2004 Democratic National Convention

The 2004 Democratic National Convention was a United States presidential nominating convention that took place from July 26 to July 29, 2004 at the TD Banknorth Garden, then called FleetCenter, in Boston, Massachusetts. The convention was one of a series of historic quadrennial meetings of the Democratic Party with a primary focus on officially nominating a candidate for President and adopting a party platform. New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson served as chairman while former presidential advisor to Bill Clinton, Lottie Shackelford, served as vice chairman.

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United States presidential nominating convention - July 26 - July 29 - 2004 - TD Banknorth Garden - Boston - Massachusetts - Historic quadrennial meetings - Democratic Party - President - Party platform - New Mexico Governor - Bill Richardson - Bill Clinton - Lottie Shackelford

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Defining moments of the 2004 Democratic National Convention included the featured keynote speech of Barack Obama, a Honolulu native and candidate for the United States Senate from Illinois, and the confirmation of the nomination of John Kerry as the candidate for President and of John Edwards as the candidate for Vice President. The two faced incumbents George W. Bush and Dick Cheney of the Republican Party in the 2004 presidential election.

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Keynote speech - Barack Obama - Honolulu - United States Senate - Illinois - Nomination - John Kerry - John Edwards - Vice President - George W. Bush - Dick Cheney - Republican Party - 2004 presidential election

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The 2004 Democratic National Convention marked the formal end of the active primary election season, although all meaningful primary elections had finished months earlier. Kerry and Edwards faced Carol Moseley-Braun, Wesley K. Clark, Howard B. Dean III, Richard A. "Dick" Gephardt, D. Robert Graham, Dennis J. Kucinich, Joseph I. Lieberman and Alfred Sharpton Jr. in the primaries.

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Primary election - Carol Moseley-Braun - Wesley K. Clark - Howard B. Dean III - Richard A. "Dick" Gephardt - D. Robert Graham - Dennis J. Kucinich - Joseph I. Lieberman - Alfred Sharpton Jr.

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