By Jim Stanford on February 6, 2008
Yes, we can.
Here’s how: Wyoming has 18 delegates — twice as many as Guam and the U.S. Virgin Islands, which each have nine. Montana has 24.
Wyoming’s delegates will be decided by county conventions on Saturday, March 8. Anyone can vote as long as they are registered as Democrats by Friday, Feb. 22.
The Teton County Democratic Convention will take place at 4 p.m. March 8 at Snow King Resort. The vote for presidential candidate will be taken first.
To register, visit the basement of the Teton County administration building on the corner of Willow and Simpson streets. You need to have lived here only a minute.
High school students: Anyone who will be 18 as of Election Day, Nov. 4, is eligible to participate at the convention.
Now that the dust has settled on Super Tuesday, it has become apparent that every delegate is crucial as we head toward the national convention Aug. 25 in Denver. The race is so tight that in New Mexico, Obama led Hillary this morning by just 71 votes, with 98 percent of the ballots counted.
Yesterday, Obama won 13 states to Hillary’s eight, and some of his strongest victories came in the Mountain West as Idaho and Colorado poured in an avalanche of votes. In Teton County, Idaho, Obama defeated Hillary by 75 percent to 19 percent.
By the time we reach Denver, a couple dozen delegates from Wyoming and Montana might make the difference. It’s only fitting that the Equality State will play a role in deciding this historic election.
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I did not want to complicate this by explaining how Wyoming’s two-tier caucus works, but in a nutshell:
At the county convention, we vote for presidential candidate and select delegates to the state convention. At state, the same process takes place, and those delegates advance to the national convention.
For the first time ever, the Wyoming Democratic Party Convention will be held in Jackson, on May 23 and 24.
So this year is a great opportunity to watch politics play out on the local, state and national levels, without traveling that far.
Excellent blog post at the New York Times about Obama’s success in the so-called “red” states:
http://egan.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/02/06/obama-the-shock-of-the-red/?em&ex=1202619600&en=e12aeef31b4fdd46&ei=5087%0A
Just got an update from the Obama campaign in Wyoming: They are opening offices in Cheyenne and Laramie and assigning a dozen staffers.
No word yet on if and when Sen. Obama will visit.
“We consider Wyoming to be a very important state,” said Gabe Cohen, Wyoming for Obama director.
Another update: Teton County Democratic Convention has been moved to Snow King Resort, in anticipation of a high turnout.
Virginian is out, Snow King’s Grand Teton Ballroom is in.
There will be a WyObama ‘08 party at the Village Cafe in Teton Village on Friday, Feb. 22, which is the last day to register to vote.
I am a foreigner, not an American. I cannot understand what is great about Obama other than his beautiful speeches, etc. In my opinion, he is WRONG for America. He made excuses for his wrong decisions(which surfaced recently…court case etc). How many other mistakes would he make as USA President & say “sorry”? I prefer Hilary or McCain to win. Mrs. Obama sounds like a true “hypocrite”. What sort of image would she give to the world? The statue of Liberty is a symbol of America. How did she come up without a just America?to the American people, pls vote WISELY for the USA President has an impact on the world too.Thx