All eyes are on Denver, Colorado as the Democratic National Convention gets underway. Both Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton's delegates from Kentucky are gathering to show their support for the party, while Republicans continue to plan for their convention next week.

As more than 4,000 democratic delegates convene in Denver, Kentucky delegates say the goal is unification.

“I think this convention is going to bring together all delegates from around the country both the Hillary Clinton delegates and the Barack Obama delegates,” says Lt. Governor Daniel Mongiardo, an Obama delegate.

Mongiardo is at the convention and says as the Democratic party looks forward to the election in the fall, both Clinton and Obama supporters realize they must come together.

“I've seen a lot of unity here. We're hearing rumors that Hillary is going to release her delegates to vote for Barack Obama, which I think would be a strong move to show the unity I'm feeling here,” says Mongiardo.

“The best thing any Clinton supporter can do to continue to carry the banner for what she believes is important in America, is to support our nominee for president Barack Obama,” says State Auditor Crit Luallen, a Clinton delegate.

With the Democratic vice presidential nominee solidified, Republicans say they look forward to their convention and what the future holds for their party, especially if they can nab any Clinton supporters.

“I'd like to think that McCain will be able to pick up a lot of that, the disgruntled voters out there, but you know there's a lot of time between now and the election, so I don't think anybody really knows what will happen there,” says State Representative Brandon Smith (R-84th District).

Both sides say they are excited to see what happens in this historic race.

Lt. Governor Mongiardo is posting blogs from the convention floor. Just look for "From the Convention Floor" section on our webchannel.

The Republican National Convention starts September 1st in Minneapolis, Minnesota.