Chapter List
Chapter 1: Delegate Dan Recap
The months of April through September are documented in vivid detail – first with emails and then on this webpage.
Chapter 2: The New Mission
Beyond the balloons and confetti, what I saw, what I felt in Denver, the people I met, what I experienced inside the Convention, the energy I felt in the streets, had to reverberate and live.
Chapter 3: Up, up and Away
The original goal of Dan’s Delegation was to send as many people as possible to Colorado for “Get Out The Vote Weekend” (the weekend before the election) through Election Day.
Chapter 4: “…and many broke things”
Throughout the first four weeks of October, utilizing Skype technology, David Gall and I had made it a point to speak three times a day, everyday, even on weekends: (1) 8am Pacific Standard Time / 5pm Venice Time, (2) 11am Pacific Standard Time / 8pm Venice Time, (3) 11pm Pacific Standard Time / 8am Venice Time.
Chapter 5: Don’t Trust Anyone Over Thirty
I left the conversation disgusted, but with a sense of closure and a sense of certainty of what we needed to do if we were going to pull this off. The student leaders left the conversation just feeling disgusted.
Chapter 6: The Indirect Path
Saturday morning brought heavy rain to the Bay Area. Heavy rain in the Bay Area means snow in the mountains. Snow in the mountains means good luck getting to Reno.
Chapter 7: Return to Denver
We landed in Denver International late Saturday night, rented a car and headed into the city.
Chapter 8: Day of Days
The 2008 Election featured the longest Presidential campaign season on record. For the first time in American history, individuals had declared their candidacy as early as January.
Chapter 9: Flying Home
Everyone did the best they could to settle into their seats on the plane. Eventually all of us would find seats, but none of us would be settled.
Chapter 10: A Lifetime Ago
In August, Dan’s Delegation did not exist. In September, we had forty confirmed volunteers. In October we had six hundred and eighty four.
Blog Archive and Timeline
- 01/11 - 01/18 (58)
- 10/12 - 10/19 (2)
- 10/05 - 10/12 (8)
- 09/28 - 10/05 (7)
- 09/21 - 09/28 (33)
- 09/14 - 09/21 (12)
- 09/07 - 09/14 (8)
- 08/31 - 09/07 (16)
- 08/24 - 08/31 (25)
- 08/17 - 08/24 (1)
Dan's Top Postings From Denver I
1. “Signs, signs everywhere there's signs” The best story to come out of Denver was in the airport on the way home.
2. “Yes we can. Yes we will” On the floor of Investco Field.
3. "For Brooke Elizabeth" The day Dan met Hillary Rodham Clinton..
4. “Two full days in nine hours” and Snapfish pictures and storyline of Gavin Newsom's "Manifest Hope" Party in Denver
5. “Numbers” Notes from the Convention Center and information on two important voting blocks: Young voters and Hispanic voters.
2. “Yes we can. Yes we will” On the floor of Investco Field.
3. "For Brooke Elizabeth" The day Dan met Hillary Rodham Clinton..
4. “Two full days in nine hours” and Snapfish pictures and storyline of Gavin Newsom's "Manifest Hope" Party in Denver
5. “Numbers” Notes from the Convention Center and information on two important voting blocks: Young voters and Hispanic voters.
Dan's Top Diatribes
1. "Lincoln" Dan sounds off on how the 21st Century Republican Party is no longer the party of Lincoln. To avoid further casual, conservative revisionism, he poses a unique contest of vigilance: winner gets to select something for him to break.
2. "Superman" Using his favorite superheroes in an analogy, Dan makes the argument as to why no Republican should win in November.
3. "Old Argument Odd Package" Dan breaks down John McCain's acceptance speech.
4. “Russian Chess Masters" Dan offers a unique theory as to why Russia may have invaded Georgia.
5. “Can Rock and Roll Save the World? Let's see...” This one isn’t a rant. It’s a plan.
2. "Superman" Using his favorite superheroes in an analogy, Dan makes the argument as to why no Republican should win in November.
3. "Old Argument Odd Package" Dan breaks down John McCain's acceptance speech.
4. “Russian Chess Masters" Dan offers a unique theory as to why Russia may have invaded Georgia.
5. “Can Rock and Roll Save the World? Let's see...” This one isn’t a rant. It’s a plan.
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