BLOG POSTINGS - The Denver Group

Monday, August 18, 2008

CRUNCH TIME

It is getting down to the wire. The Denver Group enthusiastically plans to continue insisting that the Democratic Party act democratically.
  • Our commercial is scheduled to air towards the end of the week on CNN and we will post further details about that as they become available (it is currently being reviewed by CNN clearance).  ed note: ad
  • We also have a print ad in the works to run Monday, August 25th in a D.C. based newspaper, which will reach all their regular readers as well as being available at the convention hall itself and at hotels in Denver where delegates and super delegates will be staying. We believe this ad could influence what happens at the roll call vote.
  • If our contributions keep coming, we will be running our commercial in Denver starting this week (probably on CBS but possibly ABC as well) to get the message across. While it takes additional funds to do this, we believe that if we hit our fund raising goals for the week we can readily afford this step.
The DNC has successfully made a complete mess of their own procedures and is offering conflicting explanations about what exactly is going to happen at the roll call vote. So now it is important to keep in mind that delegates, no matter what they are told, are not only free to vote their consciences as to what their constituents' wishes are, but that they are supposed to vote based on their constituents' preferences - not Howard Dean's preferences or Nancy Pelosi's or anybody's other than the people who elected the delegates in the first place, rank and file voters across the country. Our ads will remind delegates and super delegates not only of their rights but also of their responsibilities to democratic process itself. And we are also going to make clear what the consequences may very well be for the Democratic Party if they do not.

3:56 PM
Tuesday, August 19, 2008

Reception update

We are fortunate to have received such a positive response regarding The Denver Group's reception for our supporters. Indeed, the response has been so positive that we have run out of space for accepting any more guests. Thank you to those who have rsvp'd. If you know that you won't be able to make it, please let us know right away so that we can give your space to somebody on the "overflow list" we are keeping. If you are interest in being on this list please send an email to TheDenverGroup@gmail.com with the words "overflow list request" in the subject line.

Also, we may arrange a more informal "meet-up" for Denver Group supporters - time and place will be announced on this blog as the events schedule for Denver becomes clearer.

It is wonderful to know that Denver will be full of people who want the Democratic Party kept democratic.