Wall Street reform, economic recovery, and the following statement on the DNC Rules and Bylaws Commitee on the 2012 National Convention Delegate Selection Plan. (see… Read More »DNC Communications Report – July 16, 2010 (RBC)
Discussion of Call (continued): Article 2 – Delegate qualifications. Note that delegates are pledge to support Democratic nominees. State parties to adopt affirmative action – change… Read More »DNC Rules & Bylaws July 10, 2010 – #2 Delegates
The Committee reviewed the draft Call – Articles 1-5, to be completed (Articles 6-8) at August 18 meeting.
But first – clarified that unpledged delegates must declare their presidential preference, but “uncommitted” is a presidential preference.
Call Article 1 – Distribution of Delegate Votes– allocation among states, assignment of alternates, and discussion of “bonus delegates,” e.g., to reward states for moving back in the process. Changes – increase number from 3000 to 3700 delegates, bonus delegates, eliminate add-on unpledged delegates, change alternate allocation to 1 alternate per 12 delegates: if a candidate meets a threshold in a state, but no alternates are available, DNC may award additional alternates.Read More »DNC Rules & Bylaws Committee – July 10, 2010 – # 1 Frontloading
Rule 11 – Timing of the Delegate Selection Process – as discussed, calender window would start first Tuesday in March (March 6, 2012). Proposal also… Read More »DNC Rules & Bylaws, July 9 #3 – Timing
Note that the RBC will meet on August 18, prior to the August 19 DNC meeting, if it wants to make changes. Rule 7 –… Read More »DNC Rules & Bylaws, July 9, #2 – Inclusion and Superdelegates (updated)
The DNC RBC commenced its meeting today at 2 pm to continue the process of adoption of the draft 2012 Democratic National Convention Delegate Selection… Read More »DNC Rules & Bylaws Committee Meeting – July 9, 2010 #1 – Sanctions
Check out the President’s Weekly Address: A Solar Recovery. As part of the explosion of Recovery Act projects this summer and as a move towards a… Read More »Obama: Economic Recovery and Clean Energy
Economic recovery, immigration reform, and Kagan hearings.
The Democratic National Convention will be held during the week of September 3, 2012 in: Charlotte, North Carolina; Cleveland, Ohio; Minneapolis, Minnesota; OR St. Louis, Missouri. … Read More »DNC Announces 2012 Convention City Finalists
Sorry to see the American Enterprise Institute/Brookings Institution Election Reform Project come to a close. There was always interesting information in their newsletters, which I… Read More »Election Reform
Economic Recovery, Affordable Health Care, and more.
Gulf spill, our energy future and more
The DPVA held its steering and central committee meetings this weekend in Charlotesville. Some highlights: The committee filed two recently vacated officer positions: Gaylene Kanoyton… Read More »DPVA June Quarterly Meeting
Responding to the BP oil spill, laying a new economic foundation, and OFA 2010.
Next Friday (June 11, 2010) at 7:30 pm, the Democratic Party of Virginia Steering Committee will meet at the Omni Hotel (235 West Main St.,… Read More »DPVA June 11 Meeting Update
This Saturday, June 5, Organizing for America will kick off its 2010 campaign efforts with canvassing/phone banking targeted to first time Obama 2008 voters to… Read More »DNC/OFA Vote 2010 Kickoff Canvass this Weekend
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The UVA alumni magazine has a nice profile of retiring U President John Casteen. In his 20 years, he has built the University’s reputation, academic… Read More »Virginia’s Next Governor?
The Democratic Party of Virginia will hold its quarterly meetings in Charlotesville – Steering Committee will meet at 7:30 on friday night, June 11 and Central Committee will meet at 10:00 am, saturday June 12. The meetings will be held at the University of Virginia’s Darden School of Business’ Sponsors Hospitality Center in Charlottesville. The Democratic Black Caucus will also be holding its Juneteenth Luncheon at 12:30 on Saturday, June 12. Read More »DPVA Steering and Central Committees to Meet on June 11-12
The DNC Rules & Bylaws Committee is off to an excellent start on the path to the 2012 Democratic National Convention. The next steps will be an RBC meeting in DC on July 8-9 to finalize the Delegate Selection Rules and the August 21 DNC meeting which will adopt the Convention Call. Thoughts on the May 20-21 RBC meeting:Read More »DNC Rules & Bylaws May 2010 Meeting – Highlights
The DNC RBC completed its meeting today. Below are attached the draft rules discussed yesterday and today. I will post some thoughts shortly.
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The RBC reconvened this morning and addressed the remaining provisions of the draft delegate selection rules.Read More »DNC Rules and Bylaws Committee – Update – Calendar
Josh Putnam from Frontloading HQ is tweeting the meeting. http://twitter.com/FHQ Update: Rule 7 – Inclusion Programs – This provision was added in 2008 and sets… Read More »Today’s DNC Rule & Bylaws Committee Meeting – UPDATE #2 – Superdelegates
The DNC Rules and Bylaws Committee is meeting today at the Capital Hilton in DC. Here are the highlights, which I will update over the course of the afternoon.
Patrice Taylor set forth the calendar for now to 2012 (to be posted later). The RBC will meet today and tomorrow and then on July 9-10, 2010 in DC to finalize the Convention Call, which will be approved at the DNC meeting in St. Louis on August 21, 2010.
DNC Co-Chair James Roosevelt reported that the RNC Committee on delegate selection had issued at least an initial report. The Committee’s proposed calendar tracks the DNC Change Commission recommendations – only IA, NH, SC, NV may have primaries/caucuses in February, others must be in March or later. To encourage early processes, in contests held before April, delegates will be awarded on proportional basis, not winner take all has been their usual procedure. (All Democratic contests are proportional, of course.)
The RBC then reviewed the proposed rules seriatum, and then approved or decided to discuss in more detail later. [periodic updates to follow.]
UPDATE #1 :Clarified that votes taken today are “final,” but can still be amended between now and the final adoption of the whole set of rules. (I will post draft rules ater today.) The draft rules have the same structure as the 2008 rules. Specific rules addressed below.Read More »DNC Rules & Bylaws Committee Meeting UPDATE
Economic Recovery, Oil Spill, 2010 Elections.
on your service on the McDonnell Government Deform and Destruction Commission. Please keep the Governor from messing up things too badly. Thanks.
DNC/OFA 2010 plans, deficit reduction, immigration reform, and more.
May 20-21, 2010 (Fri-Sat): The DNC Rules and Bylaws Committee will meet in Washington DC to work on the 2012 National Convention Delegate Selection Plan. The… Read More »Upcoming DNC Meetings
On the occasion of the 100th day of the McDonnell administration, the DPVA has provided an excellent analysis of that administration’s failures. To be fair,… Read More »100 Days of Moving Virginia Backwards
I recall cleaning up 4 Mile Run on this day those many years ago. Extraordinary progress has been made, but challenges remain. Here’s President Obama’s… Read More »Happy 40th Earth Day