By: Michael Cottman and Sherrel Wheeler Stewart
When Sen. Joe Biden, presumptive Democratic nominee Barack Obama’s choice for vice president, made his speech Saturday in Springfield, Illinois, 975 miles away in Denver, Colorado, crowds gathered around televisions in the lobby of the Grand Hyatt Hotel to watch.
“People were excited,” AFL-CIO executive vice president Arlene Holt-Baker told BlackAmericaWeb.com. “There was applause. You could just feel it in the air." Outside and throughout the city, there also was heightened security.
As thousands descend on the Mile High City this week for the 2008 Democratic National Convention, there is lots of talk about the event's excitement, but Democrats must face the challenge of carrying that excitement through to the November presidential election.
At least 50,000 people -- convention participants and protesters -- are expected in Denver for the convention, and millions are expected to tune in on Thursday night when Sen. Barack Obama officially accepts the Democratic nomination for president.
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