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Christine Pelosi: Live from Virginia, President...

by Andrew Drabkin [courtesy of Party Line]


This entry from Christine Pelosi was originally published on the Huffington Post. 

Greetings from Leesburg Pike in Virginia where the Democratic National Committee is gathered for the last major Presidential superdelegates forum before the election. All the delegates here will be headed west to Denver, CO to cast our votes for President at the convention. So far, there is no overwhelming favorite f- the race is very tight and very fluid. in the new era of asymmetrical politics where the Internet has injected new vitality and urgency to longstanding party principles, there are no coronations: everyone will have to compete on the ground and online for every vote, and for the second-place votes of people committed to others. A swing of a few thousands votes could change history. Here among the grassroots party leaders from across the USA, there is a sense that many of the candidates could win and that any of the candidates would make a great president.

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See You at Convention

[courtesy of The California Majority Report]

Editor's Note: For CMR's publishers, editors, and contributors, the world really does revolve around the California Democratic Convention this weekend -- as this letter from CMR's publishers would suggest. We're keeping convention related posts topside, but lest you think we've given up on the rest of the world, take a gander below Chris Lehane's post for the day's other musings and reports.

***CONVENTION’S GREETINGS FROM THE "CALIFORNIA MAJORITY REPORT," the biggest, boldest, most bombastic blue state’s premier blog for breaking news and insider buzz.

We are pleased to announce that CMR’s unprecedented team of nine (yes, NINE) bloggers will be providing 24-hour, wall-to-wall coverage of this weekend’s CDP 2007 Convention at the San Diego Convention Center, from the caucus meetings to the free-hooch hospitality suites to the see-and-be-seen fundraisers to the after-hours, all-night Young Democrat parties. Oh yeah – and we may have some time left over to cover the seven (yes, SEVEN) presidential candidates who will be speaking.

And watch out Rob Lowe aspirants, because this year we’ve got video cameras.

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Today, we kick off our "most important California State Convention in the generation" coverage with a pair of exclusive features:

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