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What about the vast difference in crowds?

When Dorgan said something to the effect of the crowd being about average for a Democratic convention, give or take 15000, I thought to myself- we have them all rounded up in there, it WOULD be a good time to chain the doors shut.

What about the vast difference in crowds?

Crowds aren’t delegates.  Even car accidents attract crowds.

When the people fear their government, there is tyranny; when the government fears the people, there is liberty.

-- Thomas Jefferson

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I found that number interesting as well.

Especially because as they were announcing Obama’s trip a few weeks ago, I heard Jamie Selzer (Dem-NPL executive director) bragging on local talk radio that they were going to have over 2,000 delegates. 

Hmmmm ... the grass roots must not be as fired up as they thought.

The second day of July, 1776, will be the most memorable epoch in the history of America. I am apt to believe that it will be celebrated by succeeding generations as the great anniversary festival. It ought to be commemorated as the day of deliverance, by solemn acts of devotion to God Almighty. It ought to be solemnized with pomp and parade, with shows, games, sports, guns, bells, bonfires, and illuminations, from one end of this continent to the other, from this time forward forever more.

I wounder if the Fargo Forum will write stories about this difference in numbers and admit that maybe the GOP isn’t completely demoralized after all.  Doubt it…

A political party cannot be all things to all people. It must represent certain fundamental beliefs which must not be compromised to political expediency, or simply to swell its numbers.

The Associated Press is now reporting the Democrat delegate count as “close to 1,100.” That’s still less than the NDGOP, but if you look at the number of delegates who voted for their most contested race, the Governorship, only about 950 delegates voted.

Again, way less than the NDGOP.  And these folks were supposed to be fired up by Obama and Hillary.

When the people fear their government, there is tyranny; when the government fears the people, there is liberty.

-- Thomas Jefferson

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Isn’t registration for the Republican convention more expensive, too? $75 for the GOP, how much for the Dem?

On the other hand, maybe the Dem-NPL’s base of Williams County farmers was out in the fields.

I’m not sure.  I was a delegate for district 45 and I think I paid $30 for registration.  Although I have no idea how much it is for the dems.

A political party cannot be all things to all people. It must represent certain fundamental beliefs which must not be compromised to political expediency, or simply to swell its numbers.

I was a delegate for district 45 and I think I paid $30 for registration.

I think you mean $40.  Younger delegates got a discounted rate, but maybe you got a deal for being in college Doug?  For older delegates it was like $80.

When the people fear their government, there is tyranny; when the government fears the people, there is liberty.

-- Thomas Jefferson

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Rob,

You’re a smart guy.  I have to image that you don’t really believe what you are writing here.  It’s not about delegates.  Democratic delegates will vote for Democrats.  GOP delegates will vote Republican.  The Dems could care less about your delegates.  But a crowd of 17,000 people who otherwise wouldn’t have paid attention to either the GOP or Dem-NPL convention is pretty damn important.

You look to be a young guy, Dougee. Discounts to encourage younger people to become active.

As a long-dead Swede, I had to pay the whole boat.

And it STILL sank.