Tag: democratic national convention
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A look at our Democrat delegates
MIKE MADAY: Obama delegate for the Fifth Congressional DistrictAge: 54Occupation: Mediator; former social worker for Harrison School District 2Alternate to the 1974 Democratic midterm convention to decide party rules and platform.Why do you support Barack Obama? “His biggest strength is changing the way we make decisions and the way the country is governed, moving away…
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Dem delegates approach big moment – as ordinary folks
There’s the life coach, the college student, the McGovern Democrat, the community activist, the pro-Clinton outsider, and even the defense contractor.The lives of the six local delegates headed to the Democratic National Convention in Denver the week of Aug. 25 will converge in a historic moment – Barack Obama’s nomination as the first black major…