As the first battalion of speakers readied for the convention spotlight on Tuesday night, a group of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender delegates, politicians and activists mingled in a dark restaurant a few blocks away. The …
Charlotte, N.C.
Today’s featured delegate at the Democratic National Convention is Brittany Duff, a 22-year-old Washington delegate who is concerned about LGBT rights and how young people like her can pay for school.
On Tuesday night Michelle Obama bared her arms, held America’s hand and threw some elbows. In delivering one of the most impassioned convention speeches in recent memory, the vibrant First Lady framed President Obama’s …
Charlotte, N.C.
“Being pro-life in the Democratic Party can be a lonely place,” former Pennsylvania Representative Kathy Dahlkemper said on Tuesday. She and three fellow anti-abortion liberals were sitting on a Democrats …
TIME’s video team is featuring a delegate (or two) each day at the Democratic National Convention. Today’s delegate is a woman from American Samoa, a retired Air Force veteran who came to Charlotte with her husband from their Pacific island home.
Tampa
Senator Rand Paul walked onto the convention stage on Wednesday night knowing he was a rickety bridge between his father’s supporters and the Republican establishment. A contingent of delegates loyal to Ron Paul had …
Tampa
When Sarah Longwell came to the podium in a downtown Tampa suite, she held up a full-page ad in Wednesday’s Tampa Tribune showcasing same-sex couples. It was a $20,000 rebuke of the Republican party paid for by …
TIME’s video team brings you two Wednesday features: First, A short highlight of last night’s speeches and preview of what the politicos will be slavering over this evening:
Each day of the Republican National Convention, the TIME video team will introduce you to one of the many personalities that make up the Grand Old Party. Our first delegate is Lewis Harris, Jr., the Chairman of the Philadelphia Republicans of Color:
Tampa is famous for many things: its beaches, the cigars of Ybor City and being the place where actor Channing Tatum was a stripper before he played one in the movies. This week, the city joins the ranks of Chicago and …
Tampa
The Sun Dome at the University of South Florida (USF) is typically filled with basketball fans and shouts of “Go Bulls!” But on the Sunday before the Republican National Convention, it hosted a different sort of …
