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May 30, 31, June 1 - Democratic State Convention at Augusta Civic Center. Details at www.mainedems.org
Tonight I went to Bethel to meet with other Obama delegates/alternates from the Oxford County area and one thing was clear throughout the whole night:
YOU MUST SHOW UP AT THE STATE CONVENTION IF YOU’RE A DELEGATE OR AN ALTERNATE!!!! Yes, even if you’re an ALTERNATE…..YOU STILL NEED TO SHOW UP!
Why? Because if not enough Obama delegates and alternates show up, Hillary could be who Maine chooses for the National Convention! OMG people, we can’t have that happening! Bluck! After all our hard work, can you imagine that happening? I can’t even fathom it!
Okay, before I put too much pressure on you and before you throw up, let me be clear: IF YOU ARE A DELEGATE OR AN ALTERNATE AND CAN’T MAKE THE CONVENTION, you need to RESIGN from your position officially, especially if you’re a delegate. This has to be done so the towns/counties will know which delegates need to be filled in with alternates. Some of this switching around can also occur at the State Convention.
Are we clear? You must show up!
By the way, registering and paying the $35 dollar fee is not the only thing you have to do to participate in the State Convention. You ALSO have to check in either on Friday evening (12-9pm) at the Augusta Civic Center or you can come early on Saturday to check in. “Checking in” means you are physically at the Convention to get your credentials so you CAN vote for Obama. If you’re not checked in by 9am on Saturday morning, YOU CANNOT VOTE. You will also be reduced to “guest” status….even if you are a delegate. Very, very important to check in, people!
Anyways, tonight’s meeting was great. Josh Hyman of the Obama campaign out of Bangor was there to speak to all of us. He’s young and full of energy! Love that. I had to laugh when one woman in the room asked Josh what to do if your friend is a Hillary delegate but she’s now saying she wants to vote for Obama at the State Convention. Before Josh could answer, the woman sitting next to me and I both said in unison, “You tell her, ‘yes’. Yes she can!”. Well, guess what? She can vote for Obama, even if she checks in as a Hillary delegate. Fantastic, huh? I wonder how many Hillary delegates/alternates are going to do that? I hope a lot!
Another highlight of the night was hearing again that there’s going to be a “special” speaker at our Convention on that Saturday. It’s a big name speaker too. Many of us kept trying to get Josh to tell us who it was (we kept asking if it was John Edwards), but he wouldn’t tell us. Damn it. I wonder who it will be? It’s not John Edwards per Josh. Will it be Ted Kennedy? Wow! That would be cool. Well, one thing is for sure…we’re all going to find out at the Convention! Woohoo!
Paragraph from tonight’s Convention Highlights:
“OBAMA SPEECH AND FLOOR DEMONSTRATION 10:30a.m.”
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Be on the floor of convention at 10:30, and be prepared to march, wave a sign, and cheer for the next President of the United States! Bring a homemade sign, or pick up an official Obama campaign sign on your way in. Our candidates will be well represented by surrogates who will ask us to show that we are fired up and ready to go! Are you ready?”
I’m ready!!!! I can’t wait. I was thinking for my sign I might write, “It’s All About The “O”, what do you think? What should I write on the back? Any suggestions? Or should I can it and go with something else?
I am so pumped up!
What a long day today was, though. Wow. I got up at 5:30am, had my son out the door by 7am to go to school, left my house @ 8am, went to the Post Office, drove 1.25 hours to clean a house that takes 5 hours to complete, drove home another 1.25 hours or so, did some laundry, got my son’s dinner prepared for him, wrote a blog post, and then screamed to Bethel which is another 1/2 hour of driving one way! I’m pooped. LOL You should have seen my eyes at the meeting tonight! They looked horrid!
