As the Presidential campaign continues to heat up and the national conventions come closer, each party committee, the Democratic National Convention Committee (DNCC) and the Republican National Convention Committee (RNCC), are reaching out to all potential voters, especially those that speak Spanish.

In order to reach these millions of voters in America and those interested around the world, each party has taken the following innovative steps:

Democratic National Convention Committee:

Announced on June 24, 2008 they have partnered with Comcast to ”produce simultaneous, online streaming coverage of the Convention in Spanish at DemConvention.com and make available a broad range of Convention content through its signature On Demand service. “

More information about this program can be found at http://www.demconvention.com/spanish-simulcast/.

Also the main website offers a large wealth of information in Spanish about the election and conventions. “From video, audio and photos to contact tools and our blog, DemConvention.com will use a variety of methods to engage new communities, generate interest and fuel enthusiasm around this Convention.”

Access all this information through their website: www.DemConvention.com

Republican National Convention Committee:

Announced on July 9, 2008, the RNCC unveiled their new Spanish section devoted completely to the elections. It “will feature Spanish versions of convention information, fact sheets and press releases. The section will feature regular updates in Spanish leading up to and during the 2008 Republican National Convention.”

This new site and more can be found at www.gopconvention2008.com/enespanol.

Also announced on July 9th, “in conjunction with its Official Live Video Streaming Provider Ustream.TV, the convention will stream live gavel-to-gavel coverage in Spanish on its Web site: www.GOPConvention2008.com. As has been done in the past, the convention proceedings translated into Spanish will be available free of charge via satellite on the second audio path (SAP).”

More information about this program can be found on: http://www.gopconvention2008.com/news/Read.aspx?ID=563