Pre-Convention
9:03 - By "not until Sign Wars is underway" I actually meant "not for another two and a half hours". Sign Wars is a crazy event, but it all seemed to go pretty well. Amy Klobuchar's signs were dominating the room when I left (kind of weird for the only candidate, don't you think?) followed by Mike Hatch's. I'll bring a camera and take pictures of the convention floor tomorrow.
On that note, there are not one, not two, but THREE CDM/YDFL events tomorrow, and I'm planning on attending all three and blogging them when appropriate. In the morning there's the gubernatorial candidate forum (9 AM, Legion Suite) and after adjournment there will be a "Young People in Politics" forum (30 minutes post-adjournment, Legion Suite) followed by a hospitality suite (8 PM, Kahler Inn and Suites) where us whippersnappers can mingle. See you tomorrow!
6:21 - With forty minutes left before the actual beginning of "Sign Wars," the entire hallway outside the main entrance to the auditorium is packed with supporters and signs. All of the major campaigns are represented, even the ones who aren't in an endorsement contest (Rebecca Otto for State Auditor, Matt Entenza for Attorney General, and Amy Klobuchar for Senate). It looks like there are more Mike Hatch signs than anybody else's. The organization that's obviously in place here for all of the campaigns is really impressive. Staffers are walking around with cell phone headsets on one ear and radio headsets on the other, and they have their hands full keeping all the volunteers in place and on task.
Blogger is being finicky, so I may not post again until Sign Wars is underway.
6:00 PM - I've been sitting in a treasurer training session with state party comptroller Mary Bonk for the last hour. I just had to step outside to take a phone call and it's obvious that Mike Hatch's campaign, mostly quiet all day so far, is getting ramped up. People wearing purple SEIU shirts are taking tons of huge Hatch signs towards the convention floor. "Sign Wars" start at 7, so it looks like they're getting ready to flood the auditorium with Hatch signs.
- DL
On that note, there are not one, not two, but THREE CDM/YDFL events tomorrow, and I'm planning on attending all three and blogging them when appropriate. In the morning there's the gubernatorial candidate forum (9 AM, Legion Suite) and after adjournment there will be a "Young People in Politics" forum (30 minutes post-adjournment, Legion Suite) followed by a hospitality suite (8 PM, Kahler Inn and Suites) where us whippersnappers can mingle. See you tomorrow!
6:21 - With forty minutes left before the actual beginning of "Sign Wars," the entire hallway outside the main entrance to the auditorium is packed with supporters and signs. All of the major campaigns are represented, even the ones who aren't in an endorsement contest (Rebecca Otto for State Auditor, Matt Entenza for Attorney General, and Amy Klobuchar for Senate). It looks like there are more Mike Hatch signs than anybody else's. The organization that's obviously in place here for all of the campaigns is really impressive. Staffers are walking around with cell phone headsets on one ear and radio headsets on the other, and they have their hands full keeping all the volunteers in place and on task.
Blogger is being finicky, so I may not post again until Sign Wars is underway.
6:00 PM - I've been sitting in a treasurer training session with state party comptroller Mary Bonk for the last hour. I just had to step outside to take a phone call and it's obvious that Mike Hatch's campaign, mostly quiet all day so far, is getting ramped up. People wearing purple SEIU shirts are taking tons of huge Hatch signs towards the convention floor. "Sign Wars" start at 7, so it looks like they're getting ready to flood the auditorium with Hatch signs.
- DL
posted by U-DFL @ 6/08/2006 05:54:00 PM
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