Wednesday, March 19, 2008

Liveblogging the CT-3rdCD Obama Caucus

On my way over to Career High


Going to do some phone banking to get the night started...

-posted by Sheila Mc7 @ 6:10 PM



Here at Career



Jen and her boys upon arrival.



-posted by Sheila Mc7 @ 6:34 PM



Making calls...



I'm reaching every type of potential voters... Obama supporters, undecideds... and answering machines!



-posted by Sheila Mc7 @ 7:04 PM



Local gals



That's Beth, Stephanie, Harriet and Pua, making the scene tonight...



-posted by Sheila Mc7 @ 7:11 PM



More Woodbridge support



They're coming out of the woodwork on this rainy evening. Here's Jeanette, Laurence and kids.

-posted by Sheila Mc7 @ 7:14 PM



GObama!



Now that's some show of support!

-posted by Sheila Mc7 @ 7:19 PM



Room is filling up now



Getting close to 7:30...

-posted by Sheila Mc7 @ 7:22 PM



The Woodbridge aisles..



... are also filling up!

-posted by Sheila Mc7 @ 7:24 PM



The Obama slate of delegates...



... and some of its supporters.

-posted by Sheila Mc7 @ 7:27 PM



More local highlights



Ed and Ellie Sheehy join the fun.

-posted by Sheila Mc7 @ 7:29 PM



One of the people we're here to support



Woodbridge's own Jerry Weiner.

-posted by Sheila Mc7 @ 7:33 PM



Getting underway now



Andrea and her son settle in, the doors are all closed, first speaker is up on stage (no microphone!)

-posted by Sheila Mc7 @ 7:36 PM



Opening the floor to nominations


Wait! First the pledge!

-posted by Sheila Mc7 @ 7:38 PM



OK, the real call for nominations


So far we have John DeStefano and Martin Looney nominated -- we are doing this in gender categories for some reason...

-posted by Sheila Mc7 @ 7:45 PM



Jen Just is nominated



A big cheer goes up from the Woodbridge aisles -- and the rest of the
room, too!

-posted by Sheila Mc7 @ 7:47 PM



Closing nominations now


Toni Walker is nominated, then some other guy [who turns out to be Allen Page], then Jerry Weiner (with another big cheer!)

-posted by Sheila Mc7 @ 7:49 PM



Voting now



After Roger moves to close nominations, we've ended up approving everyone but the alternate (the only slot with more than one nominee) -- and we're voting with paper ballots for just that slot now...

-posted by Sheila Mc7 @ 7:53 PM



Jen prepares to take the stage



As we count the ballots for alternate, time for a few brief words...

-posted by Sheila Mc7 @ 7:56 PM



Talking Obama



Jen talks about all the hard work everyone has put in so far on the Obama campaign, and then speaks to the heart of the night: "I've been working in the world I want to believe exists... Barack can make it happen!"

-posted by Sheila Mc7 @ 7:59 PM




And that's a wrap -- we have our delegation to Denver!


Once all the paper ballots are tallied, Jerry wins 118 to 62 -- and we're done now.

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