Delegate selection today in the 9th district

The whole male/female thing, how the breakouts are assigned and how they don't factor in the makeup of the actual delegates. It's all so arbitrary and, frankly, seems pretty unfair.

But hey, that's just me. ; )

Note to Obama campaign: WTF?

I wonder if the Obama campaign endorses what he did? I'll have to check with someone with the Obama campaign to see.

Robin Hayes lied. Nobody died, but thousands of folks lost their jobs.

Also, they did what?!!!

There was a list of approved candidates and an Obama staffer came in and read out a list of four names that had been approved by the official campaign?

How did the voting go?

Nothing like this in the 4th.

She got up and said "These people are endorsed by the Obama campaign" and then read the names.

The male and female endorsed delegates won in the first round of voting, don't know about the other two, I left.

They were the only two that reached the 20% mark in first round voting to progress to the second round so they won automatically.

"jump in where you can and hang on"
Briscoe Darling to Sheriff Andy

I wasn't paying attention to the letterhead but the letters did have Obama somewhere in the title. Not sure the letters had much sway.

It took all day just to whittle down the 30 or so female contenders for the Obama delegation to three. And yet again, the resolutions took backstage to the candidate activity.

Mel Watt gave an interesting speech. He asked that we engage issues of race when confronted so as to take advantage of a dialog that Americans have need to address and to keep the issue from being marginalized and turned into a weapon by our opponents. I was very pleased to hear his view. It's a fundamental discussion to try and come to terms with in a country that its very fiber is made up of diversity.

Progressive Democrats of North Carolina

Very glad I stayed out of all of the pledged delegate stuff.

Also, a happy announcement: should our nominee win North Carolina, I will cast one of the 15 special votes in Raleigh.

Both of the females who won in the eighth district (one actual delegate, one alternative) were "endorsed" by the campaign. I swear I'm not being snarky (for those who know my loyalties), but it was obviously not in keeping with the "new kind of politics" of the Obama campaign. The delegate process should have been open and free from such things.

There were a lot of new faces at the convention, hopefully they will stick around and help in the future.

"jump in where you can and hang on"
Briscoe Darling to Sheriff Andy

so I don't know if this was the case there or not.

Our County Party secretary Dianne Greene, reports,

Thirteen delegates from Moore County attended the convention today. The following candidates addressed the attendees:

1. Kay Hagan
2. Kristin Ruth
3. Sam Ervin IV
4. Ron Ansley
5. Don Vaughn
6. Betty Mangum
7. Teresa Bratten

The allocation of delegates to candidates was based on the Primary voting in our district. Three Hillary Clinton delegates and one alternate Clinton delegate were chosen to represent the vote of the district. Two Obama delegates were elected: one of whom was Tessie Taylor from Aberdeen. It was exciting to have a Moore County delegate elected. Way to go Tessie!!! Nancy Barton from Moore County also was on the Obama delegate ballot but was not selected. Kudos to both of them!

Nine resolutions were voted on and eight were approved. The eight approved included the following:

1. Abolish the Death Penalty
2. Protect Social Security and Medicare
3. Support of Higher Education for Immigrant Students
4. Support for Canceling Duke Energy’s Proposed New Coal Plant at Cliffside
5. Support of Restoring Collective Bargaining Rights to Public Employees
6. Support of National Housing Trust Fund
7. End to Warrantless Wiretapping, withholding Legal Counsel from Prisoners
8. Support of Strict Adherence to the Geneva Convention and the Elimination of Torture of Prisoners of War.

The resolution that did not pass was a resolution to Reaffirm National Democratic Rules for Seating Delegates from Michigan and Florida.

Be the change you wish to see in the world. --Gandhi
Pointing at Naked Emperors