Local Dems: Clinton Convention Speech Unifies Party

By Dan Corcoran
August 26, 2008
Eugene, Ore.--
The Obama faction of the Democratic Party is still trying to escape the long shadow of the Clintons, both Bill and Hillary. In Eugene, we visited several homes to see how local Democrats are reacting to the political drama unfolding in Denver. The women at one convention watch party were celebrating two different things. The first was the 88th anniversary of women's voting rights. The second was what these locals now say is a Democratic Party united.

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