Anna Sale

WNYC's Anna Sale talks about President Obama's speech last night at the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte.

Each evening during the conventions, Brian Lehrer hosts a convention call-in from 7-8pm, from WNYC in New York and around the country on the "(Mostly) Swing-State Radio Network". Get analysis of the convention, previews of that evening's speeches, and a chance to talk with public radio listeners in swing states around the country.

Each evening during the conventions, Brian Lehrer hosts a convention call-in from 7-8pm, from WNYC in New York and around the country on the "(Mostly) Swing-State Radio Network". Get analysis of the convention, previews of that evening's speeches, and a chance to talk with public radio listeners in swing states around the country.

We continue our coverage of Day 2 of the DNC with a democratic round robin of the tri-state area. Also, That's My Issue stories from Democrats.  Featuring:

• Dana Redd, mayor of Camden, and vice-chairwoman of the New Jersey Democratic Party
• Keith Wright, co-chair of New York State Democratic Party and assemblyman from Harlem
• Chris Murphy, Connecticut congressman (D-5th) and U.S. Senate candidate
• Anna Sale, It's a Free Country reporter

WNYC's Anna Sale gives an update on what's happening today in Charlotte and what to expect at the Democratic National Convention.

Mitt Romney is coming for you, disappointed Obama voters.

Coverage continues of the RNC live from Radio Row in Tampa. Featuring:

• Chuck Grassley, senator from Iowa and ranking Republican on the Judiciary Committee
• John Taylor, economics adviser for Romney campaign
• New York Congressman Michael Grimm
• Anna Sale, It's A Free Country politics reporter

House Speaker John Boehner is looking to New York to help widen the Republican majority in the House of Representatives.

WNYC’s Anna Sale tells us what delegates are talking about at the Republican National Convention.

"We should be able to mind our own business, we should be respectful of one another, and then we can identify some things that we have in common that we can build some relationships on," says David Fischer.

Our coverage continues of the RNC live from radio row, featuring:

• Tom Kean, New Jersey Republican leader
• Renee Amoore, deputy chairman of the Pennsylvania Republican Party
• Anna Sale, It's a Free Country reporter talking to the delegates

With tropical storm Isaac progressing towards hurricane status, the Republican National Convention has condensed the convention to fit into Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday. Organizer...

The Republican National Convention will run from Monday to Thursday next week and attendees will hear from some of the biggest names in politics. They’ll also be hearing from some of ...

It’s been decades since any political business was hashed out at a national political convention. They’re stage productions, and music is a big part of the image they’re designed to...

For its religious blessings during their convention, Republicans are looking to New Yorkers.

Cardinal Timothy Dolan, the New York archbishop and the president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, will give the benediction after Mitt Romney accepts the nomination, Romney announced on Wednesday. Greek Orthodox Archibishop Demetrios, the leader of the archdiocese based in New York City, will give the benediction after Rep. Paul Ryan accepts the nomination for Vice President on Wednesday night.

The unemployment rate has rapidly improved in Florida this year, but the overall recovery has been uneven at best. As Florida prepares for the national spotlight of the Republican convention, not even its most strident boosters are suggesting the state has fully recovered from the combined blows of a collapsed construction market, foreclosure crisis and job losses that started here in 2007.

It makes for an electoral paradox. Jobs and the economy is by far the top issue for Florida voters, but after five years of struggle, it is not clear how decisive their experiences will be in the voting booth. As President Barack Obama and Republican Mitt Romney’s campaigns hammer on their messages about the economy, those who are still struggling don’t have much hope that a single election will offer salvation.

To win this state again in 2012, the Obama campaign must hold on to the advantages it gained outside the state’s traditional Democratic strongholds.

It's A Free Country politics reporter Anna Sale discusses what she learned on her trip to the swing states that will help decide the 2012 election.

Anna Sale, politics reporter for It's A Free Country, continues her swing state road trip with a stop in Ohio. It's the state you have to win if you want to become President. 

Anna Sale, It's A Free Country politics reporter, continues her tour of the swing states, heading to Ohio from Wisconsin talking to voters about the upcoming election.