The Clinton Speech and the “Campaign of Ideas”  —  Scott Galupo identifies the main strength of Bill Clinton's convention speech: … It was, and it was all the more devastating because Romney and Ryan made no concerted effort to make the case for their ticket and their agenda last week.

Our Clinton Nightmare  —  CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Former President Bill Clinton's stem-winding nomination speech was a fact-checker's nightmare: lots of effort required to run down his many statistics and factual claims, producing little for us to write about.  —  Republicans will find plenty of Clinton's scorching opinions objectionable.

Steelworker Featured at DNC Didn't Work for Bain  —  The Democratic National Convention on Wednesday featured three speakers billed as “former employees of companies controlled by Bain Capital.”  —  They each told compelling stories about jobs lost, allegedly because of the actions of Bain under Romney's leadership.

Biden to Democrats: 'We're on a mission'  —  (CNN) - In his remarks to the Democratic National Convention on Thursday evening, Vice President Joe Biden said he had come to “take you inside the White House to see the President as I see him every day.”  —  His remarks, as prepared for delivery:

Ellison reacts to Jerusalem reference in party platform  —  Charlotte, North Carolina (CNN) - Democratic Rep. Keith Ellison, one of only two Muslim-Americans in Congress, reacted Thursday to the controversy over his party's newly-updated platform that references Jerusalem as being the capital of Israel.

Conservatives pull ads from Michigan  —  Pro-Romney groups focus on key states; Obama's campaign off air for weeks  —  Mitt Romney's conservative allies are bypassing Michigan with their advertising while stepping up efforts in other battleground states — suggesting campaign strategists …