This November, New York Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand is running for her first full six-year term in the Senate. It's been nearly four years since she was tapped to fill Hillary Clinton's seat. She’s still building name recognition in New York, but her ambitions extend way beyond the state’s borders.

The president advocated for a renewed focus on the elimination of human trafficking, while Romney called foreign aid to be redesigned and more closely linked with the expansion of free enterprise.

For skeptical voters in the battleground state of Virginia, Mitt Romney’s recorded remarks at a Florida fundraiser last week were just the latest in a line of revelations that are stoking doubts about the Republican nominee.

This past week, Anna Sale caught up with some swing voters to find out if their views have changed since the convention.

Swing voters we met earlier this summer are still leaning the same ways they were weeks ago, but now their fuzzy instincts and impressions are crystallizing, revealing partisan battle lines that would have been wholly unpredictable four years ago.

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

Just before former President Bill Clinton left the stage in Charlotte, he made sure to add voting rights protection to his list of reasons to reelect President Obama.

“If you want every American to vote and you think it's wrong to change voting procedures just to reduce the turnout of younger, poorer, minority and disabled voters, you should support Barack Obama,” Clinton said as he wrapped up his speech.

It's not just Clinton. In the final hours of the Democratic convention, the Obama campaign is making voting rights enforcement a key part of the closing pitch to activists before they scatter from 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

My mother and father had 18 children. And I learned at a very young age you have to question everything, because you have to open up your mind.

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. Organizers had scheduled one message for each of the four convention days — but with one less day, they'll have to cut one of their messages.

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 the biggest names in religion. How will Mitt Romney's Mormonism be addressed?