will begin to rise. While reciting her speech she used many rhetorical devices such as, rhetorical questions, symploce

According to Humphrey, “the time has arrived in America for the Democratic Party to get out of the shadow of states' rights and to walk forthrightly into the bright sunshine of human rights”. He emphasized that that was the right time because the victory of Truman can solve issues existing within the Democrats. While Democrats

The Federalists were worried with the economy and wanted to avoid war at all costs. The Democratic-Republicans thought America might fight Britain again for its liberty. Washington sent John Jay, who was a Federalist, to London in 1794 to negotiate a treaty with Britain to maintain trade relations and avoid war. Democratic Republicans were not happy because they thought that John Jay might betray the United States. Jay’s Treaty made British leave western