Nuts & Bolts: Inside a Democratic campaign, the party moves for changes at the convention
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It’s another Sunday, so for those who tune in, welcome to a diary discussing the Nuts & Bolts of a Democratic campaign. If you’ve missed out, you can catch up anytime: Just visit our group or follow the Nuts & Bolts Guide. Every week I try to tNuts & Bolts: Inside a Democratic campaign, the party moves for changes at the convention
It’s another Sunday, so for those who tune in, welcome to a diary discussing the Nuts & Bolts of a Democratic campaign. If you’ve missed out, you can catch up anytime: Just visit our group or follow the Nuts & Bolts Guide. Every week I try to tackle issues I’ve been asked about. With the help of other campaign workers and notes, we address how to improve and build better campaigns or explain issues that impact our party. Some weeks, I address issues facing the party as a whole. This week, I am looking ahead to the 2020 Democratic National Convention in Milwaukee. For those who follow my Twitter feed—@tmservo433—you occasionally will see a stream of #DNCRBC. This is the friendly hashtag for discussions around the Democratic National Committee’s Rules & Bylaws Committee, the body that helps to oversee issues that impact our party charter and structure. In a meeting this month, the Rules & Bylaws Committee passed a resolution allowing for significant changes to the way a convention could be held. Ballots were mailed out, and many have already been received and are on their way back to the party office. I’ve already written about why I think the convention should go away. Markos had similar thoughts in his analysis of why the nominee loses almost nothing. With the ballots in the hands of the voters, let’s talk about how we build our coalition based on this effort. Read more