Google setting up for DNC

Google plans to set up a "hang out" at 4th and Tryon Streets in uptown Charlotte during the DNC.

Spokeswoman Samantha Smith says the space will feature product demos, charging stations and programming for credentialed convention visitors.

Google is undertaking a similar effort in Tampa for the Republican National Convention.

Smith says Google also is the official live-stream and social network provider for both conventions. She declined to say how much the company is paying either convention for the distinction. Jim Morrill

Pelosi urges Democratic candidates to skip DNC

House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi is the latest party official to encourage Democratic candidates to skip September's Democratic convention in Charlotte.

Pelosi made the comments in an interview with Politico.

“I’m not encouraging anyone to go to the convention, having nothing to do with anything except I think they should stay home, campaign in their districts, use their financial and political resources to help them win their election,” Pelosi told Politico.

Last month U.S. Rep. Steve Israel, chairman of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, said he would advise any candidate to stay home.

The convention, which starts Sept. 4, is the latest in memory. Republicans convene a week earlier. Not long ago, conventions typically took place in mid-July. Jim Morrill