Nineteen more delegates will go to the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, N.C., where they will re-nominate Barrack Obama for President.
Governor Nixon tells those at the Democratic Convention at the Lake of the Ozarks that this is not a time for Democrats to point out differences, but to focus on what the common goals are in running Missouri, and the United States. Secretary of State Robin Carnahan — who is not running for re-election — said the GOP is running a tough campaign against democrats this election cycle, and complacency is not an option. Other speakers, rallying party members to push for every vote, were State Treasurer Clint Zweifel and U.S. Senator Claire McCaskill.
Those gathered at the convention agreed that Senator McCaskill has the biggest uphill battle to win re-election, saying her opponents have deep pockets and are stopping at nothing to run a smear campaign against her.
Those in attendance say party members must work together to get 3,900 more voters to vote for Barrack Obama this year … that’s the slim margin he lost the state by to then-Republican candidate John McCain in 2008.
A total of 6,000 delegates from throughout the U.S. will go to the national convention, where they’ll re-nominate Barrack Obama for President of the United States.
Common themes of discussion at the state convention were protecting healthcare, social security and medicare, keeping student loan rates down, and protecting civil rights for women and gays.
19 At-Large Democratic National Convention Delegates
First Congressional District
Clement “Clem” Smith
Jane Martha West
LaDonna Applebaum
Second Congressional District
Julio Cesar Castaneda
Laura Castaneda
Third Congressional District
Michael Evans
Shane Cohn
Jean Carnahan
Fourth Congressional District
Clara Ichord
Saundra Schwartz
Fifth Congressional District
Doug Gray
Alicia Bland
Sixth Congressional District
Kieth Querry
Charles F. Myers
Rosalyn Curl
Seventh Congressional District
Carrie Michelle Brauch
Nikki ViSocky
Eighth Congressional District
Ninth Congressional District
7 Democratic National Convention Alternates
Dixie Burford- First Congressional District
CT Sharp- Second Congressional District
Kevin O’Malley- Second Congressional District — soundbyte
Gary Otten- Third Congressional District
Ollie Stewart- Third Congressional District
Sallie Hodges- Third Congressional District
Ollie Stewart- Third Congressional District
AUDIO: Jessica Machetta reports (1:17)