DNC day four: on the ground at Mile High

Following a circuitous, 45-minute bus ride — in which our driver inexplicably drove all the way up to the stadium, circled back to downtown Denver and then proceeded anew to the stadium — I am on the ground at Mile High. The setting is indeed spectacular. The stadium is lined with digital signs that read “Obama Biden for the change we need.” The bright blue podium is at midfield, with a backdrop of stone columns and more than a dozen American flags. A little ostentatious, but it’s all about how it plays on the TV, of course. The media horde is impressive. CNN, MSNBC and the other bigwigs have their own tents, while hundreds of other outlets are crammed into an area about 25 yards back from the stage.

There are a few thousand folks already in the house. The Minnesota delegation is seated stage left, near the back of the floor. When I passed by about 30 minutes ago there wasn’t anybody in the section yet. Most delegates will likely be arriving en masse from the hotel shortly. I’m three floors up in the “blogger lounge,” a hideously cramped space that is just off of midfield. Not a bad view. I’m going to head down shortly to interview some Minnesota delegates.

The Minnesota delegation

The media horde

The view from the blogger lounge