Tuesday, March 18, 2008

Michigan revote looking less likely

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Looks like Michigan isn’t going to revote either:

Senate Democrats emerged from a closed-door caucus this morning and proclaimed that a fledging idea floated by top Michigan Democrats to create a special June 3 primary election is all but dead.”The votes aren’t there to do it,” said Sen. Buzz THOMAS (D-Detroit), the co-chair of the Barack OBAMA campaign in Michigan Continue Reading...

Tuesday, March 18, 2008

McCain speech could be up against NFL opener

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We noted last month that John McCain’s acceptance speech at the Republican National Convention on September 4th could conflict with the opening game of the NFL season. At the time the NFL schedule was not clear. And the comments on that post thought it would not be an issue:

• “The season isn’t moving anywhere, nor is the game going to get canceled”
• “All of the alternatives listed are ridiculous at best.”
• I don’t think its a big issue…”
• Oh, Puh-leeze! Football is a money-maker for the networks. Political conventions are not.

But we wrote in that post: Continue Reading...

Monday, March 17, 2008

Michigan Governor Granholm proposes a June 3rd primary

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Ben Smith at Politico is reporting that Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm is calling for a June 3rd Primary.

“Designate June 3, 2008 as the date of a state presidential primary election in Michigan. The election would be conducted in the same manner as a regular election in Michigan, except for procedures specific to presidential primaries such as party ballot selection. ” Continue Reading...

Monday, March 17, 2008

Interested in joining DCW?

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We’re looking for a new blogger to join the team here at 2008 Democratic Convention Watch. Must have experience blogging, be a partisan Democrat, but be able to stay neutral in your posts on a certain presidential nomination contest. Must also have the ability to post during daytime hours, especially when news breaks.

You’ll be quizzed on who the add-on delegates from Tennessee are, why Ken Curtis should have never left Maine, what hotel will the Michigan delegation be staying at if they are seated, when did Joe Lieberman really lose his superdelegate status, and why Mike Bloomberg didn’t really want the Democratic Convention in New York. Just kidding. Sort of… Continue Reading...

Monday, March 17, 2008

A Guide to DemConWatch

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Welcome to DemConWatch (formerly 2008 Democratic Convention Watch), the premier independent web site for all the information you need about the Transition, Inauguration and the 2010 and 2012 elections.

DemConWatch broke the news about Obama moving his speech to Invesco Field and continues to be a leader in the news your looking for regarding the Democratic Party and the elections. Continue Reading...

Monday, March 17, 2008

Florida won’t have a revote

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Florida wants the DNC to count their primary votes as-is and will not hold another election.

Last week, the Florida Democratic Party laid out the only existing way that we can comply with DNC Rules – a statewide revote run by the Party – and asked for input. Continue Reading...

Sunday, March 16, 2008

Tennessee add-on superdelegates named

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We welcome to the circle of superdelegates 2 add-ons from Tennessee:

Vicky Harwell of Pulaski, who is president of the Tennessee Federation of Democratic Women, and Jerry Lee of Nashville, president of the Tennessee AFL-CIO Labor Council. Continue Reading...

Saturday, March 15, 2008

Iowa County Convention Results

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It looks like Obama is coming out ahead…

Saturday county conventions being worked hard by Obama and Clinton supporters (and some Edwards folks too) as all seek support for final delegate allocation in head-numbing multi-step process. In evening conference call, Obama camp claims they’ve won 23 of the 45 pledged delegates at stake — a net gain of 7 since caucuses in early January — while Clinton has lost 1 at 14. – The Page Continue Reading...