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On way to Democratic National Convention, NY Dems happy with Obama

President Barack Obama acknowledges the crowd after speaking

Photo credit: AP | President Barack Obama acknowledges the crowd after speaking at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill, N.C. (April 24, 2012)

Polls show President Barack Obama leading Republican Mitt Romney by more than 20 points in the State of New York, and that enthusiasm for the president is reflected in the attitudes of delegates heading to the party's convention in Charlotte, N.C.

Reginald Lafayette, chairman of the Westchester County Democratic Committee and a delegate from the 17th Congressional District, says the president's...

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