“Countdown to America’s Future” is a series of daily webcasts about the 2008 Democratic Convention, featuring campaign officials and Convention insiders who know what’s happening behind the scenes and the inside scoop to watch for during each night’s televised Convention program.

Hosted by rising political stars and featuring key campaign officials, “Countdown” will be broadcast on DemConvention.com, Comcast’s Video On-Demand (VOD) and via satellite. U.S. Representatives Artur Davis (AL), Patrick Murphy (PA), Allyson Schwartz (PA) and Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL), rising stars in the Democratic Party, will serve as hosts for “Countdown,” with special appearances each day by Obama campaign senior staffers including Bill Burton and Linda Douglass.

The 15-minute long segments will air daily at 2:30 pm MT/4:30 pm ET beginning Sunday, August 24 through Thursday, August 28. Each episode will preview key themes of the coming night’s program, interviews with speakers and other Convention participants and provide viewers with exclusive behind-the-scenes news not available anywhere else. The series will also include reports from the campaign trail as Barack Obama makes his way to Denver. A final show will air at 7:00 am MT/9:00 am ET on Friday, August 29, and include highlights from Obama’s nomination acceptance speech at INVESCO Field at Mile High and analysis of the evening’s program.

Teaser Videos

Colorado Governor Ritter and Obama Campaign National Co-Chair and former Mayor Federico Peña

Obama Campaign Senior Staffer Bill Burton

U.S. Representative Debbie Wasserman Schultz of Florida

Obama Campaign Senior Staffer Linda Douglass