Friday, June 20, 2008

Host Committee Volunteer Coordinator Resigns

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The shortage of money plaguing local efforts to finance the Democratic National Convention played a role in the resignation of the top official in charge of volunteers — and concerns are growing that Barack Obama won’t be able to help. Continue Reading...

Friday, June 20, 2008

Convention Celebrity Watch

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Superdelegates won’t be the only celebrities in Denver in August. A large number of stars from the entertainment industry will also be in town for the convention.

The Creative Coalition announced today that it will host a series of events at both Presidential Nominating Conventions, including exclusive performances by some of the biggest headlining artists in music. Scheduled for the third night of each Convention, the benefit performances, presented by Target, promise to be the most sought after gala events of either week. Continue Reading...

Thursday, June 19, 2008

Another chance to win a trip to the convention…

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We’ve told you about the DCCC contest to donate your way into the convention.
You may have also read about the DNCC’s Write to Lead Contest.

Now you have another chance to get inside the Pepsi Center for the big event (as long as you’re a 16-22 year old female and can write or make a video!) Continue Reading...

Thursday, June 19, 2008

The Big Tent

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The convention blogger gathering/party run by Markos Moulitsas and Progress Now rolled out their new website today.

The Big Tent will be the place to be for new media journalists, bloggers, reporters, and non-profit leaders covering the Democratic National Convention in Denver this summer. Continue Reading...

Wednesday, June 18, 2008

Obama and Convention Funding

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The LA Times has an interesting article today that explains the state of funding for the both the Democratic and Republican Conventions. Unlike Barack Obama’s campaign, convention funding comes primarily from lobbyists and corporations.

The person in charge of coming up with the money to fund the Democrats’ convention, Steven Farber, is a federal lobbyist. Farber, a partner at the law firm of Brownstein, Hyatt, Farber & Schreck, which has offices in Denver and Washington, remains $11.6 million short of the $40.6 million the Denver host committee pledged to raise to help fund the convention, which has a budget of about $70 million. Continue Reading...

Wednesday, June 18, 2008

Denver Agrees to Disclose Jail Policies and Procedures Manual

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Just announced by the ACLU…

ACLU Announces Settlement of Recently Filed Lawsuit; Denver Agrees to Disclose Jail Policies and Procedures Manual Continue Reading...

Saturday, June 14, 2008

Convention up to $15 million short

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Fundraising problems continue to be the main story line right now for the convention, which is just over 10 weeks away: Continue Reading...

Friday, June 13, 2008

DNCC Postpones Media Walkthrough

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From CQ Politics…

Just 73 days before the Democratic National Convention in Denver, and six days before media outlets were scheduled to travel to the Mile High City, the Democratic National Convention Committee postponed a scheduled media walk-through. Continue Reading...

Friday, June 13, 2008

Advertise Your Convention Rental on DemConWatch

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As we get closer to the convention demand for rentals near downtown Denver will increase dramatically.

What better place is there to advertise your rental than the source for convention news? This is one of the most targeted places you’ll find for people looking for information on the convention. Continue Reading...

Tuesday, June 10, 2008

Enthusiasm gap extends to conventions

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Here’s another sign that Democrats are much more enthusiastic about their nominee and their party than the Republicans. In April, we reported that the Democrats in Denver had a big problem: Too many volunteers:

As many as 25,000 have registered to volunteer during the Convention. Continue Reading...