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Pollsters estimate undecided voters make up a pretty small slice of the electoral pie. But presidential campaigns spend a lot of time and money trying to reach that tiny group of people, especially in a year like this, when a single-digit margin could decide who wins the White House.

Illinois Democrats are headed home after a week of politicking at their party’s national convention in North Carolina, but their work for the 2012 elections is just heating up.

Some Illinois delegates who saw President Obama’s political rise first-hand were also there to witness his acceptance speech Thursday night.

The Illinois’ delegation was seated front and center on the convention floor, waving blue signs that read “Forward” during the president's speech.

Elizabeth McClancy lives in eastern North Carolina, so she was pretty excited when the convention came to Charlotte, just a few hours away. She’s been painting portraits of Democratic leaders since 2006.

Two of Illinois' Democratic delegates say the issue isn’t just political. It's personal.

Congressman Mike Quigley is reviving an unusually intimate show of party unity at the DNC: hugs.