This is not the first time bloggers have had access to big hitters at political conventions. In Boston four years ago, about 30 blogs were credentialed to cover the DNC.

The historic circumstances of the Barack Obama candidacy are likely to reduce black support for the Republican nominee. But there are African-Americans who support John McCain. Among them is Justin Jordan, a junior at Texas Southern University who says he

From get-out-the-vote drives on college campuses to student blogs from the campaign trail, this presidential election unleashed a wave of enthusiasm among young voters.

Finally ventured into the spaceship that is the Pepsi Center auditorium. The flashing circle of red and blue light does give it the feel as if you're in a Steven Spielberg movie set.

Sen. John McCain's presidential campaign is trying to tap a new audience of potential voters by taking his campaign message straight to liberal and nonpolitical issues-based blogs, which reach millions of readers but don't often delve into conservative