Convention Floor Liveblog

by: Aaron Silverstein

08/27/08 @ 03:15:44 PM MDT

Senator Clinton's name is being put into nomination.

Next to me they are setting the camera and microphone height to fit Pat Waak. It looks like she will be answer to the roll call. I am told to expect Colorado to be called "in the C's". We'll see if American's Abroad and American Samoa get their spots or if they jiggle that around at all.

Senator Obama is being nominated. Anyone want to take bets on the outcome?

Senator Salazar is seconding the nomination. After the jump there will be more including a picture of him with a large animal.

3:45 Earlier today I was at the Colorado Delegation breakfast, and watched as Gov. Ritter cast his vote. Rep. DeGette had slipped out a little early to talk about Democratic unity in an interview with public radio. She hadn't heard yet that the voting was going to happen at the morning caucus, and had to rush back to make sure her vote got counted.

Arthur Davis is giving a great nomination seconding speech. There is a lot of talk about "core values" but he is putting the specifics on that without letting it just become a laundry list of issues. He is tying to our humanity, our candidate, and this moment. The crowd is  authentically pumped up.

Party Chair Pat Waak is at the Colorado podium...

... She is being joined by a large group of VIPs.

4:00 It was certainly a great team nomination. I am tethered to the voting kiosk, but I managed to keep my head down. Someone left their blackberry on the podium. (update: s'all good. We found out whose it was.)

Pat Waak, and Rep. Ed Perlmutter flank Senator Ken Salazar as he calls the roll for the State of Colorado.

Tonight the Obama crowd is showing the sort of energy the Hillary supporters had been showing up to now. They really seem eager to see that moment when Obama goes over the top. They are booing Illionois and California for passing and not giving them their moment.

4:30 So far, Obama is winning.
I am sitting one row in front of the Michigan delegation, so I just took a photo for them and posted it over on their roll-call thread.

For payment, I will cut and paste their fine transcription...

The Roll Call

Alabama
48 BO, 5 HRC

Alaska
3 HRC, 15 BO

American Samoa
9 BO, 0 HRC

Arizona
40 BO, 27 HRC

Arkansas
47 BO

California
passes

[some boos and murmuring]

Colorado
55 BO, 15 HRC

Connecticut
38 BO, 21 HRC

Delaware
23 BO

Democrats Abroad
2.5 HRC, 8.5 BO

District of Columbia
33 BO, 7 HRC

Florida
156 BO, 51 HRC, 1 abstention

Georgia
18 HRC, 82 BO

Guam
4 BO, 3 HRC

Hawaii
26 BO, 1 HRC

Idaho
3 HRC, 20 BO

Illinois
passes

Indiana
6 HRC, 75 BO

Iowa
48 BO, 9 HRC

Kansas
6 HRC, 34 BO

Kentucky
24 HRC, 36 BO

Louisiana
43 BO, 7 HRC

Maine
8 HRC, 24 BO

Maryland
6 HRC, 94 BO

Massachusetts
52 HRC, 65 BO

Michigan
27 HRC, 129 BO

Minnesota
8 HRC, 78 BO

Mississippi
8 HRC, 33 BO

Madame Chair, I move we lower the number of letters of the alphabet to maybe two or three after "M". I am running out of "Woooooo!" power.

New Hampshire goes 30 for 30 to Obama. The Colorado Obama delegates find a new deep reserve of "Wooooooo!" power. Apparently it is renewable.

Interesting use of the State Blogger: Delegates from all over are asking me the totals. I am getting them from DemConWatch

Illinois yields to New York. Nice gambit!!!