Washington: Democratic National Convention

Mon, 09/08/2008 - 12:48

Gregoire pushes back on convention slams

By Bryan Bissell, PolitickerWA.com Reporter

While Republicans were trying to ridicule Gov. Gregoire last week for attending the Democratic National Convention the week before, the Gregoire campaign gave Rossi some grief for skipping the Republican National Convention by way a of a web video.

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Thu, 08/28/2008 - 19:12

Larsen keen on CD2 races

By Bryan Bissell, PolitickerWA.com Reporter

[img_assist|nid=2008|title=U.S. Rep. Rick Larsen|desc=|link=none|align=right|width=200|height=284]DENVER - Congressman Rick Larsen (D-Arlington) sees the results of his "top two" primary race as good news for local Democrats in Northwest Washington. Larsen led the four candidate field with just under 55 percent of the vote, leading his general election opponent Rick Bart (R-Arlington) by seventeen points. Two other Democratic challengers, Doug Schaffer and Glen S. Johnson, received five and three percent of the vote, respectively.

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Thu, 08/28/2008 - 19:02

Larsen taking care of business amid convention

By Bryan Bissell, PolitickerWA.com Reporter

DENVER - Here in Denver, the Democrats have been busy. Not just schmoozing, voting and listening to speeches, either. U.S. Rep. Rick Larsen (D-Arlington) has been using some of the time to get ready to go back to Congress.

Not that speeches and votes aren't important.

"I called home immediately to my mom in Arlington, WA and asked what she was thinking," Larsen said after Obama was officially nominated Wednesday, "and she said this is going to be the best team and the best ticket ever, so there is a lot of excitement out there.

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Thu, 08/28/2008 - 17:46

Meet Washington's newest superdelegate: Lona Wilbur

By Bryan Bissell, PolitickerWA.com Reporter

DENVER -Beginning Friday morning, Washington state will have its newest superdelegate. Lona Wilbur of LaConner is currently a Democratic National Committee Member-elect until she takes over for Wenatchee's Pat Notter tomorrow morning.

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Thu, 08/28/2008 - 16:31

Baird predicts Democrats will rise in Southern WA

By Bryan Bissell, PolitickerWA.com Reporter

[img_assist|nid=2002|title=U.S. Rep. Brian Baird (D-Vancouver)|desc=Getty Images Photo|link=none|align=right|width=240|height=360]DENVER -Taking a moment to switch gears from the hoopla of the national convention to the nuts and bolts of state politics, Rep. Brian Baird (D-Vancouver) predicted that Southwest Washington would pick up a few seats for Democrats in the state House and Senate this November.

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Thu, 08/28/2008 - 15:51

Dicks gives his two cents on Obama candidacy, urges support

By Bryan Bissell, PolitickerWA.com Reporter

First off Dicks, who was an early supporter of Hillary Clinton, gave the Clintons their due.

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Thu, 08/28/2008 - 14:52

Gregoire reminisces on convention

By Bryan Bissell, PolitickerWA.com Reporter

That is what Michelle Gregoire told her mom, Chris, when she was at the governor's roundtable discussion Tuesday. The elder Gregoire had to remind her daughter that she was there on staff. But even professionals like Michelle,22, who is a field organizer for her mom this year, get starstruck at conventions.

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Thu, 08/28/2008 - 14:09

Kansas Lt. Gov. reprises star turn

By Bryan Bissell, PolitickerWA.com Reporter

DENVER - The speaker that arguably received the best audience reaction at the State Democratic Party Convention was a little-known elected official from a state far away from and with very little in common with Washington.

His name was Mark Parkinson, the lieutenant governor of Kansas, and he wowed the crowd last June with his story of turning from a ranking Republican state legislator into the Democratic right hand man to Gov. Kathleen Sebelius. But it wasn't the changes that he went through, Parkinson said, it was the changes the Republican Party went through.

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Thu, 08/28/2008 - 13:08

Gregoire cashes rain check on delegation speech

By Bryan Bissell, PolitickerWA.com Reporter

DENVER - When Democratic delegates gathered Wednesday afternoon to cast their votes to nominate Sen. Barack Obama for president, his primary rival, New York Sen. Hillary Clinton called for a motion to suspend the rules so that Obama could be nominated with a unanimous voice vote. For those trying display a show of party unity, the motion couldn't have been better.

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Thu, 08/28/2008 - 08:26

Gregoire, Dicks cap off the week

By Bryan Bissell, PolitickerWA.com Reporter

DENVER - Today is the final day of the Democratic Nation Convention here in Denver, and the Washington State Democrats are saving their best for last. Gov. Chris Gregoire is addressing the delegation this morning, and as a results they have added a few extra tables to the banquet room to allow for a full house so the din of the crowd is a little bit louder than usual.

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