Just elected to be a MN Delegate for the Kucinich Universal Healthcare

[loftycity]

Platform.
Anyone who has great links and information to share. Send it on.
All you Du'ers and the most intelligent bunch in the USA.
We all know we need Universal Health Care, it is our right to a Life!

Now let the Health Insurance companies do Life Insurance. On a now to be soon Healthy Population..

[mzmolly]

1. Congrats!!!

:yourock:

[Kanary]

2. Hurrah for your team!

This is one of the big issues this year, and I appreciate your effort in taking it on!

I have some stuff for you, if you want to PM me.

Good going!

Kanary

Another Delusional Diehard for Dennis!!

Kucinich 2004!

[scarletwoman]

3. Hey, me too!

I gotta ask, which convention were you at? I got elected as a Kucinich/Universal Health Care delegate today at the Pine County convention.

I'm SOOOOOOO excited -- carrying DK's platform to the state convention in May! :bounce:

sw

[marialicht]

4. Several of our precincts passed parts of his platform

and are taking them to the county convention here in NC.

[scarletwoman]

10. Hooray for you!

It appears that all over the country, there'll be DK delegates carrying his platform forward! I love hearing this kind of good news!

Way to go, NC! :thumbsup:

And WELCOME TO DU, marialicht! :hi: :toast:

sw

[Kanary]

6. Alright, scarletwoman!

Great news!

Kanary

Another Delusional Diehard for Dennis!!

Kucinich 2004!

[no name no slogan]

8. YEEE-HAAAW SW!!!!

I've got ours (SD60) next weekend!!! I'll be running for state, and may even try running for DFL central committee, too!!!

That's one very cool thing about the DFL-- it's quite easy for a politically concerned neophyte to get involved with the party and make a difference!

(Although I'm not really a neophyte: I went to the state conventions in 1988 and 1990, and was on the floor near the podium when Paul Wellstone made his acceptance speach. Now THAT was a powerful moment!!!)

:toast: :hi:

[scarletwoman]

9. I got re-elected as first alternate to the DFL state central committee,

Our county unit is only allowed 2 delegates and 2 alternates to the SCC, and our chair and associate chair are automatically delegates, so the best I can do is be an alternate. :-( But at least it gets me in the meetings!

I'm so sorry I missed those Wellstone conventions, I was living out of state until late 1996. And the truth is, it didn't occur to me to jump in and get involved in party politics until the 2002 caucuses -- it was a totally new thing for me, even though I had faithfully voted Democrat in every election from 1972 on. I used to be one of those people who was content to leave the actual messy details of party politics, conventions and such to others -- no more!

Good luck to you! I really hope you get elected a delegate -- we'll be sure to meet up at the convention in Duluth!

sw

[loftycity]

15. Saint Paul Congrats to you!

[LWolf]

5. Fantastic!

:bounce:

[no name no slogan]

7. Congrats from another DKer in MN!!!!!

You've got a good issue, too! I'm currently unemployed without healthcare, because of a pre-existing condition, and the fact that my COBRA costs over 25% of my unemployment pay.

Btw, which Senate District/County are you in? Im in SD60 (Minneapolis), and ours is next weekend. It sounds like you had a great convention.

And congrats again!!!! Hopefully I'll see you in Duluth (at the state convention)!!!

:toast:

[dpbrown]

11. Your profile says Minneapolis

As nearly as I can tell, no Minneapolis Districts had conventions on Saturday. Perhaps Edina, Roseville?

Anyway, congratulations!

I'll see you in Duluth.

Dan Brown
Saint Paul, Minnesota
St. Paul Ward 3 Precinct 6 Assoc. Precinct Chair
Senate District 64 State Central Committee Delegate
Minnesota State DFL Convention Delegate from "Kucinich/Progressive Peace" Subcaucus

[loftycity]

17. Just moved to Saint Paul, District 66 Ward 4 precinct 2

[greatauntoftriplets]

12. Congrats to all DK delegates on this thread.

:yourock:

Gotta keep Dennis' progressive message out there. I damned well hope we can make a difference.

[flaminbats]

13. even a plank for national healthcare would suit me..

My understanding is the platform broadly proposes universal access, whatever this means!

You'll be representing most of us who voted for Kucinich, but who cannot be there.:toast:

Congratulations :thumbsup:

[northernsoul]

14. what senate district are you in?

I was at the 64 convention yesterday - good fun in a boiling hot high school auditorium in St. Paul

[loftycity]

16. The 66th I'll be at the Saint Paul Congressional and Duluth!

Congrats to you!

[goodhue]

18. See you in Duluth!

Minnesota for Kucinich will have a large presence at the state convention, greater than the 17% Kucinich polled statewide.