Democratic State Convention
Posted by Jeff Pruitt - 6/21/08 @ 1:40 pm - Filed Under 2008 Local Elections, 2008 National Elections, Featured, State Politics
Last night I had a great time going from room to room hamming it up with the rest of the politicos and delegates. There were several hospitality suites on a variety of floors. Congressmen Donnelly and Ellsworth had a hospitality suite and I went there to ask about their sellout FISA vote but by the time I made it to their room they were gone. I did get a chance to thank congressman Baron Hill for his vote against the FISA amendment and I spent the majority of my time in that room.
At 11:30pm the hotel management shut us down because things were too loud but we were allowed to go hang out in the lobby. Somehow I ended up with all the beer - and at midnight that is where the real political power is, heh.
This morning we elected our national delegates for the 3rd district. The Obama winners were Graham Richard and Sofia Rodriguez. Rick Stevenson wasn’t present for the vote which surprised me given he campaigned for the position although he did show up later. I’m not sure why the 3rd District got the shaft but our meeting room was ridiculously small and only about half the people could fit in with the other half having to wait in the hallway.
As an interesting aside I spoke with Graham Richard and he told me he’s considering blogging from the national convention. I told him that was a fantastic idea and I hope he ultimately decides to do that. Also of note Sandy Kennedy mentioned she will not be running for City Clerk in 2011.
The main convention meeting and speeches are just now starting up…
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