(Certainly a reasonable pitch… – promoted by odum)

Less than 24 hours from now, 600-plus Vermont Democrats will caucus in Barre and choose six of our own to carry the torch for Barack Obama as national convention delegates in Denver.

I’m casting my six votes for grassroots activists who, like me, spent months pounding the pavement for Barack in Vermont and the surrounding states. If you go to Barre, I hope you’ll do the same.  

Together we will create the change we so desperately need.

Obama ’08 – Yes We Can!

Jamie

P.S. I welcome your comments on which grassroots activists have earned your vote.

( – promoted by odum)

Last night in Norwich, we took democracy to the next level. For the first time in the Vermont Democratic Party’s history, a group of delegates met in advance of the May 24th state convention – to hear speeches and ask questions of candidates for national delegate.

Nine Obama-pledged delegates gave speeches. They came from the far corners of Vermont – Bennington, Williston, Jeffersonville – as well as the local area. They made well-reasoned and impassioned pleas, on themes ranging from the need to unify the Democratic Party and heal the divisions between Obama and Clinton supporters – to the party’s need to embrace Obama grassroots activists by rewarding them for the many months they’ve spent pounding the pavement for Barack.

Two more forums are scheduled: Monday at 6:30pm at Oakledge Park in Burlington; and Tuesday at 6:30pm at the Mark Skinner Library in Manchester. I’ll be at the Burlington forum and hope to see you there. The forums were organized by Damian Sedney of Underhill, who deserves our thanks for this important step in making the Democratic Party more “small-d” democratic.

This is my first diary – so I’ll keep it brief, and look forward to your comments!