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The remainder of the Kansas delegation to the Democratic National Convention will be elected on the afternoon of May 17 at Topeka's Downtown Ramada Inn at the Kansas Democratic state convention, which is a meeting of the State Democratic Committee. Credentials open at 1 pm, convention opens at 2 pm.

Those members of the state committee who favor Barack Obama will elect Obama delegates and those that prefer Hillary Clinton will choose Clinton delegates.

Congratulations to state Representative Valdenia Winn, who was elected a delegate to this year's National Convention at the Third Congressional District Democratic Convention. Stan Adams, who was the Wyandotte County coordinator for the Obama campaign, was also elected a delegate.

The rest of the Convention delegation from Kansas will be chosen at the state convention in Topeka on Saturday, May 17. The Democratic State Committee members will meet that afternoon.

Sunday, April 6th's Doonesbury comic strip offers a succinct truth about Democrats and republicans. http://www.doonesbury.com/strip/dailydose/index.html

This following poem is composed entirely of actual quotes from George W. Bush.

Make the Pie Higher
I think we all agree, the past is over.
This is still a dangerous world.
It's a world of madmen
And uncertainty
And potential mental losses.
Rarely is the question asked
Is our children learning?
Will the highways of the internet
Become more few?
How many hands have I shaked?
They misunderestimate me.
I am a pitbull on the pantleg of opportunity.
I know that the human being and the fish
Can coexist.
Families is where our nation finds hope
Where our wings take dream.
Put food on your family!
Knock down the tollbooth!
Vulcanize society!
Make the pie higher!
Make the pie higher!

 


If you want to be a candidate for delegate to the Democratic National Convention, you must register with the state party. The deadline for the Congressional District Convention is Friday, March 28. For a copy of the necessary forms, click on this link: http://www.wycodemocrats.org/node/51

 

 

 

Wyandotte County Democrats who attended Washington Days in Topeka on February 29 and March 1 are: Bonnie Sharp, Elmer Sharp, Jim Befort, John Befort, Lisa Befort, Valdenia Winn, Vincent Persley, Norm Scott, Pam Curtis, Bob Watson, Chris Steineger, Shari Wilson, Pat Pettey, Mary Ann Flunder, Rev. Jimmie Banks, David Haley, Margaret Long, Tom Burroughs, Cathie Burroughs, Stan Frownfelter, Reggie Davis, Louis Ruiz, Dr. Marthel Parsons, Chris Ruiz, Barbara Ikerd, Clyde Townsend, Dave Spero, John Mendez, Mike Kane, Alphonso Zarate, Ruby Smith, Jesse Mitchell, Vicki Mitchell, Adebayo Ogemeno, Alice Banks, Alyce Edwards, Shane Gagnebin, Jim Herrmann, Dedire Hawkins, Richie Martins, Mike DeRossett, Viana DeRossett, Matt Watkins and Scott Mackey.

To see how the Iraq War fares in American polls, click on this link: http://www.pollingreport.com/iraq.htm


In the year 2004, a total of 1400 Democrats participated statewide in the Kansas Presidential Caucuses. This year, over 37,000 Democrats participated statewide in the Kansas February 5th Caucuses.

Wyandotte Countian Jim Herrmann was elected Co-Chair of the Progressive Caucus of the Kansas Democratic Party at the recent Washington Days event in Topeka.

Kansas City Star, March 7
 AP-More people say they are Democrats than said so before voting started in this year's presidential contests, while the number of republicans has remained flat, a survey showed Thursday.
The poll showed 52 percent called themselves Democrats, up from 45 percent in an AP-Ipsos survey in mid-December. Thirty-five percent say they are republicans, about the same as December's 37 percent.

Changes in Ohio
 AP- Some counties in swing state Ohio that have long been dominated by republican voters find themselves suddenly teeming with Democrats.
From the 2004 primary to the 2008 contest, the number of Democratic voters in Ohio increased by 76 percent.