(Cross-Posted at DemNotes at www.DemNotes.com)
We arrived yesterday in San Diego, where the Association of State Democratic Chairs is meeting. We begin our work this afternoon, with a meeting of the ASDC Executive Committee, on which both Pat and I sit (I represent the vice chairs in the Western Region of the United States; Pat is the Western Region ASDC representative to the DNC Executive Committee.
I’ll try to write often to keep everybody back home updated on what we learn — this is our chance to talk about both the future and the past. We are going to talk about the future of the Democratic Party and how we turn our successes into governing policies that help all Americans. And we are going to talk about the past in that we will study what happened in the 2008 elections, and figure out what worked, what didn’t work, and what we can do better.
Obviously, I won’t be able to let everybody in on all that we hear in some of these closed-door meetings; however, I will continue to pull back the curtain as much as I can to be sure that Colorado Democrats feel like a part of the discussion.
The meetings are here at the historic — and stunningly beautiful — Hotel del Coronado on the shores of the Pacific Ocean. The weather is beautiful, of course — hard to believe there was snow on the ground when we left Denver yesterday morning. (By the way, if you’re looking for a good time to visit Sea World in San Diego, you couldn’t apparently do any better than a mid-week visit in mid-December — the weather is beautiful and there are literally no lines whatsoever for any of the rides, attractions, or shows.)
Anyway, I will report back later with more on what is going on here at the ASDC meetings and the DNC Executive Committee meetings here in California!