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Stonewall Applauds Adoption of Inclusive DNC Rules

Written by Jeffrey Tooke
Monday, 21 August 2006
New Language Requires State Parties to Increase LGBT Delegates to 2008 Democratic Convention *Monday, August 21, 2006* Washington, DC - Today, the National Stonewall Democrats applauded the Democratic National Committee (DNC) for adopting delegate selection rules for the 2008 Democratic National Convention that seeks to correct historical under-representation by LGBT Americans at past conventions. Under the new rules approved this Saturday at the annual DNC summer meeting held in Chicago, state Democratic parties will be required to increase the participation of LGBT Americans within their delegations. Stonewall applauds the DNC for adopting delegate selection rules that require all state parties to build lasting partnerships with LGBT Democrats, said Jo Wyrick, NSD Executive Director. These rules begin the process of correcting historic under-representation of LGBT Americans in party affairs. We expect state parties to use these rules to establish goals that accurately reflect LGBT Americans within their delegations, and we expect the DNC to reject any proposed state party plan that does not meet this threshold.
Last Updated ( Saturday, 07 October 2006 )
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Lieberman Loss A Victory For Progressive Netroots

Written by Jeffrey Tooke
Sunday, 13 August 2006
There has been a lot of speculation about the Connecticut US Senate primary in which Senator Lieberman was facing antiwar candidate, Ned Lamont. This race has been a bellweather race about the strength of liberal bloggers and their readers (referred to as "netroots"), the strength of an antiwar message, and teh rebuilding of the Democratic Party. Liberal bloggers, like Daily Kos and others, who had supported Howard Dean for president and then for DNC Chair activated their readers to get involved in the Lamont/Leiberman race as a show of strength for the conversion of the Democratic Party back into the "Democratic arm of the Democratic Party". As noted on Daily Kos, there are real ramifications for Democrats and the Democratic Party.
Last Updated ( Tuesday, 12 September 2006 )
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