Political conventions used to make history

This week Democrats held their national convention in Denver with Senator Barack Obama accepting on Thursday. He became the first African American in history to be the nominee of a major American party. Today, Senator McCain fired back by offering the possibility of history himself by choosing Governor Sarah Pallin of Alaska to be his Vice Presidential nominee. So whether a Democrat or a Republican wins in November history in America will be made.

Independents and women voters will be critical voters in November and they will be courted heavily by both parties. Now that the party presidential tickets have been chosen it will be interesting to see how this plays out in state races across the country.