http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/yes_pleos The state Democratic Party chose its Political Leaders and Elected Officials (PLEO) delegates to the national party convention in Denver earlier this week. The process works like this: PLEO delegates to the state convention campaign to move forward to the national convention. After a round of speeches and such, the PLEO delegates pick a slate of national delegates from among their peers. The list of delegates for Obama (seven in all) includes Seattle Mayor Greg Nickels, State Rep. Dave Upthegrove, and state Sen. Jeanne Kohl-Welles. Notably absent from that list are state Senate majority leader Lisa Brown and state Sen.... Copyright 2008 Fri, 27 Jun 2008 11:57:52 -0800 Fri, 27 Jun 2008 22:46:22 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss You mean those idiots you always see packed on the convention floor gasping for air and waving silly hats and banners are in fact real officials with real jobs that need doing? I always assumed they were all Party hangers-on like Will in Seattle.

]]> elenchos http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/yes_pleos#c1061504 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/yes_pleos#c1061504 Politics Fri, 27 Jun 2008 12:58:04 -0800 Actually, it was the entire previously elected group of national delegates who elected Collymore - not bigwhigs or electeds. The group was, as you can imagine, dominated by Obama delegates. Collymore's speech was really good - he talked about uniting the two sides (invoking Lincoln and united the north and south) and Bergman, in contrast, talked about all he had spent on the campaign to date.

]]> watcher http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/yes_pleos#c1061617 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/yes_pleos#c1061617 Politics Fri, 27 Jun 2008 14:17:56 -0800 We won't support NO-Bama whatsoever and will re-defeat him in November!!!

]]> clintonsarmy http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/yes_pleos#c1061879 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/06/yes_pleos#c1061879 Politics Fri, 27 Jun 2008 22:46:22 -0800