For those dedicated folks at the Democratic Party of Hawaii who are organizing the caucuses, it is a complicated process. They are planning more than 200 precinct meetings for the same night at 66 locations across the state. Although past events have drawn no more than a few thousand people, this event promises to be different. The excitement of the campaign, the heavy media coverage and Barack Obama's native-son status will draw thousands of new Democrats into the process.
For those of us who will attend - the process is much simpler. If you show up at the right location before 7:00 pm on Tuesday, February 19, you will get to cast your vote for Barack Obama.
Barack's sister, Maya Soetoro-Ng, has created a short video to help explain the process. If it's your first caucus, please take a few minutes to watch this video.
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Aloha Friends, Today is the day! After months of preparations, the voters in Iowa will be the first to cast their votes for the Democratic nominee for President. Obama has strong support in Iowa, although most polls are deadlocked -- "too close to call". He got a boost yesterday when Dennis Kucinich asked his supporters to vote for Obama on the second ballot. It's an important vote of confidence from a progressive candidate. We should start seeing results from Iowa by by 7 or 8 pm tonight.
Win, lose, or draw -- the race is far from over. While some candidates have nearly gone 'all in' on Iowa, Obama has been building the basis for a nationwide campaign. He is well positioned in New Hampshire, and currently has staff and field offices in 22 states. With early fundraising and energetic supporters, Obama's team has been able to position him for Super Tuesday. If the race is close, Obama is better prepared for a long campaign than any other candidate.
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Aloha Friends,
This Thursday we'll be filing papers to nominate Barack Obama as a candidate for President in Hawaii. We'll be gathering at the Democratic Party of Hawaii headquarters at 3 pm to file the papers, which will be followed by a brief press conference led by Brian Schatz.
We'd like to have at least 30 supporters attend, so please come and invite friends. We will have signs for supporters, but please wear an Obama '08 T-shirts if you have one.
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Through the end of 2007, Obama volunteers in Hawaii will be calling members of the Democratic Party to identify Barack Obama's supporters. By committing to help for two hours a week, you can be part of our efforts to build the Obama campaign in Hawaii.
We will be meeting together at an office downtown, enjoying refreshments and the time to meet other Obama supporters, and making calls to the friendly folks in the Democratic Party. We're asking supporters to commit to one shift a week for five weeks.
The Oahu County Committee of the Democratic Party of Hawaii held a conference on Saturday with training sessions and discussions. The keynote lunch featured three former Democratic Governors of Hawaii on the stage with an extended Q&A. Here are some thoughts from the sessions:
It's exciting to see the energy that Obama is bringing to the Hawaii Democratic Party. Over the years I've noticed that there are few young people involved in politics, and I think that may be for lack of real inspiration. I've talked to many older party members who joined the party when the Kennedy's were running, and I'm hoping Obama can have the same effect - to revitalize the Democratic Party of Hawaii with new members and fresh energy. Over the course of this campaign we can bring in thousands of new voters to the party to participate in the caucus and get involved.
We've been holding weekly volunteer meetings on Oahu for the past few months which are open to all Obama supporters. Many of the attendees have been students from University of Hawaii who are interested in getting involved. Our weekly meetings are held on Wednesdays from 5:30 to 6:30 at the Democratic Party HQ, upstairs at Ward Warehouse.
Please let me know if you have any questions about the meetings, or if you would liek o participate but are unable to attend. My E-mail is df@davidfry.com.
Mahalo,
David Fry
I just wanted to say congratulations to Brian and Linda Schatz on the birth of their daughter, Mia Schatz. As many of you will know, Brian has been one of the lead organizers of the effort here in Hawaii. Mia was born Sunday at 2pm, weighing 5lbs 13oz.
Aloha,
David
