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Former DNC chief to attend Democratic county convention
Terry McAuliffe, former chairman of the Democratic National Committee, will be in attendance for the party’s McLennan County convention on Saturday, according to the party’s top county official.
John Cullar, chairman of the county Democratic Party, said he was notified Thursday that McAuliffe was planning to attend the convention in support of Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton’s presidential campaign. Cullar said he had not heard about any high profile supporters of Sen. Barack Obama’s campaign who were planning to attend.
The convention will be one of about 260 county and senatorial district gatherings held across the state where presidential nomination delegates will be elected to attend the state convention in caucuses. The Clinton and Obama campaigns are working to get their supporters to attend the caucuses, which will eventually send 67 delegates to the national convention in August.
Obama is projected to have won more delegates in the precinct caucuses held after the primary election polls closed on March 4 so the Clinton campaign is likely trying to do everything it can to boost attendance at the county conventions.
One disadvantage the Clinton might have is that her campaign Web site previously listed the wrong address for the convention. It’s going to be held at the Waco Convention Center, not the Mclennan County Fairground.
Obama spokesman Josh Earnest said the campaign was not planning to send any big-name supporters to the convention.
UPDATE: The Hillary Clinton campaign had the Heart of Texas Fair Complex listed as the location for the county convention until Thursday evening. It looks like that oversight was fixed before I checked it again Friday morning.
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By Macy
March 29, 2008 2:13 AM | Link to this
Everyone should turn out to hear Terry McAuliffe, former chairman of the Democratic National Committee, at the party�s McLennan County convention on Saturday. Hey, people, Waco is in the limelight so we need to show up and show that we care about the direction of this country! Be at the Convention Center at noon, even if you are not a delegate. As the former DNC chair, his words about the handling of Florida and Michigan could be most instructive.