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Democratic Convention
Mar. 30th, 2008 11:17 amOw, ow, ow. I think my butt and feet still hurt! ;.; I was suppose to arrive at 8:30 am yesterday for the convention, but I didn't arrive till 11 because of my earlier state problem in previous posts. I had been told that was okay, as long as I was there by 1. The place we were to meet at was "Alamo Convention Center". Convention center my butt, or really the poor seniors in there, it was a basketball court with wooden bleachers!
The convention couldn't begin till everyone got in and got registured. Then the convention was suppose to start at 2, it didn't get moving till 4. And even then there was a problem. The lists were incomplete. A ton of people were missing, including me! That created another whole set of problems. We couldn't begin till all delegates were present, and those who were missing on the list but present, had to get credentials. Basically saying yes, I was at the precint caucus and all that jazz. Long story short nearly 2 hours later they were getting no where with the system they had in places. So they made all delegates with provisions, those who were no on the list, automatically delegate because the numbers added up. Still precints were short. Mine was suppose to have 16, only 3 showed up with one alternate. So now they had to make Alternates delegates in those precints. That couldn't be done auto and they had to go through credentials. That took almost took 2 hours, but considering there were hundreds of people that had to do that, not a big deal. Then came selecting chair and secretary. That took another hour. Then we finally were getting to the big reason we were all there. Selecting delegate and alternates for the State Convention in June. Well the alternate left, fed up with everything just looking at the line with credentials earlier. So that left me, and two other ladies. We totaled 2 Clinton and 1 Obama. The way it goes it you do one vote. Who ever has the most votes gets the Delegate seat. Who ever gets the second number gets the alternate.
I got the delegate seat. XD
The Obama lady got the alternate because the other Clinton woman put her vote for me to give me 2 votes and the higher number. Now we could have all nominated ourselves. If that had happened we would have gone to the official to draw cards because there were was a 3 way tie. Whoever would draw the highest card from a single set of Ace to King would be the delegate. The person with the next drawn highest card would have been alternate. If its a tie between two people it can be done with a flip of a coin. So that done the chair chosen for the day because the one elected at the precint never showed up took a paper and got in line to give it to the secretary. No offical document for US to put the info on. WEIRD, en? So officals made a little boo boo. They didn't ask for those delegates chosen to remain because there were still 4 votes left. And they didn't realise it till the line was nearing an end for the delegate and alternate info being submitted. By the time the chair asked, only 200-300 people were left out of the original 3,000-4,000 estimated to be present originally. And they were not all delegates chosen. I stuck around because I knew there was more. But by then it was past 10pm. Between 10 and midnight we only got through the resolutions.
I went home after that. I had my dogs in my room, I was forced to lock them in there when I left for safety. Because if they got into a fight with the other dog because of my house-mate I would have still gotten the blame even though I wasn't there. My dogs are 40 and 60 pounds. The little shit is only 10. They still have to vote on At-Large-Delegates. What the hell that is exactly I have no idea. All I know a friend was running for it, and he would be a good delegate. He was pretty much getting his name out to the remaining delegates present so I didn't feel needed. I'm sure he got in. The two other votes were for Chair and Secretary for our district up at State. Confused? I didn't stick around so I have not way to explain. ^.^'
Overall for as crazy and disorganized as it was the event was surprising good mannered. While people were getting cranky during the day they didn't lash out at other people and there was no heated feeling between Clinton and Obama camps execpt during the selection of delegates. The one thing that was amazing and is completely left out in the new is the people who are democrates, or people who feel that one of these two people are what the country needs right now and not McCain, is that bottom line is either one could get the nomination and it wouldn't matter as long as both Clinton and Obama are on the ticket.
Clinton supports, I was shocked to learn, didn't think she should go for more than one term. Then Obama having gain experience as Vice could take the baton and go for two terms.
The Obama supports love him, but like Hillary for her experience and love the idea of a female Vice President.
So it was a very good, though long, day.
The convention couldn't begin till everyone got in and got registured. Then the convention was suppose to start at 2, it didn't get moving till 4. And even then there was a problem. The lists were incomplete. A ton of people were missing, including me! That created another whole set of problems. We couldn't begin till all delegates were present, and those who were missing on the list but present, had to get credentials. Basically saying yes, I was at the precint caucus and all that jazz. Long story short nearly 2 hours later they were getting no where with the system they had in places. So they made all delegates with provisions, those who were no on the list, automatically delegate because the numbers added up. Still precints were short. Mine was suppose to have 16, only 3 showed up with one alternate. So now they had to make Alternates delegates in those precints. That couldn't be done auto and they had to go through credentials. That took almost took 2 hours, but considering there were hundreds of people that had to do that, not a big deal. Then came selecting chair and secretary. That took another hour. Then we finally were getting to the big reason we were all there. Selecting delegate and alternates for the State Convention in June. Well the alternate left, fed up with everything just looking at the line with credentials earlier. So that left me, and two other ladies. We totaled 2 Clinton and 1 Obama. The way it goes it you do one vote. Who ever has the most votes gets the Delegate seat. Who ever gets the second number gets the alternate.
I got the delegate seat. XD
The Obama lady got the alternate because the other Clinton woman put her vote for me to give me 2 votes and the higher number. Now we could have all nominated ourselves. If that had happened we would have gone to the official to draw cards because there were was a 3 way tie. Whoever would draw the highest card from a single set of Ace to King would be the delegate. The person with the next drawn highest card would have been alternate. If its a tie between two people it can be done with a flip of a coin. So that done the chair chosen for the day because the one elected at the precint never showed up took a paper and got in line to give it to the secretary. No offical document for US to put the info on. WEIRD, en? So officals made a little boo boo. They didn't ask for those delegates chosen to remain because there were still 4 votes left. And they didn't realise it till the line was nearing an end for the delegate and alternate info being submitted. By the time the chair asked, only 200-300 people were left out of the original 3,000-4,000 estimated to be present originally. And they were not all delegates chosen. I stuck around because I knew there was more. But by then it was past 10pm. Between 10 and midnight we only got through the resolutions.
I went home after that. I had my dogs in my room, I was forced to lock them in there when I left for safety. Because if they got into a fight with the other dog because of my house-mate I would have still gotten the blame even though I wasn't there. My dogs are 40 and 60 pounds. The little shit is only 10. They still have to vote on At-Large-Delegates. What the hell that is exactly I have no idea. All I know a friend was running for it, and he would be a good delegate. He was pretty much getting his name out to the remaining delegates present so I didn't feel needed. I'm sure he got in. The two other votes were for Chair and Secretary for our district up at State. Confused? I didn't stick around so I have not way to explain. ^.^'
Overall for as crazy and disorganized as it was the event was surprising good mannered. While people were getting cranky during the day they didn't lash out at other people and there was no heated feeling between Clinton and Obama camps execpt during the selection of delegates. The one thing that was amazing and is completely left out in the new is the people who are democrates, or people who feel that one of these two people are what the country needs right now and not McCain, is that bottom line is either one could get the nomination and it wouldn't matter as long as both Clinton and Obama are on the ticket.
Clinton supports, I was shocked to learn, didn't think she should go for more than one term. Then Obama having gain experience as Vice could take the baton and go for two terms.
The Obama supports love him, but like Hillary for her experience and love the idea of a female Vice President.
So it was a very good, though long, day.
