By Mark Butzow
Democrat Barack Obama easily won enough delegates Tuesday night to earn that party's presidential nomination, but the Republicans needed a second ballot to give Rudy Giuliani enough delegates to claim the GOP presidential nomination.
The selections were made during the third night of Western's Mock Presidential Election and were mimicking the major party's nominating conventions.
This Thursday night, two alternative parties -- the Libertarians and the Greens -- will get their 90 minutes of fame, nominating candidates for president to battle against Giuliani and Obama in the mock election's simulated Election Day next Monday in Western Hall.
The News-meister independent news servive will provide real-time observations and commentary from the convention floor at our Real-Time Blog at http://www.newsmeisterrealtime.blogspot.com.
Student-written pieces on Thursday's events will be posted here Friday and published in a printed newspaper that will be available Monday morning in Morgan Hall, Simpkins Hall and the Union. Copies will be distributed Monday evening at Western Hall.
What follows is coverage of Tuesday's major party conventions.
Butzow is an assistant professor in WIU's journalism program and one of four coaches overseeing News-meister coverage.
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