Last Saturday's Democratic Convention and Caucus seemed to be a success. Preliminary estimates announced after Saturday morning's registration period were that around 1,400 delegates and alternates were in attendance for the day's deliberations.

There was debate and dissent, passion and play. Thurston County Democrats Caucus Information

Thurston County will be sending 88 Obama Delegates and Alternates, and 36 Clinton Delegates and Alternates to Congressional District Caucuses.

Here's the TCD platform video presentation:

Via email:

This is a reminder our next monthly meeting is Monday, February 25, at 7:00 PM in room 152, building 1 at the Thurston County Courthouse.

Following a brief update on the tremendously successful caucus and convention cycle we've now entered, we will consider the proposed revisions to our Campaign Services Policy and Procedure, as well as the three resolutions introduced last fall and the "Priorities for a Healthy Washington" resolution introduced last month . New business includes adoption of our 2008 budget and recommendations from the Campaign Services Committee.

The full draft agenda for the meeting is available here. The draft minutes of last month's meeting are available here.

As always, please remember the less fortunate in our community and bring one or more non-perishable items for donation to the Thurston County Food Bank.

I look forward to seeing you next week!

You can never be sure, you can never fully trust the people you hire to govern, or the people to be governed. What do you do? I've decided this year to believe. To believe that our country can be healed. I've decided to come off the fence, and declare my support for Barack Obama

Please click on the image above, to see a bit more about why I've chosen to believe, against reasonable hope, perhaps, that our country can be united, and people can start to believe in the precepts of tolerance, welcoming immigrants of all nations, faiths, and ethnicities, and strong funded public education.

"The 'we' we've been waiting for to come and fix our problems is us!" It's time to take back control of this country, and put the scoundrels who have damaged our country into jail where they belong!

If you live in Washington, please attend your caucus today!

Cosmo 

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If you're interested in participating in the State Presidential Nominating System, and you support one of the Democratic Candidates, you can find the information that you need at the Washington State Democrats Caucus Information Center.

Washington State's Democratic Presidential Caucuses will be held on
Saturday, February 9th, 2008 beginning at 1:00 pm.

Caucus Finder

This year, precinct caucuses won't include an opportunity to discuss or vote on possible platform planks or resolutions. However, building an effective party platform is still an important activity. It’s the one chance we have every couple of years to clearly articulate our values, defining who we are and what we stand for.

We'll aslo have an oportunity to vote for your favorite presidential candidate in our straw poll.

Therefore, in an effort to provide opportunities for discussion and participation, we will offer a series of “pre-caucus forums” throughout the county, and, since it’s a presidential election year, we’ll be doing straw polls to determine preferred candidates at each forum.

David Domke*, a dynamic and popular speaker on framing the message in politics, will kick-off and help facilitate the first forum in Olympia on January 15. Participants at all three events will be able to discuss what they think should be included in the Thurston County Democrats' platform this year, submit resolutions, and “vote” for their favorite presidential candidate. You can begin the discussion early at www.thurstondemocrats.org/precaucusforums.

We hope you’ll take advantage of these opportunities to discuss issues important to you in preparation for the upcoming election cycle.

Olympia (featuring UW Prof. David Domke*)
Tuesday, January 15 - 7:00 to 9:00pm
Olympia High School Commons, 1302 North Street SE, Olympia, WA

In January, the Thurston County Democrats will be voting on three resolutions:

Resolution in Support of the Congressional Accompaniment Program

Resolution Calling for the Impeachment of Richard Cheney

Resolution to Investigate the Abuse of Authority by Law Enforcement Officials During the Nov 2007 Olympia Port Protests

Who knew it was so much fun over there? You can go ahead and discuss these at the TCD blog.