Hillary & Bill Clinton Urge Democrats to Unite Behind Obama
Hillary Clinton ends roll call vote, Obama nominated by acclamation
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• Del. David Toscano recaps the "resounding thud" that was the General Assembly's Special Session on Transportation (July 11).
• Congratulations to the 2008 winners of the Grace Tinsley Scholarships: CHS graduates Kiara Redd-Martin (below, left) and Erica Jackson (below, right).
• Charlottesville Democratic Party Co-Chair Jonathan Blank is quoted in a Daily Progress article on the meaning of patriotism (July 6).
• The Charlottesville - Albemarle Coordinated Campaign needs volunteers. The coordinated campaign will be canvassing and phone-banking for the Obama, Warner, and Perriello campaigns. See Volunteer Opportunities for details.
• Alan Zimmerman spends a day with the Tom Perriello campaign -- read all about it on our blog
• Tom Perriello launches unprecedented volunteer tithing initiative -- 10% of all volunteer efforts will be directed to community service projects around the 5th Congressional District. See the discussion on our new Virginia Politics blog.
Above, Hillary Clinton declares "Barack Obama is my candidate. And he must be our president." Click on the image to watch her speech and see our collection of Key Speeches from the Democratic National Convention.
Below, over 200 local Democrats gathered for the annual Outreach & Awards picnic on August 16. Pictured from left to right are: Charlottesville Democratic Party Co-Chair Jennifer McKeever, General Assembly Delegate David Toscano, 5th Congressional candidate Tom Perriello, State Senator and Gubernatorial candidate Creigh Deeds, and Charlottesville Democratic Party Co-Chair Jonathan Blank.
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• The Barack Obama campaign launches a Fight the Smears website to keep the record straight about him and his campaign.
• The new Charlottesville for Obama website is up and running. Check it out!