Republican pollster Frank Luntz thinks so. He sought to reassure the California Republican delegation that Obama's lead in polls is, in part, an illusion...

McCain surrogate Tim Kane talks economics with BlogHer's Mary Katharine Ham from St. Paul.

Delegate and Secretary of State for West Virginia Betty Ireland talks with BlogHer's Mary Katharine Ham in St. Paul.   

About a month ago, I found out that my niece is pregnant, and I’m not proud of how I reacted to this news. In hindsight, maybe it is because when she was a teenager I told her, "Don't get pregnant or I'll break your legs." Granted, unlike Alaska Governor Sarah Palin’s daughter, my niece will be 23 next week and a college graduate, but despite living with the father of her child, she is unmarried.

Will McCain play it safe tonight? BlogHer's Mary Katharine Ham talks strategy as she gives us a preview of tonight's big speech from St. Paul.   

Senator John McCain's senior advisor Nancy Pfotenhauer and BlogHer's Mary Katharine Ham meet up inside the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul.

I don't usually write about politics, but I can't help myself. I just have to speak about what feels to me like a double standard when it comes to Sarah Palin. I'm surprised by the people who want equal rights for women so that they can do all the same things as men, yet now that Sarah Palin is the potential VP are all asking whether she can be a good mom and VP at the same time.

BlogHer Contributing Editor Mary Katharine Ham and columnist Jennifer Rubin preview tonight's Sarah Palin speech, with Rubin predicting Gov. Palin will 'bring the house down.'

BlogHer Contributing Editor Mary Katharine Ham interviews Mindy Finn, Republican eStrategist, in St. Paul.

Fox News political pollster Frank Luntz took a few questions from bloggers today in St. Paul. BlogHer's Mary Katharine Ham asked him about Gov. Sarah Palin and Clinton voters:  

BlogHer contributors Mary Katharine Ham and the RNC's Liz Mair caught up with one another in St. Paul, discussing everything from the role of bloggers at the convention to what to expect tonight.

I'll be honest. I thought that I was going to be the one who would do the YouTube video where mascara is streaming down my cheeks and I'm crying to leave Sarah alone because she's just so awesome and you guys just are so mean and man, Chris Crocker is really emotionally draining to imitate. It must suck being him, and not just because of that haircut he clearly received from the Hair Cuttery.