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DENVER--The Oregon Democratic Party said Friday that the addition of Gov. Sarah Palin (R-Ak.) to the Republican presidential ticket would only push more voters toward Democratic candidate Barack Obama (D-Ill.).

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The third day of the Democratic National Convention will be called to order at 5:00 PM EST on Wednesday, with a theme of "Securing America's Future."

The day will begin with the nominating process for President, including nominating speeches for U.S. Sens. Hillary Clinton (D-N.Y.) and Barack Obama (D-Ill.), followed by a roll call vote.

The headline speaker will be vice presidential nominee, U.S. Sen. Joe Biden (D-Del.).

Featured speakers will include President Bill Clinton (D), U.S. Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.), Gov. Bill Richardson (D-N.M.), U.S. Sen. Evan Bayh (D-Ind.), U.S. Sen. Harry Reid (D-Nev.) and former U.S. Sen. Tom Daschle (D-S.D.).

The full schedule is below.

DENVER -- Former U.S. Rep. Denny Smith (R-Ontario) said Tuesday that Barack Obama may have wowed a lot of people on the campaign trail, but that did not mean he was ready to lead.

DENVER -- Political strategist Len Bergstein weighed in on how Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama's selection of U.S. Sen. Joe Biden (D-Del.) will play in Oregon on Tuesday.

"He's a great stump speaker, so I think he will have the kind of intense personal politics we are used to in Oregon," Bergstein said. "He's a great Democratic policy guy, and he's a really accessible politician."

Bergstein also said that Biden's stance toward Supreme Court judges will play well in Oregon.

"He knows how to make a case with Supreme Court justices, and that's a strong base issue for Democratic and unaffiliated voters," Bergstein said. "If we're seeing Obama visiting in Oregon close to the election, something is wrong with the campaign."

U.S. Rep. David Wu (D-Portland)U.S. Rep. David Wu (D-Portland) didn't know who presidential candidate Barack Obama (D-Ill.), would pick as his running mate, but on Monday Wu said all along he had a feeling it would be U.S. Sen. Joe Biden (D-Del.).

“I had been talking about it in the congressional lunchroom, and I had said Biden,” Wu said, as he left a breakfast meeting with Oregon Delegates on his way to address the Asian Pacific Islander American Caucus. “But I also said no one knew for sure because this Obama campaign is so disciplined.”

Wu said that he was happy with the pick and said as Biden hit the presidential campaign trail, more Oregonians would learn about him and start to resonate with his message.

Oregon Republican Party chairman Vance Day said on Monday that Democrats were obviously not united around Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama (D-Ill.) because Obama’s pick of U.S. Sen. Joe Biden (D-Del.) was a sign that Democrats were afraid he was unprepared to be president.