1. What will be the goal of Senator Hillary Clinton's speech at the Democratic convention tomorrow?

2. a) What are a small group of Clinton backers who refuse to support Sen. Obama's nomination planning to do at the convention?
b) Why is this of concern to other Democrats?

3. What did Senator Clinton tell the NY state Democratic chairman (Charlie Rangel) to do?

4. Do you think the McCain campaign's strategy of criticizing Sen. Obama's choice of Senator Joe Biden over Hillary Clinton for vice president will be effective? Explain your answer.

5. a) Why do you think some Hillary Clinton supporters have refused to back Senator Obama's nomination for president?
b) Several Clinton backers said that she and her husband would be able to rally the party behind Mr. Obama. One said "The Clintons are great Democrats, and they will do what they have to do to rally the party."
Do you think delegates (Democrats and Republicans) should put party loyalty ahead of loyalty to their candidate? Explain your answer.

6.  CHALLENGE QUESTION:  Describe the point of each of the cartoons linked to below:
a)  Michael Ramirez's cartoon at http://ibdeditorials.com/cartoons.aspx  (look for his August 25, 2008 cartoon)
b)  Steve Breen's cartoon at http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/features/breen/archiveindex.html (look for his August 23, 2008 cartoon)