As Joe Biden rallies the convention, watch as Barack Obama talks to the DSCC's Road to Victory series about the importance of electing more Democrats to the Senate. Check out the exclusive backstage video:

Also watch backstage footage of Mark Warner and Hillary Clinton from their Tuesday night addresses to the convention.

Montana Senator Max Baucus has served in the U.S. Senate since 1978, working hard to make sure the people of Montana are treated fairly in our nation’s capital. An avid runner who loves the outdoors, Baucus walked the entire 820-mile length of his home state when he campaigned for re-election in 1996, and he plans on running in the 100-mile Western States Endurance Run in 2009.

As chair of the powerful Senate Finance Committee, Max was a leader in the fight to expand the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (S-CHIP) which would have brought health care to 12,000 uninsured Montana children.

The Senate late Thursday by a veto-proof margin of 68-31 approved a $35 billion, five-year expansion of the State Children’s Health Insurance Program after Senate Finance Chairman Max Baucus, D-Mont., shepherded the bill through a weeklong debate.

“I’m thrilled,” Baucus said in an interview. “It’s just clearly the right thing to do.”

Baucus will keep fighting for children’s health care when he returns to the Senate for a historic sixth term. For more on the Montana Senate race, see our race profile page, or visit Max Baucus’s web site.

Check out some of Tuesday night's highlights from the Road to Victory's vantage point backstage.

Watch former Virginia Governor Mark Warner prepare for his keynote address at the Democratic Convention.

Warner is running for Virginia's open U.S. Senate seat. For more on the Virginia Senate race, see our race profile page, or visit Mark Warner's website.

North Carolina Democrat Kay Hagan has been building up some great momentum against Republican Liddy Dole. The latest poll from Public Policy Polling shows the race still very close, but with Hagan now leading 42% to 39%.

Click here to see the results of the poll. 

During her decade as a state senator, Kay Hagan has been one of the most effective lawmakers in North Carolina. In contrast, Liddy Dole was recently ranked as the 93rd most effective of the 100 sitting U.S. Senators. No wonder North Carolinians are looking for a change.

For more on the North Carolina race, see our race profile page, or visit Kay Hagan’s website.