Before the election was called, the day was slow.

While Barack Obama is leading in the polls, his national worker bees are taking nothing for granted.

On Friday, Democratic nominee Barack Obama made the scene for a triple fundraiser — two at the Sheraton Hotel on Race Street, followed by dinner at Comcast exec David L. Cohen's house.

For the really well-heeled and -connected, Rendell and his former chief of staff, David Cohen, are hosting a dinner party at Cohen's house following the fundraiser. Guests can either purchase a $10,000 ticket or raise $50,000 for the Obama campaign.

In an effort to raise awareness among black men and encourage them to vote, activist/Big Brother alum Will Mega and Republican Randy Robinson staged a Philadelphia Eagles versus Dallas Cowboys political watching party at Cavanaugh's in University City during the Monday night Eagles loss.

The Pennsylvania delegates had arrived early Sunday morning. The good news, for them, was that their trip was extremely well-organized; the bad news was that the hotel was way out in Minnetonka.

U.S. Congressman Chaka Fattah , in line with his wife, Channel 10 news anchor Renee Chenault-Fattah and their family, apparently decided that waiting in line was not an option, so after conferring with airport police, he and the family were escorted to the front of the line and checked in. Pays to be a congressman, right?

Convention fever hits this week as state delegates prepare for the national conventions.

Former Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton breezed into town Tuesday to thank supporters and talk about her future plans.