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Clinton Campaign training will have a positive impact on the WA Democratic Party

By JulieTackett
Sun Nov 11, 2007 at 06:42:19 PM PST
Section: Washington State Topic: Democrats

This Saturday, 11-10-07, I attended a Team Hillary training. It was a very positive experience and a little less than half of the attendees had never been to a caucus or volunteered for a campaign before. Personally, I haven�t been to a caucus for 15 years. We are energetic individuals and consistent voters whose enthusiasm for Hillary Clinton is taking us to the next level.

I am a 36th LD Dem, having just moved from the 43rd, and occasionally posted here on veteran & military families issues. I did military family outreach for John Kerry from National and was a coordinated campaigner in WV. I currently serve on Hillary Clinton�s National Steering Committee for veterans, military retirees and military families.

As a grass roots organizer for a national Veterans & Military Families group (my hubby was activated with an Army Reserve unit from Seattle), I know new issues and personal experiences have motivated many citizens to embrace activist and grassroots strategies and to bring those energies to our party.

It is important for Legislative District and County Chairs, if they have determined who they will support, to make early endorsements and get involved in a campaign. Anyone can hop onto an already energized campaign, after the hard work of initial organizing has been accomplished. Democrats new to volunteering on the campaign trail need seasoned leaders to be present to model campaign best practices and mentor caucus training.

This Saturday, Jim Kainber delivered an excellent training about the entire caucus system, and I assure you, the Feb. 9 caucus was stressed as very important, both by Jim and the two Clinton staffers sent from National. There were thirteen 36th LD Dems out of almost 200 attendees who invested the day to benefit from the campaign and caucus training offered by Jim Kainber and others from the Clinton Campaign. We were encouraged to attend Thursday evening monthly meetings with our 36th friends and neighbors and get involved in the Party.

The Democratic Party in Washington State will only benefit from the investment the Clinton Campaign is making in getting a new breed of activists involved in the party through campaign training and caucus organizing. These well trained Democrats will graduate from this election with strong skill sets that will benefit our party for years to come.

Regards,
Julie Tackett
Greenwood

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Clinton Campaign training will have a positive impact on the WA Democratic Party | 39 comments (39 topical)

Nice comments

and you got a link on Hillary's national site:

http://www.hillaryhub.com/

by Greg Rodriguez on Mon Nov 12, 2007 at 04:26:40 PM PST

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Gee, No Link for Me? by The Left Shue, 11/12/2007 07:31:44 PM PST (none / 0)

Good point, Left Shue by noemie maxwell, 11/12/2007 07:51:35 PM PST (none / 0)

Front page presidential posts

I'm glad that people's excitement over the Clinton candidacy is bringing them into political engagement. We need more of this! This is a really well-written post. As usual, Julie. It's good to see you posting here. And I hope you spend more time on Washblog again.

A quick note here on front paging of stories on the presidential races.

A while back the editors at Washblog decided that, as we are a state-focused blog, we would not post front-page stories advocating for one or more presidential candidates over the others.

There's too much of critical importance on state issues going on to let those discussions get lost in posts and discussion on the national "horse race". There are plenty of blogs that focus on national issues. Our scope is state-wide. And, certainly, a post on one presidential candidate is bound to attract other posts -- and quite a bit of passion.

For example, I feel passionately in opposition to the idea of a Clinton nomination. I believe our candidate is being selected for us again by those who have power and money to do it. For me, it's like Dean all over again. But worse, as we're deeper in the blood now. As I see it Clinton is the least objectionable Democrat to the Republicans and corporatists -- to the status quo. She's the Democratic candidate who least represents my values. I think she is the Democratic candidate least likely to win against whomever wins the Republican nomination.

Clinton wins on the polls that ask voters of all political persuasions: who would you never vote for?

A couple of weeks ago, a front page post on the tactics of the Clinton campaign in Washington appeared here on Washblog and I thought this didn't violate our no-frontpage-presidential-diaries policy, as it wasn't directly on the merits of the candidate, but on the state campaign tactics. But, that one having been posted, I guess it's not really fair, without the consent of the author, to put this one in the diary section.

But I have changed the box that pops up when people post a diary or story -- so that it now asks that presidential posts go to the diary section -- on the side of the page. There may be some exceptions made after discussion by the editorial board.

by noemie maxwell on Mon Nov 12, 2007 at 08:07:52 PM PST

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If, if, if by chadlupkes, 11/12/2007 09:30:41 PM PST (none / 0)

Caucus training was offered by a WA democrat by JulieTackett, 11/12/2007 10:17:05 PM PST (none / 0)

I partiicipated in my 2nd and 3rd caucus training by gibney, 11/12/2007 11:32:50 PM PST (none / 0)
So what were some of the important points by raincity calling, 11/13/2007 11:26:52 AM PST (none / 0)

Work for the candidate of your choice by JulieTackett, 11/12/2007 10:09:25 PM PST (none / 0)

I agree. by dinazina, 11/13/2007 04:31:01 AM PST (none / 0)

hits much of what I was thinking by N in Seattle, 11/13/2007 09:39:42 AM PST (none / 0)

I wasn't clear... by dinazina, 11/13/2007 10:33:39 AM PST (none / 0)

I mean 5 by 5 blocks by dinazina, 11/13/2007 10:39:06 AM PST (none / 0)

why let facts interfere with the argument? by N in Seattle, 11/13/2007 12:31:56 PM PST (none / 0)

Yes, but... by dinazina, 11/13/2007 02:29:44 PM PST (none / 0)

In response to your question by dinazina, 11/13/2007 10:51:45 AM PST (none / 0)
Uncommitted by gibney, 11/13/2007 12:13:19 PM PST (none / 0)

Reading by zappini, 11/13/2007 06:42:51 AM PST (none / 0)

A "never vote for Clinton" type would by JulieTackett, 11/12/2007 10:22:45 PM PST (none / 0)

Not so sure by The Left Shue, 11/13/2007 08:15:57 AM PST (none / 0)
"Never vote for Clinton" types by noemie maxwell, 11/13/2007 08:54:11 AM PST (none / 0)

Ron Paul by wrog, 11/15/2007 09:57:09 PM PST (none / 0)

The magic word: Primary by chadlupkes, 11/14/2007 01:17:52 PM PST (none / 0)

It is important for Legislative District and County Chairs, if they have determined who they will support, to make early endorsements and get involved in a campaign

I think it is completely inappropriate for chairs of the organization at any level to be throwing the full weight of their offices behind any one candidate.

To be sure, chairs are citizens/party-members, too, and as such are entitled to their own opinions, and to spend their personal time how they like.

But they should remain studiously neutral in all official functions; it is part of the Chair's job to be a moderator. And they must not make endorsements in any context where there's any chance of it being taken to be the district/county/party org's official position.

by wrog on Thu Nov 15, 2007 at 10:33:35 PM PST

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I agree n/t by gibney, 11/16/2007 12:37:37 AM PST (none / 0)
I also agree n/t by noemie maxwell, 11/16/2007 07:37:58 AM PST (none / 0)
I don't agree... by Greg Rodriguez, 11/16/2007 08:06:13 AM PST (none / 0)

It can be a fine line by gibney, 11/16/2007 08:24:39 AM PST (none / 0)
What really get me here . . . by ivan, 11/16/2007 09:08:45 AM PST (none / 0)

I love you too Ivan! by Greg Rodriguez, 11/16/2007 12:27:57 PM PST (none / 0)
Censure by zappini, 11/18/2007 12:14:47 PM PST (none / 0)
In support of Jason's statement by noemie maxwell, 11/18/2007 05:33:59 PM PST (none / 0)
Ivan is, as always passionate by gibney, 11/19/2007 01:55:42 AM PST (none / 0)

Integrity by noemie maxwell, 11/19/2007 11:30:59 AM PST (none / 0)

Agreed n/t by gibney, 11/19/2007 12:37:40 PM PST (none / 0)

then most will be derided.... by m3047, 11/17/2007 04:20:34 AM PST (none / 0)

my toons? by m3047, 11/17/2007 04:26:05 AM PST (none / 0)

LD Chairs by DWE, 11/17/2007 06:37:59 PM PST (none / 0)

For the record . . . by ivan, 11/18/2007 07:54:29 AM PST (none / 0)

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