Monthly Archives: February 2008

Democratic Convention Watch: Level 3 named Official Live Video and Content Delivery Service Provider for the convention

By Oreo | Published February 4, 2008

Monday, February 04, 2008

Level 3 named Official Live Video and Content Delivery Service Provider for the convention

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Looks like the entire convention will be streamed live at www.demconvention.com

The Democratic National Convention Committee (DNCC) and Colorado-based Level 3 Communications (NASDAQ: LVLT) announced today that Level 3 has been named as the Official Live Video and Content Delivery Services Provider for the 2008 Democratic National Convention, to be held Aug. 25-28, in Denver. In that role, Level 3 will provide video broadcast services, as well as online video downloading and live streaming of the four-day event, including speeches and other Convention content, via the Internet at www.DemConvention.com. Continue Reading...

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Democratic Convention Watch: Super Bowl Sunday? I want Super Tuesday!

By Oreo | Published February 3, 2008

Sunday, February 03, 2008

Super Bowl Sunday? I want Super Tuesday!

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If you’re a political geek like me you may be somewhat interested in the Super Bowl today. Sure it gives you an excuse to get together with friends and have fun. What I’m ready for is Super Tuesday.

Instead of 3 hours of excitement (less if it’s a rout) you have a full day (and late night) of anticipation and drama. And if you live in a Super Tuesday state like me, you get to take part in the action. Continue Reading...

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Democratic Convention Watch: CNN’s superdelegate count is a joke

By Oreo | Published February 3, 2008

Sunday, February 03, 2008

CNN’s superdelegate count is a joke

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CNN’s superdelegate count is here. They are currently at Clinton 184, Obama 95. They are 40 endorsements behind the AP, and 48 behind CBS. OK, fine, different standards.

But they are 24 endorsements behind the world-wide news gathering operation here at 2008 Democratic Convention Watch. By news gathering organization, I mean 2 part-time bloggers with day jobs. By world-wide I mean our Denver bureau (that would be Oreo) and our East Coast bureau (that would be Matt). Continue Reading...

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Democratic Convention Watch: Florida delegate estimates

By Oreo | Published February 2, 2008

Saturday, February 02, 2008

Florida delegate estimates

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Earlier this week, we did a very rough estimate of the Florida delegates, should they ever be seated, based solely on the state-wide vote, coming up with Clinton 108, Obama 77. Now, the Green Papers has done a better, although not final, estimate, coming up with Clinton 102, Obama 71, and Edwards 12, with Edwards taking 6 delegates from each candidate. The final delegate counts won’t be available until Florida issues the final vote by Congressional District, but it’s likely not to differ more than a delegate or two from the above estimate. The MI/FL tracker has been updated with these new numbers.

And, of course, it won’t matter unless the Florida delegates are seated anyway. Continue Reading...

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Democratic Convention Watch: Edwards delegate update

By Oreo | Published February 1, 2008

Friday, February 01, 2008

Edwards delegate update

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We previously analyzed the status of Edward’s delegates, and determined that he would keep his 4 New Hampshire delegates, but his 14 Iowa delegates will very likely vanish at the next stage of Iowa’s convention process.

So what’s up with his 8 South Carolina delegates? Well after researching, and discussing in detail with the experts at The Green Papers, it seems clear that as long as Edwards keeps his campaign “suspended” as opposed to “ended”, he will keep all of his delegates. Why is that? From the South Carolina Delegate Selection Plan: Continue Reading...

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Democratic Convention Watch: Colorado students: Write to get into the convention

By Oreo | Published February 1, 2008

Friday, February 01, 2008

Colorado students: Write to get into the convention

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Nice idea:

Colorado students have a chance to write their way into the 2008 Democratic National Convention, as part of a “Write to Lead” essay contest announced today at Denver’s East High School. One middle school student and one high school student will be selected. They’ll win at least one night’s entry to the convention. Continue Reading...

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Democratic Convention Watch: AT&T named official wireless service provider for the convention

By Oreo | Published February 1, 2008

Friday, February 01, 2008

AT&T named official wireless service provider for the convention

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Hope they do a better job than some of the stories I’ve heard about Nextel’s service at the 2004 Democratic National Convention in Boston.

DENVER – In an effort to ensure seamless communication throughout the 2008 Democratic National Convention, the Democratic National Convention Committee (DNCC) today announced that AT&T has been named as the Official Wireless Service Provider for the event, to be held Aug. 25-28 in Denver. Continue Reading...

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