Tue, Aug 26, 2008 -- 9:00 AM
Women and the Democrats
Speeches by Michelle Obama, Nancy Pelosi and Caroline Kennedy kicked off the first day of the Democratic National Convention in Denver. Hillary Clinton will speak tonight. We discuss the role of women at the convention and check in with Clinton supporters about the call for party unity.
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Host: Michael Krasny
Guests:
- Andrea Steele, president and founder of Emerge, a training program for democratic women interested in running for office
- Anna Eshoo, U.S. congresswoman representing California's 14th congressional district
- Joan Walsh, editor in chief of Salon.com
- Laura Spanjian, elected member of San Francisco's Democratic Party and a Clinton delegate
- Mary Hughes, democratic political consultant with the Staton-Hughes Political Consulting Firm
- Scott Shafer, reporter for KQED Public Radio
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