San Diego — the Democratic National Committee Executive Committee and Association of State Democratic Chairs held their last meetings of the current officer term on December 12 and 13 at the Hotel Del Coronado.  The committees heard reports on the 2008 elections and the Party’s outstanding successes in voter registration; voter turnout, especially of young and [...]

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The Virginia Democratic Party Central Committee met in Charlottesville on December 6th for its quarterly meeting and marked our 2008 Victories – carrying Virginia for the first time in 44 years and thus helping to elect President Obama, electing Mark Warner and having two Democratic Senators for the first time since 1970, and electing Glenn Nye, [...]

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I suppose that people smarter than me knew that Tom Perriello would beat Virgil Goode in the 5th Congressional District, but for me it was the most inspiring upset of the night.  I recall Virgil as a reasonable Democrat, including when he nominated Doug Wilder for Governor at the 1989 state convention, but as he slid [...]

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