We just wrapped up the 5th Annual DemocracyFest in Virgina this past weekend and it was another great year!

I know some of you attended DemocracyFest in New Hampshire in 2007 (or the other 4 years in MA, TX, CA and VA), but for those of you that havn’t attended before, DemocracyFest is a an event that started as a “reunion” of Howard Dean supporters and has grown to an annual festival that inspires and empowers activists to make our communities and country a better place with “Education by Day, Celebration by Night”…Plus Howard Dean speaks every year 🙂

The organizers of DemocracyFest are seriously considering Burlington, VT or Chicago, IL for the 6th Annual DemocracyFest (2009). We actually did a straw poll last week at the event and it came out exactly tied! But more importantly then which location is more “popular”, the organizers really want to know which location would benefit the most from having the event held there (education/empowerment for that area’s activists, national media attention for local issues and candidates, etc) and which location has the initial support to make the event successful. In other words, do the active grassroots people in the area want DemocracyFest to come here and will they support it through sponsorships, promotion, etc.

The DemocracyFest organizers have already contacted Democracy For Vermont (our local coalition group to DFA) and they are on board with supporting the event if it is held here and being the “Hosting Sponsor”, but we’d also like to hear from you folks that blog here at GMD think. You can comment here or email us at info@democracyfest.net

A source close to the campaign informs me that the identity of the person Obama has settled on to be his running mate is Hillary Clinton.

The source doesn’t want to go on record, but this particular person is well-positioned for such insights and her information in the past has always been 100% spot on.

A Clinton pick after so many conflicts and concerns surrounding both her and her supporters and the Obama campaign suggests that there is deep concern over the steadily downward creeping poll numbers both nationally and in key states, and the need for enthusiastic Democratic unity (as well as a new campaign narrative) trumps worries over Bill’s mouth on the campaign trail.

We should know for sure soon enough.

I think this best describes my state of mind right now.

DENVER, COLORADO… HE WERE COME!