Episode 208 - Democratic National Convention Preview

Hosts David Alire Garcia and Gene Grant will be reporting next week from Denver, the site of the Democratic National Convention. And Christine Sierra, UNM Professor of Political Science, who was a guest on this week's show, will be joining them and reporting back, also.

Be sure to watch the blog for updates throughout the week!

Senator Barack Obama was in Albuquerque on August 18, and KNME was there at the small economic forum in the Main Library in the morning, and the Town Hall at Rio Grande High School in the afternoon. Our own cameraman, Antony Lostetter, was in the background filming the event at the library, and appeared in print in The New York Times.

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The Democratic National Convention starts next Monday, and David Alire Garcia sits down with former New Mexico Democratic Party Chairman John Wertheim, Superdelegate Laurie Weahkee, and Platform Committee Chair Patricia Madrid to preview the event on this week’s NEW MEXICO IN FOCUS. Then Gene Grant and The Line panelists take on the DNC, a wrap-up of the Governor’s special session, and the latest push to lower the drinking age.

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NM inFOCUS: EP 208 - Democratic National Convention Preview (Intro)



NM inFOCUS: EP 208 - Democratic National Convention Preview (In Focus)



NM inFOCUS: EP 208 - Democratic National Convention Preview (Obama in ABQ)



NM inFOCUS: EP 208 - Democratic National Convention Preview (The Line)



NM inFOCUS: EP 208 - Democratic National Convention Preview (Outro)