Obama Will Deliver Acceptance Speech At Football Stadium
The Obama campaign is expected to announce this week that the candidate will deliver his acceptance speech outside of the Democratic convention itself, a plan first floated late last week. The speech will be given at Denver's Invesco Field, which holds 76,000 people -- a stunning audience size for an American political gathering. (Late Update: The convention's organizing committee has just put out a press release officially announcing Invesco Field as the site of Obama's speech.)

Candidates To Discuss The Economy Today
The economy will dominate today's campaigning, with Barack Obama visiting North Carolina to propose a second economic stimulus package. John McCain will be in Denver to pitch his own jobs plan, hoping to hold on to a state that has historically voted Republican but is trending Democratic very quickly.

McCain Camp Hires New Political Director
John McCain's campaign reorganization has resulted in the hiring of a new political director -- a role that was previously absent entirely from the campaign. The campaign has hired Mike DuHaime, who previously worked as Rudy Giuliani's campaign manager.

McCain Could Have Convention Problems With Conservative Activists
John McCain could face some friction with hard-line conservative activists at the St. Paul convention, as the party sets about rewriting the largely-symbolic party platform in order to remove references to President Bush and reshape it as McCain's official agenda. "Our job is to make sure that the grass roots continue to have a say," said Eagle Forum executive director Jessica Echard.

CQ: Most Vulnerable House Seats Are All GOP
In a further sign of just how bad things are for the House Republicans, CQ says that the top five seats most likely to switch control are all open Republican-held seats. The seats are currently held by: Vito Fossella of New York, Jerry Weller of Illinois, Rick Renzi of Arizona, Tom Davis of Virginia, and Jim Walsh of New York.

Senate Dem Incumbents Flush With Cash
Roll Call reports that Senate Democrats have found themselves in an interesting quandary: Nearly all their incumbents up for election this year are considered safe, and collectively they have more than $50 million on hand. Much of that money can be transferred to the DSCC or to other candidates, thus adding to the party' overall infrastructure -- but for now, many of them are sitting on it.