As I’m writing this, I’m sitting at the Shadows Ranch in Georgetown as we have just convened the 2007 County Chair Summit. 72 county chairs and other county party officers from around the state have gathered here in this idyllic setting to share ideas and strategize for the 2008 election cycle.

The morning began with Pat Waak giving a talk about the state of the Democratic Party today; I gave a short description of the site selection process for the state convention next year; now, Second Vice Chair Margaret Atencio is describing the outreach efforts to ensure inclusion in the delegate selection process.

The day is jam-packed with activities and trainings — we have an awful lot of new county party chairs and other officers who are tasked with being the eyes, ears, and mouth of the Democratic Party in communities across Colorado. This morning is primarily an update on State Party business, delegate selection, changes in the law, and fundraising. This afternoon, we’ll be discussing VAN, our online voter file and contact application, Think Precinct training, GOTV (Get Out The Vote), and general round-table discussions among the county chairs on what is working (or not working) for each county party.

Tomorrow, we’ll be getting some pretty intensive training from the DNC on national issues and campaign training. Finally, we’ll conclude our weekend tomorrow afternoon with an Executive Committee meeting to approve the Delegate Selection Plan and some budget changes.

I’ll try to report back later on how things are going here in Georgetown, but rest assured that folks from around the state are very well-represented by their county chairs here.

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The newest County Chair here was elected only Thursday evening in Walsenburg: Huerfano County Chair Cindy Campbell. Cindy replaces Joan Breternitz, who resigned after an amazing and tireless term as Huerfano’s chair. I drove down to Walsenburg to attend their meeting, and had a great evening chatting with the group of Huerfano Dems. We had a good conversation about targeting voters and voter contact using VAN, as well as financial and fundraising issues.

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As I said, I’m going to be here in Georgetown all weekend, and I’ll keep all of you updated on what is going on — including some photos — throughout the weekend.

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