 Local Convention Watch Parties!
This Thursday night August 28th, Barack Obama will be giving his acceptance speech before a crowd of 70,000 at the Invesco Field in Denver.
You can join your friends and fellow Democrats at Watch Parties here in Fresno. First at our Office between Downtown Fresno and the Tower District; Democrats In Action Office
255 N. Fulton Suite #104
Between Belmont and Divisadero
Beginning at 6:00PM
Light Refreshments will be served
RSVP to
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And the big event in town, held by the Fresno for Obama Group is being held at; The Fig Garden Swim and Raquet Club
4722 N. Maroa
in NW Fresno starting at 6 PM.
Dinner is included.
Signups for this Watch Party are online. Click Here to get to the form.
 It's Biden!
Obama picks the Delaware Senator as VP Nominee You may have received the text message while you slept. After days of speculation, Barack Obama has chosen Delaware Sen. Joe Biden. The six-term Senator brings a wealth of foreign policy and national security experience to the ticket. All the Democrats we know feel really good about this choice. Now it's on the the convention in Denver for our Party's party!
Obama VP Pick Within Days 
With the Democratic Convention less than a week away, speculation is rampant over who will be Barack Obama's choice for VP. Known to be on the short list are  Sen. Evan Bayh of Indiana, Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine, New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson, and Delaware Sen. Joe Biden. We can't leave out the possibility of Hillary Clinton getting the nod. In the Meantime... Recent polling shows that nationally, Sen. Barack Obama's lead over Sen. John McCain has eroded to just 1 percentage point in the presidential contest. This has been cause for worry among some Democrats, but it seems to some of us merely the result of McCain attack ads coinciding with Obama's vacation. Fear not! We'll get it back. This is our year!
We Have Obama Gear!
The Democrats In Action Office just received a limited amount of Official Obama Gear: T-Shirts, Buttons, Bumper Stickers and Yard Signs! They are available for a suggested donation. Your contributions help to pay the bills for the Office. Show your support, get yours now!
2008 Jefferson - Jackson Dinner  This year’s Jefferson – Jackson Dinner was a resounding success. The over 120 in attendance were treated to a rousing speech by Los Angeles County Democratic Central Committee Chair Eric Bauman. Mr. Bauman spoke of what he called the Blue Wave that is washing over California at present, the huge number of new voters registering as Democrats. He went on to emphasize the cost in lives and the damage to our economy of the illegal War in Iraq and need to end it.
Present at the dinner were many prominent local Democrats, and officeholders. Among the candidates running the November General Election and including Fran Florez running for the 30th Assembly seat, Larry Johnson, candidate for the 21st CD, and Henry T. Perea, running for the office of Mayor of Fresno. The Jefferson - Jackson Dinner is held each year by the Fresno County Democratic Women’s Club. This years major sponsors were the Stonewall Democratic Club, SEIU-UHW, Obama for President, and Wanda Grayson.
Obama Flies to IraqBarack Obama followed up his visit to Afghanistan with a trip to Iraq to meet with US Commanders and Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki. Obama spoke briefly and indeicated that he had a "very constructive discussion" with the Prime Minister who just recently called for the setting a timetable for U.S. troops to leave Iraq. Because the Democratic Canididate has no official standing as of yet, he did not speak of his own plan to withdraw US troops within 16 months of taking office. Next up is a visit to Europe, where Obama is expected to be greeted enthusiastically by those weary of 7-plus years of the Bush Administration's brand of "cowboy diplomacy"
 Hillary Suspends Her Campaign In a speech Saturday morning, Hillary Clinton formally ended her historic quest for the Presidency. The NY Senator gave her unequivocal support to Barak Obama, and pledging to work for party unity. Accompanied by her family, Clinton spoke to a crowd of about 2000 supporters, thanking them for their hard work, sacrifice and support. Near the conclusion of her speech Hillary noted that, "Although we weren't able to shatter that highest, hardest glass ceiling this time, thanks to you, it's got about 18 million cracks in it," | 
