Maryanne Patlak rushes to meet a caucus-goer in her successful drive to be elected delegate to Denver.
Time to celebrate for some local Democrats! Caucus-goers elected them on Saturday to attend the National Convention in Denver.
Congressional District 17: A long-familiar name is on the list for Denver: Eufaula Frazier, who will be one of the oldest delegates at 80-plus. She’s pledged for Sen. Hillary Clinton. Also elected for Clinton are Eddie Lewis and Henry Sturrup. Delegates chosen to back Sen. Barack Obama are Elizabeth Collins, Mae Rene Christian, Rev. Preston Marshall (county party chaplain) and Rev. Josh Brown; Edith Owens is an alternate for Obama.
District 18: State Committeewoman Cindy Lerner (she’s a former member of the state House of Representatives) and former Democratic Party Chairman Jimmy Morales will be in Denver as Hillary Clinton delegates. Maryanne Patlak is elected as the Barack Obama delegate.
District 21: For Clinton, Karen Aronowitz, Adam Schwartz and Clifford Young. For Obama, Charlotte Klieman, secretary of the Miami-Dade Democratic Executive Committee.
District 25: For Obama, Dean Gregory Stewart. For Clinton, Barbara Schwartz, Hector Caraballo and Emilio Vazquez.
More results will be posted here as they become known.
The results at this point are preliminary and unofficial. They must be transmitted to the Florida Democratic Party and certified.
Your blogger attended the District 18 caucus, held at the Palmetto Golf Course clubhouse on SW 152nd Street near US 1. There was a campaign atmosphere outside on the driveway as candidates competed with trays of doughnuts and jugs of coffee to entice voters, while inside it was all business as party volunteers signed people in and helped them fill out the long ballots and vote.
District 18 also includes Monroe County, and the results included a separate caucus held in Key Largo for Keys Democrats.
Remember: the delegates for Denver were elected in congressional districts, and their number was apportioned according to the vote for their candidate in that district in the Jan. 29 primary.
The state party said in a statement issued Friday that it remains committed to fulfilling the plan for selecting delegates and said it was “in full compliance with all DNC rules expect for the rule on timing of the first determining step (the Jan. 29 primary date…)
“While some have suggested that the Florida Democratic Party hold an alternative process to allocate (not select) delegates, no funding exists for anything that could meet the principles of openness, fairness, and allowing maximum participation, including that of our military serving overseas, elderly, disabled or any other Democrat.
“As the nominating process continues until June, we are urging Democrats to participate in the caucuses and recognize that our delegation will in all likelihood be restored by the eventual nominee. We look forward to strongly supporting the eventual Democratic nominee, no matter who it is. The incredible enthusiasm as evidenced by our record-breaking primary turnout and huge involvement in the delegate selection process bodes extremely well for Democratic prospects come this November.”
Congratulations to all the elected delegates, and thank you to the others for raising their candidacies. And special thanks to the dozens of volunteers who helped run the caucuses.
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Congratulations to all of the Delegates. It is no small feat to be elected to become a Delegate to the National Convention in a normal year. This year, however, with a record number of applicants and a record number of voters, it required a special effort. Each person who won deserves their position and deserves to be seated in Denver.
In addition, please note that the caucuses are run entirely by volunteers, not paid poll workers. I hope you join me in thanking them for the smooth operation of all four Caucuses in Miami-Dade County.
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