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Gothmog

(145,496 posts) Mon Feb 27, 2012, 10:47 PM Feb 2012

Delegate Selection Process for Conventions

At a party meeting this Saturday, our SDEC representative showed us a draft of the rules for the state district/county conventions. Basically everyone will have to sign a loyalty oath and agree to support the candidates of the Party including President Obama. This last addition was designed to deal with the Larouchie supporter who is running for the Democratic nomination for CD22nd. This idiot ran in 2010 on the platform of impeaching President Obama.

These rules are being voted on tonight by the rules committee and will be voted on by the party on Thursday.

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Delegate Selection Process for Conventions (Original Post) Gothmog Feb 2012 OP

Thanks for the update Gothmog! sonias Feb 2012 #1

I had to stop and read up on LaRouche since I was unaware of some of his positions. TexasTowelie Feb 2012 #2

Keisha Rogers was the 2010 nominee for CD 22 Gothmog Feb 2012 #3

GOP passed their revised rules this afternoon, the TDP will vote tonight Gothmog Feb 2012 #4

Texas Democratic Party adopted delegate selection rules Gothmog Mar 2012 #5

sonias

(18,063 posts)

1. Thanks for the update Gothmog!

Reply to Gothmog (Original post)

Tue Feb 28, 2012, 12:08 AM

Feb 2012

Once again you're doing a lot of leg work for us with SDEC and party!

TexasTowelie

(112,387 posts)

2. I had to stop and read up on LaRouche since I was unaware of some of his positions.

Reply to Gothmog (Original post)

Tue Feb 28, 2012, 12:27 AM

Feb 2012

There are very few ties with Democratic party philosophy, so I don't have any issues with the delegate selection process including a loyalty oath. The choice this election is to whether to sustain the course that the President has embarked on or devolve into a theocracy lead by either the Church of Latter Day Saints or the Pope. Neither of those ideas are appealing to me.

Gothmog

(145,496 posts)

3. Keisha Rogers was the 2010 nominee for CD 22

Reply to TexasTowelie (Reply #2)

Tue Feb 28, 2012, 09:38 AM

Feb 2012

I have learned a great deal about the LaRouchies. Keisha Rogers got a favorable draw on ballot position in Fort Bend county and the county party did not have a strong candidate in the race. After she got the nomination, we found out that she was running on the platform of impeaching President Obama.

We are working to make sure that this does not happen again. The good thing is that the CD 22 may be a winnable race if the tea party candidate defeats Pete Olson. The primary will be the Tuesday after Memorial Day weekend and should be a low turnout affair.

Gothmog

(145,496 posts)

4. GOP passed their revised rules this afternoon, the TDP will vote tonight

Reply to Gothmog (Original post)

Wed Feb 29, 2012, 07:11 PM

Feb 2012

According to the Texas Redistricting website, the GOP adopted their revised rules for conventions today http://txredistricting.org/post/18515151323/texas-gop-passes-rules-changes-for-party-conventions The GOP did not go with a winner take all primary which surprised me.

The Texas Democratic Party is voting on new rules tonight. After the rules are passed, I should get a copy of the rules from my county's SDEC's representative

Gothmog

(145,496 posts)

5. Texas Democratic Party adopted delegate selection rules

Reply to Gothmog (Original post)

Thu Mar 1, 2012, 12:46 AM

Mar 2012

The TDP adopted new rules for the delegate selection process. Here is an earlier version of these proposed rules http://www.txdemocrats.org/2012/TX_Delegate_Selection_Plan_%28Revised%29.pdf There were evidently some minor changes to these rules. Here is a summary of the Texas Democratic Party delegate selection process http://www.txdemocrats.org/2012/Summary_of_Proposed_Convention_Process.pdf

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