Change We Need Rally with Barack Obama
Please join us Thursday, September 18th, for an event with Barack Obama in Española, NM: Change We Need Rally with Barack Obama Plaza de Española 706 Bond Street Española, NM Thursday, September 18th Doors Open: 10:30 a.m. The event is free and open to the public; however, a ticket is required. Space is available on a first come, first served basis. Sign up here
Please join us Thursday, September 18th, for an event with Barack Obama in Española, NM:
Plaza de Española 706 Bond Street Española, NM
Thursday, September 18th Doors Open: 10:30 a.m.
The event is free and open to the public; however, a ticket is required. Space is available on a first come, first served basis. Sign up here
Her speech last night has to be seen to be believed. It was a nasty and sarcastic screed against the dread Liberals and Democrats. She called herself an Pit Bull with lipstick. I thought it was an appropriate description. One thing in particular caught my attention, and made me mad enough to write a letter to the editor of the Chieftain. Hopefully they'll print it. My letter is in the extended post...
From DailyKos:
George W. Bush won North Dakota twice, with 60% of the vote, to 38% for both Al Gore and John Kerry.Bill Clinton failed to win the state twice, and his closest margin in the state came in 1996 when Bob Dole defeated him by 6.8%. This was as he was delivering a sound electoral-college thrashing to the Kansas senator, 379-159.No Democrat has won the state since Lyndon B. Johnson in 1964...Keep those things in mind as you process this poll from North Dakota:Obama (D) 43 McCain (R) 40...North Dakota has just three electoral votes for the taking, but they are three votes that McCain truly cannot afford to lose. If North Dakota is in play, virtually no state is safe.
George W. Bush won North Dakota twice, with 60% of the vote, to 38% for both Al Gore and John Kerry.Bill Clinton failed to win the state twice, and his closest margin in the state came in 1996 when Bob Dole defeated him by 6.8%. This was as he was delivering a sound electoral-college thrashing to the Kansas senator, 379-159.No Democrat has won the state since Lyndon B. Johnson in 1964...
Keep those things in mind as you process this poll from North Dakota:Obama (D) 43 McCain (R) 40
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North Dakota has just three electoral votes for the taking, but they are three votes that McCain truly cannot afford to lose. If North Dakota is in play, virtually no state is safe.
From Electoral-Vote.com:
In New Mexico, Obama appears to be pulling away. He is now leading 53% to 40%. Like Nevada and Colorado, the state has a large Latino population favorably disposed to Obama. If Obama can win the Kerry states plus Iowa (which looks increasingly like it is in the bag for him) plus New Mexico, he has 264 electoral votes. That means he needs to win only one state out of the set: Florida, Ohio, Virginia, Missouri, Colorado, and Nevada. McCain has to hold all six of these key swing states. (If Obama wins just Nevada, it becomes 269-269 and goes to the House. There will be a long posting about that scenario after the news of the conventions dies down.)
This is great news! Except for one thing. We can't see a large margin in the polls and say, "Whew! Our work is done." We can't be complacent about an Obama win. We have to campaign like we're 10 points behind and be ready for the usual dirty tricks and shenanigans.
Having said that, Woo Hoo!
Words are never enough when it comes to expressing sorrow at the passing of a good man. Some of you may not be aware that Orville Moore passed away on Thursday, August 22, 2008.
The Rosary will be held at the San Miguel Catholic Church this evening, Monday, August 25, 2008 at 7:00 pm.
His Memorial Service will be held at 10:00 am, Tuesday, August 26, 2008 at the Socorro County Fairgrounds.
I offer my most sincere condolences to Orville’s wife Valerie Moore, his family, and friends.
May the road rise up to meet you, May the wind be always at your back, May the sun shine warm upon your face, And the rains fall soft upon your fields, And until we meet again, May God hold you in the palm of His hand.
The Democratic Party and Obama Campaign HQ Grand Opening was Saturday, August 23rd.
The success of the opening was largely due to the Socorro County Democratic Chair Valerie Moore. Valerie wasn't able to attend due to the loss of her husband. Her absence was felt keenly. The successful grand opening couldn't have happened without Valerie and all her hard work.
The grand opening was a huge success, thanks to the hard work of too many people to name.
Sefie Anaya and his family devoted their entire day Saturday to preparing for the event.
I think Azure Gilman's been working almost 24 hours a day for the last couple of weeks. We're lucky to have her in Socorro County representing the Obama Campaign. She's doing a great job!
Sefie was keeping count and almost 80 people showed up. Actually, that count is a little short, because he didn't count the little people. With the children, we had almost 90 attendees.
More in the extended post...
Early this morning Obama announced his V.P. pick, Joe Biden. I didn't have any particular hopes or aspirations for Obama's Veep selection. I was pretty neutral, basically feeling that no matter who he chose, someone was going to be unhappy. So I decided to just wait and see, realizing that no one was going to be perfect.
I read all around the internet today, all about Joe Biden. There are people who've put it much better than I can, so I'll quote them.
First, Howard Fineman from Newsweek:
No Ordinary Joe What does Biden bring to the ticket? A lot.First of all, he has a love of politics and public service. He never tried to get rich from his role, even though he has been in the Senate for decades. He is a fancy dresser--given to stick pin collars and French cuffs--and yet he is an unassuming son of a car salesman who takes the train home to Wilmington almost every night.His personal story is compelling: a riches-to-rags family background; a first wife and infant daughter killed in a car crash; a devoted life with his second wife; a passel of grandchildren whom he adores as much as they adore him. And he's never had a hint of financial or sexual scandal.
No Ordinary Joe
What does Biden bring to the ticket? A lot.First of all, he has a love of politics and public service. He never tried to get rich from his role, even though he has been in the Senate for decades. He is a fancy dresser--given to stick pin collars and French cuffs--and yet he is an unassuming son of a car salesman who takes the train home to Wilmington almost every night.His personal story is compelling: a riches-to-rags family background; a first wife and infant daughter killed in a car crash; a devoted life with his second wife; a passel of grandchildren whom he adores as much as they adore him. And he's never had a hint of financial or sexual scandal.
He rides the train to work every day? No scandals? Not corrupt? Sounds good so far! I encourage you to read the entire article. It's very readable and informative. It also gives some negatives, so you can be prepared for the Republican talking points.
Then I checked in at DailyKos and found a very interesting perspective, one that I really like. From Karma for All at DKos:
More in extended post...
The combined Democratic/Obama Headquarters is at 1004 N. California, across the street from Taco Bell, next to H&R Block. The event is from 4-6pm. If you can come by and help, that's great! If not, stop by anyway, grab some chow, and say "Hi!" Hope you see you there!
Sign up to attend here!
75,000 lucky people will be in Denver for Senator Obama's acceptance speech on August 28th. But there are, oh, quite a few more of us who will want to watch it. Why be alone?Why not watch the speech with fellow supporters? Here in Socorro we are organizing Convention Watch Parties. There will be thousands of parties large and small across the country. Some events will be small house parties, some will be large parties with lots of supporters. The group size is up to the host.
The party can include just a close group of friends and neighbors, or it can be opened up for a few other local Obama supporters, people like me, (married to a Republican!) who would really like to meet other supporters and spend that evening celebrating with like-minded people.
It's going to be a terrific, historic evening! Let's spend it together!
Last evening at the Farmer's Market we finally got some pictures. I got the camera out as soon as we finished setting up, before the rush began. I've taken my camera before, but we keep pretty busy and we've never actually had the time to take pics before last night. There's a lot of interest and a lot of enthusiasm!
I've always tended to be a little reclusive, so getting out there and meeting people was way out of my comfort zone. I was really surprised to be having so much fun! The people I'm meeting have been great, and the feeling of satisfaction, to be actually making a difference, is incredible!
Heather, another member of Socorro for Obama, stopped by last evening with her family. It was great getting to know her!
Bonus pic below the fold...
