Monthly Archives: May 2008

Democratic Convention Watch: Welcome back

Saturday, May 31, 2008

Welcome back

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The RBC has just ruled that Florida’s pledged delegates and superdelegates will be seated at 1/2 vote each.

The RBC has ruled the Michigan’s pledged delegates be split 34.5-29.5 (69-59 at 1/2 delegate each), and superdelegates will be seated at 1/2 vote each. Continue Reading...

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Democratic Convention Watch: Superdelegate endorsements for Saturday 5/31

Saturday, May 31, 2008

Superdelegate endorsements for Saturday 5/31

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While we’re waiting for the RBC to rule, Clinton has picked up the first superdelegate of the weekend: Former Louisiana Rep. Buddy Leach has endorsed Clinton.

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Democratic Convention Watch: RBC Meeting Live-Blog

Saturday, May 31, 2008

RBC Meeting Live-Blog

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We were originally planning on live-blogging the meeting with a few people that were able to get in. Since it appears that there will be massive TV coverage we will leave the live-blogging to you.

If anything interesting comes up from our friends on-site we will pass it along here. Continue Reading...

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Democratic Convention Watch: Obama to speak Tuesday at GOP convention site

Saturday, May 31, 2008

Obama to speak Tuesday at GOP convention site

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In a great symbolic move, Obama will be speaking after the last primaries on Tuesday at the site of the GOP convention:

Barack Obama selected St. Paul, Minn., where Republicans will hold their convention, as the site for a rally Tuesday night marking the end of primary season in the drawn-out Democratic presidential contest. The decision to hold the rally on symbolic GOP turf telegraphed his confidence that the Democratic nomination was already his.

Obama’s campaign announced Saturday that the Minnesota rally with Obama and his wife, Michelle, is set for the Xcel Energy Center, site of the GOP convention beginning Sept. 1. – AP Continue Reading...

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Democratic Convention Watch: It’s 2117.0 to win

Saturday, May 31, 2008

It’s 2117.0 to win

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With Al Wynn’s resignation tomorrow, there will be 823.5 superdelegate votes. There are 3409.5 pledged delegate votes. That’s a total of 4233 delegate votes. A majority of those votes is 2,117. If you include Al Wynn, it would be 2,117.5, and the media organizations are rounding up to 2,118.
But the number Obama will be trying to reach on Tuesday is 2,117.

Also, the status of the previously named pledged delegates in Florida is in doubt due to today’s decisions. Therefore, Green Papers and DCW are, for now, removing the 2 Edwards delegates (1 total vote) previously placed in Obama’s column and returning them to Edwards. Continue Reading...

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Democratic Convention Watch: Better make that call to 1-800-Red-Lion

Saturday, May 31, 2008

Better make that call to 1-800-Red-Lion

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January 7th, 2008:

Michigan Democrats no longer can count on getting hotel rooms at their national convention in Denver. Continue Reading...

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Democratic Convention Watch: Al Wynn finally resigning

Saturday, May 31, 2008

Al Wynn finally resigning

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Just a reminder that Rep. Al Wynn is finally official resigning this weekend. While we took Wynn off of our superdelegate lists in March when he announced his resignation, lets keep an eye on whether the media numbers, and even the Obama campaign numbers, go down by one after he quits. The non FL/MI number of delegates is 4,049, and the number of delegates for a majority is 2,025. No more rounding up to 2,026 allowed. The numbers will likely change after the RBC meeting tomorrow, so lets see who gets the numbers right.

Note: The Special Election for Wynn’s seat is on June 17th, and when Donna Edwards wins the numbers will go back up by 1. Continue Reading...

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Democratic Convention Watch: We’re going to Denver

Thursday, May 29, 2008

We’re going to Denver

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2008 Democratic Convention Watch is very proud to announce we have been approved to receive credentials to cover the 2008 Democratic National Convention in Denver. But we’re not alone:

As part of its continuing commitment to engage a broad spectrum of audiences in new and creative ways, the Democratic National Convention Committee (DNCC) today announced that a record number of blogs have been credentialed as members of the media for the 2008 Democratic National Convention at the Pepsi Center in Denver, Colo. These blogs will help ensure that communities across the country are connected to the Convention through the eyes and ears of a growing, diverse group of online voices. Continue Reading...

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Democratic Convention Watch: Superdelegate endorsements for Thursday 5/29

Thursday, May 29, 2008

Superdelegate endorsements for Thursday 5/29

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Obama leads the day with 4 superdelegates to Clinton’s 1.

Oregon DNC member Gail Rasmussen has endorsed Obama. Continue Reading...

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Democratic Convention Watch: Michigan Democratic leaders ask for full seating of their delegates with 69/59 split

Thursday, May 29, 2008

Michigan Democratic leaders ask for full seating of their delegates with 69/59 split

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Several Michigan Democratic leaders sent a letter to the chairs of the RBC last week requesting that the Michigan delegation be fully seated in August.
Here’s the key section:

As a result, we recommended to the Michigan Democratic Party that the pledged delegates be apportioned 69 to Senator Clinton and 59 to Senator Obama. That approach splits the difference between the 73/55 position of the Clinton campaign and the 64/64 position of the Obama campaign. Our recommendation was based on our belief that both candidates have legitimate arguments about the Michigan primary. Continue Reading...

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