Wyandotte County Democrats

The July Wyandotte County Third Saturday Democratic Breakfast is July 19

Mon, 02/11/2008 - 18:04 — Serenahein

The July Wyandotte County Third Saturday Democratic Breakfast will meet Saturday, July 19 at The Woodlands dog track, 9700 Leavenworth Road. The forum hosts Democratic candidates in contested August 5 primaries. Tri-County AFL-CIO President Donna Birks will also speak.

A buffet is available at 8:15 am and the program begins at 9:00. Cost for the buffet is ten dollars, which includes tax, service and tip; seven dollars for students and those with limited income.

All Democrats are welcome to attend. Reservations are requested by Thursday, July 17, but not required. Email scottmackey08@yahoo.com or call 913-788-9328.

Our program in August will feature the topic of education, with former state Representative Bill Reardon and State Board of Education member Janet Waugh speaking.

Forty-nine Democrats attended our June Breakfast to hear Deputy Attorney General Rick Guinn, who was introduced by Wyandotte County District Attorney Jerome Gorman. We wish Rick great success in his campaign for Johnson County District Attorney

Wyandotte County Democratic Caucus Results

Mon, 02/11/2008 - 18:00 — Serenahein

Senate District 4, Kansas City Kansas Community College location
17 delegates, 2202 total participants

Obama - 17 delegates
Clinton - 0 delegate

Senate District 5b, The Woodlands Dog Track location
6 delegates, 730 total participants

Obama - 5 delegates
Clinton - 1 delegate

Senate District 6, Turner Middle School location
12 delegates, 797 total participants

Obama - 8 delegates
Clinton - 4 delegates

Wyandotte County Results:
Obama- 30, Clinton- 5

Third Congressional District results:
Obama - 116 delegates, Clinton - 34 delegates

Delegates and Alternates will meet at the Third Congressional District Democratic Convention on Saturday, April 12. Time and place to be announced.

Click here to see the full caucus results.

Presidential Candidate Survey Results

Wed, 01/23/2008 - 11:04 — Serenahein

Temperatures hovering in the single digits didn’t prevent the Wyandotte County Third Saturday Democrats from gathering at The Woodlands on Saturday, January 19 for their monthly breakfast meeting. Lindsay Gentry, Third District Director for the Kansas State Democratic Party, was the featured speaker. Lindsay addressed and educated those gathered on the subject of the upcoming February 5 State Democratic Party Presidential Caucus. There is a great deal of interest this year in the state caucus. This isn’t the first time Kansas Democrats have held a caucus, but it is the first time in decades that it has been held on the most important day in presidential politics – Super Tuesday. Twenty-two other states, including Missouri, Oklahoma and Colorado, will be holding their caucuses or primaries on the same day. The Democratic Presidential nomination may well be decided on February 5th and Kansans will have helped to determine the outcome.

72 of the 79 Democrats attending the breakfast chose to participate in the fifth in a series of presidential primary “straw” polls. For the first time, Wyandotte County Democrats reflect the national sentiment that no clear front runner has yet emerged. While the national media seems to be focused on Obama and Clinton, in Wyandotte County, this is still definitely a three-way race. Senator Barack Obama finished in first place with 35% of the vote. Senator Hillary Clinton came in a close second with 32%. Former Senator John Edwards continues to have substantial labor support in the county and finished an equally strong third with 28% of votes cast. Congressman Dennis Kucinich came in with 3%, while 1% had yet to decide which candidate to support.

For more information about the upcoming caucus and to stay apprised of coming events, please visit our web site: http://www.wycodemocrats.org/

Candidate	April	June	August	November	January
Former Senator John Edwards	32%	37 %	30%	41%	28%
Senator Hillary Clinton	17%	7%	26%	9%	32%
Senator Joe Biden	9%	3%	4%	13%	Withdrawn
Senator Barack Obama	14%	20%	16%	25%	35%
Governer Bill Richardson	10%	7%	6%	6%	Withdrawn
Former Vice President Al Gore	6%	20%	14%	0%	0%
Senator Christopher Chris Dodd	2%	0%	0%	0%	Withdrawn
Representative Dennis Kucinich	2%	3%	4%	6%	3%
Other/ None of the Above	8%	3%	0%	0%	1%

Story by Carol Finney, Breakfast vice chair

Heartland Values – Democratic Action

Wed, 01/23/2008 - 11:02 — Serenahein

On Saturday November 3, eighty Democratic activists met at the Woodlands Turf Club in Kansas City, Kansas to participate in a daylong conference sponsored by Third Congressional District Democratic Committee. “Heartland Values – Democratic Action” conference participants were inspired by some of the districts leading Democratic speakers including Mayor Joe Reardon, Lt. Gov. Mark Parkinson and Congressman Dennis Moore, as well as receiving instruction and information during multiple issue and action workshops held throughout the day.

39 conference participants chose to participate in a presidential primary poll conducted by the Wyandotte County Third Saturday Democratic Breakfast Committee. The Third District seems to be in agreement with the rest of the nation at this point as to which candidates deserve top tier consideration.

Clinton, Edwards and Obama easily took the top three spots. Clinton at 33% held a strong double digit lead over Edwards and Obama, who finished in a tie for the second and third spots at 18% each. Governor Bill Richardson garnered 8% of the vote and interestingly, some Third District Dems are still hoping that a solid draft movement may persuade former Vice President Al Gore to enter the race. The former Vice President received 8% of the vote as a write-in candidate. Senator Joe Biden and Representative Dennis Kucinich each polled at 5%, as did those participants who have yet to declare a preference and marked their ballots “undecided”. Carol Finney, Third Saturday Breakfast vice chair

Story by Carol Finney, Breakfast vice chair

District Delegate Selection Frequently Asked Questions

Sun, 03/23/2008 - 18:55 — Serenahein

District Delegate Selection Frequently Asked Questions

What are the district-level results from the February 5th caucuses in Kansas?

This table represents the allocation of delegates based on the outcome of the February 5th caucuses. Depending on your Congressional District and candidate, you can see here the number and gender of delegates and alternates to the Democratic National Convention you will elect on April 12:

	Clinton Female Delegates	Clinton Male Delegates	Obama Female Delegates	Obama Male Delegates	Clinton Female Alternates	Clinton Male Alternates	Obama Female Alternates	Obama Male Alternates
CD	1	1	0	2	0	0	0	1
CD2	1	1	2	2	0	0	1	0
CD3	1	1	3	2	0	0	0	1
CD4	0	1	2	1	0	0	1	0

The allocation of delegates is governed by the gender balancing rules found in Section III of the 2008 Kansas Democratic Party Delegate Selection Plan.

I am a district convention delegate; what will I be doing?

As someone elected as a delegate at a Democratic Caucus on February 5th, your responsibility at the Congressional District Conventions on April 12 is to elect delegates and alternates to the 2008 Democratic National Convention in Denver. Based on the results from February 5th, the proportional number of delegates is already set (see above); your role is to vote who best represents your Presidential candidate in Denver.

Being a delegate to the Democratic National Convention is a highly-coveted honor, and you may be contacted by candidates for national delegate before April 12.

Credentialing will begin at 1:00 PM. Please arrive at your convention before 2:00 PM so that you may be credentialed.

What is the role of alternates?

An alternate will fill in for any delegate who is not present. The Credentials Committee will first look to a same -gendered individual from the same state senate district as the delegate. If no same-gendered alternate is present, an opposite-gendered alternate from the same state senate district shall be seated. If no alternate from the same state senate district is present to replace a delegate who is not present, the delegate seat shall remain unfilled.

If I am a district-level caucus convention delegate or alternate, am I automatically in the running to be a delegate to the Democratic National Convention in Denver?

No. In order to be a district level delegate to the DNC convention in Denver, you must file a Statement of Candidacy with the Kansas Democratic Party. You may visit www.ksdp.org/delegateselection to obtain a Statement of Candidacy. Statements must be received by the Kansas Democratic Party no later than 5:00PM on March 28, 2008. If you are a district-level delegate and also running to be a delegate to Denver, you may vote for yourself.

If I am a Clinton delegate, will I vote only for Clinton candidates, or will I vote for both Clinton and Obama, and vice versa?

At the District Convention, only Clinton delegates will vote for Clinton candidates, and only Obama delegates will vote for Obama candidates.

Will candidates for delegate to the Democratic National Convention have an opportunity to speak to district convention delegates?

Yes; candidates for delegate will have up to three minutes to address the district convention delegates.

Are my family and friends allowed to attend?

The electing of district-level candidates is an open process, so the public is allowed to attend. However, space for non-participants is limited and will be allocated on a first-come basis.

If you have further questions, please call the Kansas Democratic Party at 785-234-0425.

Kansas Delegate Selection Rules