Monday, September 1, 2008
Indian Americans swing into action at Denver's Pepsi Center
Despite making up only about 58 of the 4,440 delegates and alternate delegates at the Democratic National Convention, Indian Americans swung into action at Denver's Pepsi Center and around town, because of the positions they occupy in the party and the room they have carved in the political campaign debate.
In the morning session Sunita Leeds, Co Chair of the very important Rules Committee and Chair of the Democratic National Committee's Indo-American Leadership Council, was introduced along with the other members of the Rules Committee, by Howard Dean, Chair of the Democratic National Committee (DNC).
The DNC also organized an Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Caucus meeting at Four Seasons Hotel, where several Indian Americans addressed the issue of getting out the youth vote and securing swing states for the party on the road to November. In the panel themed ‘Showing our Strength: Our Electeds, Our Candidates, Our Future,' Ohio State Representative Jay Goyal, was one of three state level elected officials to speak He spoke about how Democrats could win Ohio, a swing state, and if it won that state, Obama's presidency was in the bag, according to him.
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To read the ePaper, visit: http://www.newsindia-times.com
In the morning session Sunita Leeds, Co Chair of the very important Rules Committee and Chair of the Democratic National Committee's Indo-American Leadership Council, was introduced along with the other members of the Rules Committee, by Howard Dean, Chair of the Democratic National Committee (DNC).
The DNC also organized an Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Caucus meeting at Four Seasons Hotel, where several Indian Americans addressed the issue of getting out the youth vote and securing swing states for the party on the road to November. In the panel themed ‘Showing our Strength: Our Electeds, Our Candidates, Our Future,' Ohio State Representative Jay Goyal, was one of three state level elected officials to speak He spoke about how Democrats could win Ohio, a swing state, and if it won that state, Obama's presidency was in the bag, according to him.
To read the full article, click here..
To read the ePaper, visit: http://www.newsindia-times.com
Labels: AAPI, action, Barack Obama, campaign, debate, delegates, Democratic National Convention, Denver's Pepsi Center, Indian Americans, presidential nomination, youth vote
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