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CA Dem Party Delegate Elections are Next Weekend: Support Progressives

by: PeteB2

Sun Jan 04, 2009 at 23:18:15 PM PST

Thank goodness the Progressive Democrats of America, SoCal Grassroots, and the Progressive Caucus of the CA Democratic Party have joined together to run Progressive Slate candidates for next weekend's state party delegate elections (election times/locations here). The statements of the candidates give you so little to go on, and sitting through several hours to hear them speak individually before figuring out who is really the progressives of the bunch is a really arduous thing to go through. I believe we can really make a positive change in the party by getting real progressive activists in delegate positions who can challenge the party when necessary.

PeteB2 :: CA Dem Party Delegate Elections are Next Weekend: Support Progressives

The list of causes that candidates on this slate need to advocate for is something I agree with nearly to a tee, and I really appreciate that they are laying out what the criteria for selection is.

If I understand correctly, the voting process will allow district Democrats to show up during registration, register, vote and leave without having to stick around for the full meeting. So knowing ahead of time how you'll vote is essential to making the process as painless as possible. If I can tell others that they can vote to support progressive candidates for delegate without having to attend a 2+ hour meeting, then I'm pretty sure I can get some takers. Talk of a meeting is likely to scare them off.

Presently there are just a handful of slates posted; however just today a few more assembly district slates have been added I received a quick email reply from the contact on the Progressive Slate site that a full slate will be forthcoming for my AD (the 53rd).

Perusing the district slates that are already up, I noticed that in the 42nd AD, Dante Atkins is on the slate. Congratulations to Dante for making the Progressive Slate and best wishes for an election victory!

On Wednesday, I will be attending a Torrance Democratic Club meeting and will be spreading word amongst members about the elections and to support the Progressive Slate.

If anybody has tips/suggestions on the best way to mobilize others to get out to the elections, please share them in comments.

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CA Dem Party Delegate Elections are Next Weekend: Support Progressives | 8 comments

I saw a bunch of names on our local candidate list (0.00 / 0)

that were involved in disenfranchising local voters and basically creating havoc with registration drives causing a legal challenge from one of the losing candidates.

I am so pissed that they had the nerve to want to do more destruction to the local Democratic "brand."

http://www.dailynexus.com/arti...

http://www.noozhawk.com/local_...

http://www.santaynezvalleyjour...

by: cookiejill @ Mon Jan 05, 2009 at 16:18:02 PM CST

You keep repeating this stuff (0.00 / 0)

about how the registration drives caused problems. But you don't actually provide proof. These articles aren't actually proof -- in fact, they explain the defense against the challenges, which sound quite reasonable.

So unless you're going to go into detail and show proof, you need to stop just saying this stuff.

by: jsw @ Tue Jan 06, 2009 at 12:46:07 PM CST

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I worked in the Elections Office (0.00 / 0)

and there are some things that I am not allowed to fully disclose.

But I know that VERF reg drivers slammed voters into registering for VBM or told them they HAD to register as a Democrat because I had to answer the angry calls. I know that the UCSB Dems sat on reg forms for MONTHS because I had to deal with angry voters having to register a second time or angry voters not able to vote because the reg drives didn't turn in the forms by Oct. 20. It is simply unacceptable and believe me dealing with disenfranchised voters is not fun.

I won't stop saying this stuff because we really need to get civics classes back into schools and have people doing registration drives do it correctly instead of disenfranchising people.

by: cookiejill @ Wed Jan 07, 2009 at 00:09:59 AM CST

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See, it's stuff like that (0.00 / 0)

"I know bad stuff that I can't disclose, except to the extent I can make really bad accusations about these people."

Either you can disclose or you can't. But this "Trust me, I know bad stuff, here are some accusations" routine is bogus.

by: jsw @ Wed Jan 07, 2009 at 09:15:37 AM CST

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Yeah...whatever dude (0.00 / 0)

It's not bogus. Think whatever you want.

by: cookiejill @ Wed Jan 07, 2009 at 09:48:31 AM CST

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Your accusations may be true (0.00 / 0)

but without actually detailing them, with evidence, they're just accusations.

That's the behavior that's bogus. If you really weren't permitted to disclose things because of your employment, you NEVER should have posted the accusations.

by: jsw @ Wed Jan 07, 2009 at 10:18:39 AM CST

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