Prior to the Second Night of the DNC at the Pepsi Center, I met Ernestine Weaver -- a delegate from Forest City, Arkansas -- who has attended Democratic Conventions since 1980. Though she was designated a Clinton delegate based on Arkansas' primary results, Ms. Weaver affirmed that "we are 100% behind Obama. Our plan is to unify the party."

"This election will really define our ability," Ms. Weaver said. "Because if we split our vote by isms, then we are gonna suffer. It is time, time to put our differences behind us" in order to vote for the best candidate. Ms. Weaver ended by saying that she respects that "Obama can still be humble enough to walk with the underclass" while rising to the highest levels.

Visiting Denver from Lagos, Sam Omatseye is a writer for The Nation (in Nigeria), who observed that "Nigerians are fascinated that a man who is an ethnic minority has this opportunity." Since small ethnic groups in Nigeria do not have this chance, Obama is "an affirmation of the human spirit" for many Nigerians.

Tony Padilla, from Washington DC, said how Obama's support for a "strong rail network" and infrastructure has resonated with the rank-and-file members of his union, the Transportation Communication Union representing machinists and other workers on the railways.

All this from the same city that Rudy Guiliani was seen in this afternoon. Flanked by two henchmen, the deposed of 'America's Mayor' and abysmally-run presidential candidate exited the Denver Arts Museum. Even Rudy knows that there is business to be done when the DNC throws a party.

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