Not to be overlooked, the next nominating contest (and the final caucus) is May 3rd on the island of Guam. As a show of how serious this campaign has taken every contest, and every vote, the Obama for America office in Hagåtña has been up and running for weeks now.
Southern High School graduate Ria Baldevia returned to the island to help with the campaign efforts as a field director. Yesterday Ria checked in with news from on the ground in Guam:
This is a very exciting time on Guam. The people of Guam are very appreciative and excited about the first ever presidential campaign office that has been placed on Guam. People are stopping by the office trying to understand why an office exists on the island, and why there are radio advertisements in addition to television commercials on air. It's been a massive educational campaign and drive to get the young students, and newcomers involved.... It's a real nice feeling when someone smiles when you tell her/him that she has a say in choosing the Democratic presidential nominee.The interesting thing about Guam's caucus is that it is conducted like a primary. There is no voice voting, or precinct convention. Everyone goes to their respective precincts and votes on a secret ballot. The 15% threshold exists as it does everywhere else (Democratic Party rules for delegate selection plans), and that will determine the allocation of pledged delegates. The difference here is that the delegates are elected the day of the Primary, May 3, rather than having a separate convention for electing their delegates. After stating the presidential preference, the voters will elect up to 4 male delegates and 4 female delegates.The other cool part of the Guam campaign is that the University of Guam students are showing their presence in the office on a daily basis. We've got some hardcore students representing the college vote and rocking the local politics.
Visit GU.BarackObama.com for more news and info from Guam!
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