The Democratic National Convention - Day 4

With the eyes of the world media on him, he stepped up! Obama's speech in Denver was everything Democrats could have hoped for. He was authoritative in his content, Presidential in her appearance and his family look like so picture perfect it's a wonder we haven't seen them more.

In terms of content, Obama stuck largely to the same points that he has been making for the last 19 months, but he brought it together in a new way. Citing Martin Luther King Jr., 45 years to the day since his 'I have a Dream' speech, among others, he explained why he stands for what he does in a way that he hadn't up until now. He made it a real challenge for anyone watching to disagree with the ideas that he was proposing.

The one negative of his speech, in my opinion, is that they did little to dispell the questions that had been raised about him being too much of a superstar. Set on a fake Athenian stage, in front of almost 75,000 people at a sports stadium and with fireworks heralding the end of his speech, it certainly seemed to affirm the thoughts of many doubters. Nonetheless, it has to be asked whether America really regards superstardom as a negative.

There is no doubt that the last few days have created many positives for the Democrats. With a bump in the polls surely imminent, we must look to see if they can hold onto it as the Republicans hold the return leg.

Washington