CHARLOTTE, N.C. - President Obama's acceptance speech at the Democratic National Convention has been moved indoors, aides said, because of concerns over threatening storms here on Thursday.
The appearance at Bank of America Stadium was an effort to reprise Mr. Obama's speech four years ago when he accepted the party's nomination at Invesco Field in Denver. The campaign hailed it as an opportunity to organize tens of thousands of grass-roots supporters.
“We have been monitoring weather forecasts closely and several reports predict thunderstorms in the area, therefore we have decided to move Thursday's proceedings to Time Warner Cable Arena to ensure the safety and security of our delegates and co nvention guests,†said Steve Kerrigan, the convention's top official.
