More on Jared Moskowitz

So, we can't say that nepotism/cronyism is all bad. Other then President Clinton getting the youngest elected official bit wrong, (there is at least one elected in Jackson County younger). You can't beat the awesomeness of getting to introduce the former President of the United States, and then to be worked into the stump speech.

Party Leader Elected Official Delegates elected to the DNCC

Party Leader Elected Official Delegates were elected over the weekend. Miami Dade Young Democrats Vice President Florence Moss was elected! As was Brevard YD President Wes McCarville.

So was Jared Moskowitz, son of Mike Moskowitz, Broward County State Committeeman, who, along with the State Committeewoman, whose daughter was also elected, from Broward, has the largest weighted vote. (There are two State Committee people from each county in Florida, each gets a weighted vote based of their county's percentage of the Democratic Vote in Florida. Liberty County gets 1 vote for both the State Committeewoman and man, Broward has almost 60 votes each) That being said...



I don't think Jared has been that involved with the Broward Young Democrats yet, but he will be now... He is a vice mayor of Parkland , a decent sized city with around 15,000 residents. His bio has him interning for a year with YDA before working for the Vice President.

I am glad to have so many young people make the final slate. Thank you to the people who helped make it happen.

Also of important note: Congrats to Rhett Bullard and Judy Mount, both from rural north Florida! And Rhett an active Young Dem in Hamilton County!

On the next slate we need to make sure to get several Representatives from Gainesville and some more small county reps forward.

Blog you way to the DNCC

Members of DemConvention State Blogger Corps to Have Assigned Seats with Respective Delegations on Floor of Convention Hall in Denver



DENVER - Demonstrating a commitment to unprecedented access for bloggers at the 2008 Democratic National Convention, the Democratic National Convention Committee (DNCC) today announced that bloggers credentialed as part of the DemConvention State Blogger Corps will be seated with their respective delegations in the Pepsi Center during the historic four-day event. The move guarantees bloggers with a focus on state politics a unique vantage point to provide localized coverage of the Convention, to be held from August 25-28 in Denver.



"The Internet is the most significant tool for building democracy since the invention of the printing press," said Democratic National Committee (DNC) Chairman Howard Dean. "New local, national and global communities are being formed which demand two-way communication between people and their leaders and the DemConvention State Blogger Corps will be on the frontlines at the 2008 convention to help facilitate this critical dialogue."



In November, the DNCC announced its blogger credentialing process for 2008, including an expansion of the credentialed blogger pool from prior cycles and the addition of a state blogger credentialing program. Under the DemConvention State Blogger Corps, which is designed for those covering state and local politics, the DNCC is offering the opportunity for one blogger to be credentialed from each of the states and territories. The program, recognizing the growth of more localized blogs and in line with Governor Dean's 50-state strategy, has been open for applications since December.



"Time and again, we talk about our commitment to bring down the walls of the Pepsi Center and engage more people in the Convention experience using new technology and other creative means," said Leah D. Daughtry, CEO of the DNCC. "Granting unprecedented access to our state bloggers shows we are serious about making this an inclusive, accessible event. When our nominee for President of the United States takes the stage, members of the DemConvention State Blogger Corps will witness this historic moment from the best seats in the house - and in turn, be able to offer their dedicated readers back home a first-hand account from the center of that state's action."



To qualify as a state blogger, the applicant's blog must have been in existence six months prior to requesting credentials and have at least 120 politically related blog posts. Bloggers must submit their daily audience and list their authority based on Technorati statistics. Bloggers may also provide examples of posts that make their blog stand out as an effective online organizing tool and/or agent of change.



In addition to the DemConvention State Blogger Corps, the DNCC will also credential a general blogger pool, to include local, state and national political bloggers, as well as niche and video bloggers from across the country.

Applications for blogger credentials will be accepted until April 15, 2008. Individuals selected for either the DemConvention State Blogger Corps or the general blogger pool will be notified in May.



Bloggers interested in applying can find additional information at:

http://www.demconvention.com/blogger-credentialing-process

Michelle Obama is coming to the Moon next week!

Here is the direct information From Obama's website, available if you search by zip code. It is a little biased, but one would expect that from the candidates website. This is not an endorsement by the local YD's.

Michelle Obama will be in Tallahassee, Florida at The Moon, 1105 E Lafayette Street on Wednesday, April 9, 2008, for a coffee, running approximately from 11 a.m. until 12:30 p.m. The host committee is offering tickets at two price levels: $250 and $125, very affordable by Presidential campaign standards. The $250 tickets are for admission to the ground floor, where the speaker's platform will be, while the $125 tickets are for the balcony.

Send checks to Patsy Palmer, 1117 Myers Park Drive, Tallahassee, FL 32301 or to Don Hinkle, Hinkle & Foran, 1545 Raymond Diehl Road, Suite 150, Tallahassee, Fl 32308. If you need to use a credit card, please call Don's assistant, Patti Liedy at (850) 205-2055 and she will e-mail you a donation form. Don says if you can't afford to write a check yourself, try to gather small donations and bundle them to reach the $125 amount and he'll get you a ticket.

This is an excellent opportunity to galvanize and energize support in the Florida Big Bend area. This is also a testament to how successful Tallahassee was in showing that support on Barack's two visits last year. We need a good turnout so our area will continue to be a stop heading into the Fall. Of course, we also need to bring in new support to ensure that Barack Obama is the Democratic nominee and the next President of the United States!

Rock the Vote: Good or Bad? Where did the youth vote come from?

In an editorial this Sunday, the Washington Post’s Catherine Rampbell attempted to explain why, despite years of outreach to young voters, 2008 is the first year that turnout is expected to be up. She credits Barack Obama for both his appeal and organizing strengths, writing that “where Rock the Vote has gone wrong, Barack Obama has gone very, very right.” This dis of Rock the Vote has some folks up in arms; Future Majority’s Mike Connery writes that Rampbell simply “got the youth story completely wrong,” and mentions that Rock the Vote is preparing a response. We’re curious to see it, along with more analyses of why this is the year the youth vote woke up.

One of my favorite Blogs, Wiretap, one of our constant links, already wrote a response.


When I was in undergrad the professor's use to stress that we must know our past to know our future, it is the same here. We must know where we have come from to make sure that we continue to succeed, and we can't let people dismiss our efforts. It has taken a lot of work, time and energy to get where we are going.