Morning, folks. I'm coming at cha live from Netroots Nation in Austin, TX. Being here deep in the heat of Texas makes me pine for the breezy shores of New Orleans!
Yesterday, the Democratic Party kicked off their Register For Change tour. The DNC chairman, Howard Dean visited the Republican retirement village otherwise known as Crawford, TX to kick off their tour. As the name suggests, the tour will be heading to battleground states, including some that at first glance don't seem like battleground states, like Georgia and North Carolina. While Obama may not win Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, Texas, the Obama campaign and the DNC understand a fundamental truth about American politics - you have to run a 50 state strategy in order to effect fundamental change. And the way to do that is not just to win the White House, though it is a HUGE help. It's to take back the Congress with even BIGGER majorities. And we've got 4 races for Congress right here in Louisiana to help effect fundamental change and start dealing with things like health care, high gas prices, energy independence, the economy, and on and on.
I wish I could be there to join in the fun, but alas, I'm in Austin. Governor Dean gave a pretty good speech yesterday explaining why the Party is funding the Register For Change tour:
Sorry, folks, I just had to do that! Anyway, I just received word that The Daily Kingfish has been chosen by the Democratic National Convention Committee to be Louisiana's state-level blog. What does mean? It means that we will be in Denver, on the floor of the Convention, covering it all live for y'all.
Congratulations should also be extended to the good folks over at CenLamar, who will be joining me in that endeavor, as we decided to band together for the blogger credential, rather than compete for it.
Here's the video from DNC Chair Howard Dean, informing me that Daily Kingfish has been given the blogger credential for Louisiana:
