Monthly Archives: April 2008

Democratic Convention Watch: Wednesday Summary

Wednesday, April 30, 2008

Wednesday Summary

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Big Superdelegate Day… Continue Reading...

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Democratic Convention Watch: Superdelegate Slugfest !

Wednesday, April 30, 2008

Superdelegate Slugfest !

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Today’s been our busiest superdelegate endorsement day in a long time.
So far Obama has picked up 3 superdelegates to Clinton’s 2.

Obama’s Pickups:
Rep. Bruce Braley (IA): Continue Reading...

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Democratic Convention Watch: Guam update

Wednesday, April 30, 2008

Guam update

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As we wrote yesterday, Guam has three superdelegate vacancies, two of which will actually be chosen during the Guam caucuses this weekend. The Guam Democratic Chair and Vice-chair will be voted on, and there are three candidate slates running. From the Marianas Variety (“Micronesia’s Leading Newspaper Since 1972”), we learn that one of the slates, Joseph Artero Cameron and Arlene Bordallo, has endorsed Clinton, while another slate, Pilar Lujan and Jaime Paulino, is supported by the local Obama campaign.

Which of course pretty much guarantees that the third slate, which we know nothing about, including their names, will win. Continue Reading...

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Democratic Convention Watch: Downtown “Mega Tent” to Open in June

Wednesday, April 30, 2008

Downtown “Mega Tent” to Open in June

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Denver will add 20,000 more square feet of space to hold convention related events.

A new special events venue beneath what’s being described as a “mega tent” in downtown Denver will be built in time for the Democratic National Convention. Continue Reading...

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Democratic Convention Watch: DNCC names Microsoft official software provider for Denver

Wednesday, April 30, 2008

DNCC names Microsoft official software provider for Denver

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On Monday the DNCC announced that they had selected Microsoft to be the official “software and HD Web content provider” for the Denver convention. This will be a big-time coming out party for Silverlight, Microsoft’s content platform to compete with Adobe’s Flash.

Microsoft will also be providing real-time online voting systems for the delegates on the convention floor, as well as gavel-to-gavel streaming coverage at the convention website, DemConvention.com. We’ve been impressed with the quality and depth of the Democratic Convention website so far, hopefully this will be a positive enhancement for folks who can’t attend in person to experience the event through the Web. Continue Reading...

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Democratic Convention Watch: Tuesday Summary

Tuesday, April 29, 2008

Tuesday Summary

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Latest Superdelegate Endorsements:
Gov. Mike Easley (NC) for Clinton
DNC Richard Machacek (IA) for Obama.
Rep. Ben Chandler (KY) for Obama
Rep. Ike Skelton (MO) for Clinton

Current count: Clinton: 259, Obama: 239 Continue Reading...

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Democratic Convention Watch: Rules and Bylaws Committee membership

Monday, April 28, 2008

Rules and Bylaws Committee membership

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With the news that the challenges to the DNC decisions on Florida and Michigan will be heard by the DNC Rules and Bylaws Committee (RBC) on May 31st, the next question, of course, is, who is on the committee and who do they support?

Here is the list: Continue Reading...

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Democratic Convention Watch: Guam has 3 superdelegate vacancies

Monday, April 28, 2008

Guam has 3 superdelegate vacancies

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The Guam caucuses have already started, and will finish on Saturday. (They voted last weekend on one island, because the island has their village fiesta scheduled for this weekend!) Guam will elect 8 pledged delegates, each with 1/2 a vote, for a total of 4 pledged delegate votes.

Guam also has 5 superdelegates (each with a full vote), and it turns out 3 of the superdelegate positions are vacant: Continue Reading...

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Democratic Convention Watch: Convention protest update

Monday, April 28, 2008

Convention protest update

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It seems like we’ve come a long way since 1968: Local law groups recently sponsored “a four-day series of workshops and discussions that offer training and tips for activists and protesters planning to demonstrate in and around convention week.” And at these meetings we learned a little more about plans for dealing with the protests:

Protesters will not be confined to “cages” during the 2008 Democratic National Convention, and the city wants to get away from the long lines of shoulder-to-shoulder, riot-gear-clad police that typified security at the national conventions in Boston and New York, Denver City Councilman Charlie Brown said today.

Brown participated in a noontime panel discussion with Glenn Spagnuolo, a representative for Re-create 68, the Denver-based umbrella group for war protesters and other activists that has said it will occupy Civic Center day and night throughout the convention. Continue Reading...

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Democratic Convention Watch: Upcoming Democratic Nomination Events Schedule

Sunday, April 27, 2008

Upcoming Democratic Nomination Events Schedule

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The table below shows the Upcoming Democratic Nomination Events Schedule from now until the Democratic National Convention – Denver, CO Aug. 25-28, 2008. Continue Reading...

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