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The DNC has now opened to the public the process of drafting the National Platform.  From the DNC press release:

And he wants their money. The Obama campaign will host a fundraiser tonight in LA to secure the funds of the rich and famous:

For political geeks who LOVE looking at numbers, today should provide some insight into what the money race going forward will look like, as Presidential FEC reports are due on the 20th of every month.

Marc Ambinder takes a look at the Presidential polling and finds a disturbing weakness for Obama:

R. Neal blogs that Obama will be moving the DNC’s act to Chicago:

People familiar with the plan said that state party staffers paid for under Howard Dean’s 50 State Program would be shifted to working for the presidential campaign, at least in targeted battleground states.

Poliltico: Obama moves DNC operations to Chicago

The DNC's key role in coordinating political operations with state parties is expected to largely be taken over and overseen by Obama's senior staff in Chicago, state party officials said.

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Below are video-clips part 1 and 2 of Amy Siskind's speech at the May 31st Count Every Vote Rally in D.C. Amy Siskind informs Howard Dean and the Democratic Party that Democratic women and men will stay home in November, or support another candidate, in response to the party's failure to condemn the media misogyny.

The Huffington Post’s Sam Stein reports that the 50-state strategy of the Democratic National Committee is paying off and Sen. Obama is ready to carry it through November to change the electoral map in the Fall.

Thank goodness it will all be over this week.

After the DNC caved into pressure from Clinton supporters to seat Michigan and Florida at the convention with 1/2 a vote each, they still fell short of what is needed to steal the nomination from Barack Obama, who has the most delegates.

Looking in on the DNC's fight over seating delegates, it is amusing to watch as Democrats beat each other over the head with classic fallacious arguments.