From KCRW in Santa Monica and PRI, Public Radio International, this is To the Point.

President Obama swings for the fences and the fence stradlers.

I'm Judy Mueller, sitting in for Warren Allney, and this is to the point from Public Radio International,

a daily look at the issues Americans care about most. Last night in Charlotte, President Obama made his plea for a second term with a tone of humility.

I'm no longer just a candidate. I'm the president.

His speech lacked the soaring rhetoric of candidate Obama in 2008.

Instead, it was grounded in the prose of reality.

What's been accomplished? What remains to be done?

Did he manage to persuade those important swing voters to give him more time?

On reporter's notebook later on, the convention is television production.

A look at the ratings and the spectacle.

Who was actually watching? First, here's the news.

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Hi, Judy Mueller, sitting in for Warren Allney, back with To the Point from PRI. President Obama accepted the nomination of his party last night in Charlotte with a dramatic change

in tone from four years ago. Back then, he was full of hope and promises. This time around,

he's running on his record. Now, I won't pretend the path I'm offering is quick or easy.

I never have.

You didn't elect me to tell you what you wanted to hear.

You elected me to tell you the truth.

The president outlined the stark differences between the two parties

and the accomplishments of his administration.

Did it convince those important undecided voters in swing states to give him four more years? Will he get a bounce out of this convention or will today's jobless figures undermine that? We'll look at how the Democratic Convention compares to last week's GOP show in Tampa. Who framed the clearest message? Later on reporter's notebook,

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