Monthly Archives: February 2008

Democratic Convention Watch: Caucuses are multi-stage events

Saturday, February 23, 2008

Caucuses are multi-stage events

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We’re all learning a whole lot about the way Democratic Party picks its delegates to the national convention, and one big thing we’ve learned is that early caucuses such as in Iowa and Nevada are just the first stage in the process. In Iowa, the 14 estimated delegates John Edwards won will be scattered to the other candidates in the next stages.

And in Nevada, the candidates are looking to hold serve as the County Conventions are being held today: Continue Reading...

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Democratic Convention Watch: Everybody wrong on Lieberman superdelegate status

Friday, February 22, 2008

Everybody wrong on Lieberman superdelegate status

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A couple of weeks ago, FireDogLake and many others got it all wrong on Joe Lieberman:

Lieberman’s endorsement of Republican John McCain disqualifies him as a super-delegate to the Democratic National Convention under what is informally known as the Zell Miller rule, according to Democratic State Chairwoman Nancy DiNardo. Continue Reading...

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Democratic Convention Watch: Ultimate Delegate Tracker

Thursday, February 21, 2008

Ultimate Delegate Tracker

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Congratulation to Sen. Obama, the Democratic Nominee for the office of the United States of America and the next President of the United States of America.

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Democratic Convention Watch: Still 11 states left without applications for convention blogger credentials

Thursday, February 21, 2008

Still 11 states left without applications for convention blogger credentials

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If you read my story from last month you’ll know that there were still several states without any blogger credential applications for the convention.

A little more than a month later there are still 11 states with no applications. Continue Reading...

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Democratic Convention Watch: Wisconsin Primary and Hawaii Caucus Tracker

Tuesday, February 19, 2008

Wisconsin Primary and Hawaii Caucus Tracker

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Wisconsin will be holding its primary today and Hawaii will be having caucuses.
Democrats Abroad should be posting their results in the next few days.
We will update numbers as they come in.

State Delegates
Left
% Vote In % Clinton %Obama Delegates Clinton Delegates Obama
Wisconsin 99% 41% 58% 32 42
Hawaii 100% 24% 76% 6 14
Tuesday Total 38 56
Previously Pledged Delegates (AP) 979 1112
Total Pledged Delegates 1017 1168
Superdelegate Endorsements 238.0 167.5
Total
Delegates
1255.0 1335.5
Delegates Still Needed to Win Nomination 769.5 689.0

Final Update 10:00 PM, Wednesday. Source: CNN. Continue Reading...

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Democratic Convention Watch: Updated: Wash. Rep. Inslee still backing Clinton

Monday, February 18, 2008

Updated: Wash. Rep. Inslee still backing Clinton

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Update: We’re putting Inslee back under Clinton after Politico posted this correction:

I linked a local story yesterday that quoted Washington Rep. Jay Inslee’s spokeswoman, Christine Clapp, seeming to suggest that Inslee considered his endorsement of Hillary something short of a promise to vote for her in Denver. Continue Reading...

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Democratic Convention Watch: Rockies co-owner to lead Pepsi Center construction

Sunday, February 17, 2008

Rockies co-owner to lead Pepsi Center construction

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Alvarado Construction, led by Linda Alvardo, a co-owner of the Colorado Rockies, is heading the team that will transform the Pepsi Center for the 2008 Democratic Convention:

“The Alvarado-Turner-HOK team has an extensive and proven track record of handling large-scale construction projects with a commitment to diversity and inclusion,” Leah Daughtry, the DNCC’s chief executive, said in a statement. “I am confident this partnership of true professionals will meet our every construction need for the 2008 Democratic National Convention.” Continue Reading...

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Democratic Convention Watch: Rhode Island Chair under pressure on open superdelegate slot

Saturday, February 16, 2008

Rhode Island Chair under pressure on open superdelegate slot

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There are a few open superdelegate positions, and the Rhode Island Democratic State Chair gets to fill one:

With the Democratic presidential nomination up for grabs, it may be the most coveted of all 2008 political plums: the one vacant “super delegate” position left among the 32 delegates Rhode Island Democrats will send to the Democratic National Convention in Denver in August. Continue Reading...

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Democratic Convention Watch: DC’s Elected Superdelegates – First Add-on Named

Saturday, February 16, 2008

DC’s Elected Superdelegates – First Add-on Named

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DC’s elected official superdelegates have been the source for some confusion, so let’s go through the list:

Eleanor Holmes Norton is DC’s Delegate to the House of Representatives, and is considered by the DNC to be a Representative for superdelegate purposes. Continue Reading...

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Democratic Convention Watch: 2008 Democratic Convention Watch Partners with Superdelegate Transparency Project

Friday, February 15, 2008

2008 Democratic Convention Watch Partners with Superdelegate Transparency Project

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We’re proud to announce that we’ve teamed up with the Superdelegate Transparency Project

The Superdelegate Transparency Project (STP) is a project of LiteraryOutpost.com, OpenLeft, 2008 Democratic Convention Watch and the Congresspedia community on SourceWatch. Continue Reading...

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