How do delegates know what to do?

What to do? …where to go? …why are we here?…

Surprise..we don’t know..There’s no official training to be a delegate…Most folks this year have never been to a caucus before, let alone a national convention.  Thank the goddess..for a few experienced folk…I won’t mention their names..okay rewind..I will mention their names…shout out to ..Julia Hicks and Rebecca McClellan.  Their expertise in delegate-ism..has been invaluable.  There has only been one official delegate meeting and it happened back in May , the week we all found out who had made it as..soon to be chickens with our heads cut off..oops..I mean delegates.  It has been a little chaotic….but that’s what happens when volunteers run things..it is a free flow. Remember the February caucuses…By the way…if you want me to share some inside scoop about Feb 5th…(later gator..near the end of DNC week)

So….Most delegates across the country receive a “delegate packet” about a month before the convention.  It is supposed to be a compilation of all the events going on this week and next.  Well..the “packet” came THIS week . It looked my 7th grade paper on Japan and the growth of Asia.  My name appeared handed printed on the front and it held about 10 pages …xeroxed to death..flyers without dates..caucus meetings without location..on unreadable paper..what happened to the “green"?

Remember… be nice…volunteers..

What to do? …where to go? …why are we here?

I did get one email invitation early.. the Emily’s list event..(if you don’t know them..wait for a later post after the event..I’ll let you know if you need to know who they are..) Anyway..they are charging $100 bucks..for 2 hours and no meal..No lie..and of course that’s the one my Mom wants to go to…so I sent my check in…in July…and now it is 3 days away and they still haven’t let me know if my 76 year old mother and I get in…whine…

But hold your horses..missy…Have no fear.  I’m a part of the host delegation, so I emailed the Host Committee.  Nope..just a form letter reply.  Here’s what I love about working on campaigns…You know who came through for me…my fellow delegates.  One by one..secretly from both sides of the “ring”..Obama v Clinton delegates started sending me invitations that they had received through Latina, Enviro, Union, Progressive, LGBTQ groups…everything.  And now I kid you not..I have been invited to over 200 events in 5 days.  Does anyone know my clone? And have her phone number?

So that brings me to  the daily promised unconventional event to go to…how about..PDA’s HealthCare Not Warfare  lunch and panel discussion on Monday August 25th 12 to 4pm..it’s cheap..just pay for the food. 

Central Presbyterian Church at 1660 Sherman St. shout out to.. www.pdamerica.org 

GITTY UP, Sonya 

Sonya Jaquez Lewis is a licensed pharmacist, lecturer at CU’s School of Pharmacy, drummer  and a lifelong Latina Democrat. Sonya creates change through Colorado Anti-Violence Project and Boulder Community United, Boulder Pride, Stonewall Democrats and the Boulder County Resource Conservation Commission. She has deep roots to the Colorado region, coming from one of the original San Luis Valley ‘Hispano’ families. In addition to her Colorado roots Sonya is a GRIT, Girl Raised in the South, with political parents in North Carolina. She and her partner, Allison, live in unincorporated Boulder County with horses, dogs, cats and thousands of wild bunnies at the Rainbow Ranch.

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