I’m exhausted but absolutely thrilled to have been elected as an at-large delegate to the Democratic National convention. My journey to become a delegate started about a year ago, when I decided that this was the convention that I wanted to attend. I just wanted to be a witness to history.
More on the convention later but for now, congrats to my fellow slate members who were also elected. On to Denver!
UPDATE: Here is Brian Moran’s speech from the convention
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Congratulations, Vivian. Make sure and look for my photo spread on the convention.
It was great seeing you today, and we are so happy for you. You work hard, and you deserve this honor and fun important trip.
We are still here in W’burg, recovering. We will be going home in the morning after some shopping.
Congratulations. Enjoy the trip.
Congratulations!
Let me be the firs–er, fourth I guess to…ah it’s just kind of lost something. Congrats Viv.
I am denver bound too.
My sister landed the Vending job, and ahs gets to staff the venders.
She lives on the front range
Out-by-god-Standing!
Congratulations!
B
Congrats Vivian, I was wondering about that when I left Hampton last night. Great news!
congrats!!! we had to leave too before the winners were announced- you do not happen to know any of the other names of those elected?
Thanks!
Adrienne
Thanks, all. I was in the Clinton caucus (natch
) and the Virginia Blue Slate was elected. That slate was:
PLEO
Rachel Rifkind
Susan Rowland
David Slutzky
Jim Turpin
At Large
Charisse Glassman
Irma Mitchell
Dan Moldover
Venkat Murthy
Vivian Paige
Walter Wise
At Large Alternate
Alison Umberger
We voted separately on the PLEO delegates and the At large delegates. The counting for the PLEO delegates went rather quickly as there were not many who filed for that. The At Large delegate counting took a bit of time, because the slate didn’t win outright and individual votes had to be counted. I’m told I was the top vote-getter among the female candidates. I think it must have had something to do with the Hillary buttons I handed out as we headed to the caucus
The Obama delegate voting was still going on when I left last night.
Enjoy the trip!
Congratulations! I look forward to your reports.
congrats, like Christy I look forward to your Denver blogging.
Vivian , congrats, I know when I last saw you yesterday afternoon, they were still counting. See you in Denver.
I have no idea who the Obama at large dlelegates are. I left at 6pm and they still didn’t know. The fact that they had TWO slates and one was only partial made it difficult to figure our who to vote for. We shall see.
Congrats, Vivian! Have a good time.
Vivian,
Congratulations , Have fun, don’t try jogging at that high altitude and watch out for my girl Linda B. so she makes it back because we have work to do in Newport News.
P.S. Take a union airline, if you can.
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