Democratic Convention

More news and observations from the final day of the Colorado Democratic Party Convention.

An estimated 10,000 party faithful are expected to attend the state convention at Colorado Springs’ World Arena.

Your intrepid Colorado Confidential staff are Colorado Springs for the Colorado Democratic Party Convention. An estimated 10,000 party faithful are expected to attend the state convention today and tomorrow at Colorado Springs’ World Arena.

Get the latest updates on news, photos and gossip below the fold.

Last weekend, several Democratic congressional district conventions were held to select delegates to the Democratic National Convention. Sen. Barack Obama is holding the delegate lead in Colorado, as expected.

On Jan. 11, 2007, Democratic National Committee Chair Howard Dean selected Denver as the host city for the Democratic National Convention. With the convention only 15 weeks away now, the activities calendar is filling up fast and the guest list keeps growing.

What will delegates and visitors encounter at the Colorado Democratic Party State Convention in May? With nearly 10,000 people expected, thousands of votes to be counted, and many issues to be determined, their experience will no doubt be memorable.

Are the much-vaunted 2.7 million young people who have turned out in record number for Democratic presidential candidates Sens. Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama getting thrown under the bus by the party establishment?

Painting, sorting canned goods and playground cleanup are a few of the projects Democratic National Convention Committee members and volunteers have tackled in the Denver area. On Tuesday, it will be office work.

Chairman of the Democratic National Committee Howard Dean and Democratic Convention CEO Rev. Leah Daughtry will be in Denver today, in part to discuss the importance of the LGBT community in the 2008 elections.

Democratic convention committee names Level 3 and AT&T as service providers.

The Democratic presidential campaign trail snowplowed through Grand Junction on Saturday with Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius headlining an event for Sen. Barack Obama. Meanwhile, Sen. Hillary Clinton supporters gathered for a pre-caucus planning session.