New York and the Obama Nomination

In the end, in a wonderfully choreographed bit of political theater, it was the New York delegation, led by Senator Hillary Clinton, that put Barack Obama over the top at the Democratic Convention yesterday -- in a most unconventional way:



It was the first time in 50 years that the Democrats had conducted a roll call outside of primetime, but the moment was timed to coincide with the networks' evening news broadcasts.