Obama delegate forum organizer, Damian Sedney, writes in with details of the first event in Norwich…

Norwich Delegate Forum a resounding Democratic success!

Last night in Norwich, nine Obama-pledged Delegates that are candidates for the 6+ District-level Democratic National Convention Obama delegate slots from Vermont, gathered at the Norwich Public Library to discuss and promote their candidacies before an attentive audience of “voters” that will attend the Vermont Democratic Party convention as Town delegates.

All nine candidates delivered a 3-minute long presentation about themselves and their reasons for wanting to go to Denver as one of our Vermont Delegates pledged to Barack Obama.

Following the candidate presentations, the audience (composed of Obama-pledged Town Delegates to the Vermont Democratic Party) asked the Delegate candidates probing and insightful questions.

A lively discussion followed the Question & Answer session. The main topic on everyone’s mind was how to sort and distill the list of about 116 Delegate candidates to a final list of just six names!

Some very good ideas and strategies were presented and deliberated!

Every one of the candidates was obviously very, well qualified and a strong supporter of Barack Obama.

As a courtesy to the Delegate candidates that took time from their busy schedules last night to attend the first-ever Vermont Delegate Forum, I will list their names in the order that I recall them (randomly)!

Jacquelyn Carlomagno from Montpelier

Jill Michaels from Strafford

Sherry L. Merrick from Thetford

Taylor Bates from Williston

Jamieson L. Hess from Norwich

Cirri M. Nottage from Hartford

Sean Gresh from Bennington

William H. Sander from Cambridge

Yaacov Jacob Snyder from Randolph

We hope to have a large contingent of Delegate candidates and Town delegate “voters” at the remaining Delegate forums…

Burlington
Oakledge Park, Flynn Avenue
Monday, May 19th, 6:30-8:30pm

Manchester
Skinner Library, 48 West Road
Tuesday, May 20th, 6:30-8:00pm