FACT SHEET from the 2008 Democratic National Convention

THE 2008 DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION:
A DIFFERENT KIND OF CONVENTION

The 2008 Democratic National Convention will be a first-rate, technologically savvy Convention that will celebrate the strength of Barack Obama and the Democratic Party, the diversity we embrace, the values we share and our vision for America. 

In May 2007, we laid down the marker in calling this a “transitional Convention” -- one that is more accessible to the American people and begins to change the way Conventions are organized, funded and implemented.  In keeping with this and the values of the 50-state strategy, this Convention highlights the importance of the West to the future of the Democratic Party. In fact, this is the first Democratic Convention to be held in the Mountain West in 100 years. A sampling of efforts to open this Convention to more Americans than ever before include:

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