I posted my initial thoughts about the California Democratic Convention over on CityMama. I've got some photos of people you might recognize there, too.
It was a tiring weekend and I've decided that I'm taking tomorrow as my Saturday. Hope the rest of the world doesn't mind.
MOMocrats Founding Editor Stefania Pomponi Butler blogs the irreverent and delicious CityMama, and walked around the convention with a bad head cold.
When Matt Lockshin of the California Democratic Party told the MOMocrats that we were welcome to bring our children with us while blogging our state convention, I had mixed feelings… because I knew that once I got here, I would spend more time being a mom than writing about politics.
I decided that the benefits of bringing my 12-year-old outweighed the hassles. She was already going to have memories of this historic Presidential election, and having the opportunity to witness a small part of history in the making will ensure that her memories will be special.
So yesterday morning, while a slate of rising stars and political legends like Jerry Brown, Gavin Newsom, , Judy Chu and Willie Brown were bringing the state Democrats to their feet, we were elsewhere: in the Marriott lobby, (where we had easy Internet access which allowed her to finish a school project) …
out in the hall (where the people hawking buttons and stickers were of a lot more interesting… prompting my kid to collect and wear as many as could fit on her jacket )...
and exploring the city of San Jose.
We got to see a part of the convention experience we never would have --- if we’d stayed in the ballroom, listening to speeches:
I caught San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom catching up on the California Convention news by reading MOMocrats! He told me, "I missed Nancy Pelosi's speech, so this is just like I was there."
Photo: Mayor Newsom with California Democratic Party Online Organizing Director, Penny Dennenberg.
Wonder where the MOMocrats will be this weekend? We'll be at the California Democratic Convention. Five California MOMocrats will be in the blogger/press corps at their state convention. We'll be rubbing elbows and asking tough questions of Nancy Pelosi, Zoe Lofgren, Mike Honda, and other California Democrats, as well as former President Bill Clinton. We also have MOMocrats going as delegates to the Texas Democratic Convention, being held this weekend.
Check back throughout the weekend for live updates, photos, and more!
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