Park Slope’s Andrea Bernstein, the political director of WNYC’s The Takeaway and Producer Adam Hirsch are traveling west to the Democratic National Convention in Denver, through swing
states Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Ohio,
Indiana…You can hear her reports in the mornings on The Takeaway (8-10 a.m on WNCY AM), as well as blogging here.

Message for the day — ambivalence. We heard lots and lots of "a pox on
both their houses," and "I’ll be voting for the lesser of two evils."
Who’s that? Well, Republican John McCain’s a war hero, but also a
"warmonger" one 85-year-old retiree told us. But still, nothing could
convince her that Democrat Barack Obama wasn’t too young for the job,
though she wasn’t thrilled about electing long-time AARP member McCain.
On the other hand, another retiree who said she’s voted for George W.
Bush twice felt Obama was less threatening — she told us the
Republicans had botched the economy. One retired social worker who
voted for Senator Hillary Clinton said she’d opt for Obama — "What
choice do I have?"