News & Notes from DFIA & Deanland
Dean to debate Nader
LATimes.com
WASHINGTON
— [Howard] Dean and
[Ralph] Nader are scheduled to conduct a 90-minute debate July 9 at the
National Press Club in Washington, a forum in which a major question no
doubt will be what Nader is trying to accomplish with his independent
presidential run.
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DFIA Founding Member Darrell Lewis Takes Over Drury Senate Campaign
DFIA Founding Member Darrell Lewis announced yesterday that he is taking on the role of campaign manager for John Drury
of North Iowa, who is running for the Iowa Senate in District 6.
Lewis has been, to this point, the Drury campaign’s treasurer,
blogmaster, and co-chair. DFIA would like to congratulate both
Lewis and Drury. We believe this is an excellent move on the part
of the Drury campaign and we wish both John and Darrell much luck.
DFIA To Host Bloggers’ Breakfast at Deanfest
Bloggers’ Breakfast 2.0 will be held Sunday morning, July 25, 2004, at DeanFest at Butternut Ski Resort
in Great Barrington, MA. The first Bloggers’ Breakfast was held
Jan. 17, 2004, at the Des Moines, Iowa, Botanical Center. That
event was attended by over 150 people heralding from 22 states.
Bloggers’
Breakfast 2.0 will be hosted by Democracy for Iowa with Darrell Lewis
taking the lead as he did at the January event. It’s our way to
say thanks to everyone for what they did to help us out in Iowa.
The 2.0
version of this event will be similar to the first, although we expect
two to three times the number of attendees. Because of that, we
need to ask for you to make reservations and pay in advance. We
need to have a count for the amount of food to be prepared.
To make your reservations for the Bloggers’ Breakfast, go here.
Progressives Converge in Boston
If you’re going to be out east for the national convention or for Deanfest, you might consider hitting this series of events.
Progressive Vote
has united with other progressive affinity groups from across the
country to rally at the Boston Democratic National Convention under the
banner United Progressive Alliance (UPA). Thousands of progressives
from various groups, campaigns, and communities from across the country
have come together to plan dozens of powerful events with
nationally-known progressives. They are putting out a call to the
progressive base and caucuses to join them in Boston. The progressive
community must show the country and the media that we stand united.
For complete information, go here.
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