Sept., 4, 2012. Charlotte, N.C. The evening progressed as a veritable Where’s Waldo of high-profile politicians and celebrities, with Michael Dukakis bumping into John Leguizamo on the stairs next to me. But the Where’s Waldo effect is somewhat ruined if everyone is a Waldo, which can happen very quickly. If [...]

Tuesday, Sept. 4, 2012. Charlotte, N.C. The same tent served as the delegation’s new morning meeting location, and everyone was invited in—the press loudly and clearly, so all delegates could hear the invite. These state morning meetings give the Party a chance to circulate big Democratic names and former Vermont [...]

Monday, Sept. 3, 2012. Charlotte, N.C. Each convention day begins with an Oregon delegation meeting at the hotel. There are convention credentials to be distributed, information to be passed, and (because it is a Democratic convention) suggestions to be made from the delegates. Leaving the morning meeting, I was reminded [...]

Sunday, Sept. 2, 2012. The ultimate irony of my journey to Charlotte as a delegate for President Obama from the state of Oregon is that it began on Sunday from Los Angeles, California’s LAX airport. It will no doubt be my dark convention secret—one that might have prevented my election [...]