5/28/08

Last night, Hoa Van Tran,  the only Democrat running for the 1st Supervisorial District, got a strong showing of support from Orange County Democrats while the DPOC leadership suffered a resounding defeat by members of their own party. 

In an attempt to drive a former DPOC employee out of the county, DPOC leaders made two attempts at disendorsing the candidate who dared to hire the DPOC employee under attack.  The first attempt was at a regular DPOC Central Committee meeting.  That attempt failed.  So the DPOC leaders called a speical meeting on minimal notice in the hopes that they would be successful with a skeleton vote at the speical meeting.  Democrats changed their plan and some drifted between a liberal club meeting and the Kafkaesque special session to make sure that the DPOC leaders did not sacrifice a Democratic candidate for a personal vendetta against an employee they had once promoted as trustworthy and capable. 

Since endorsements require a super majority, Robert's Rules of Order require a super majority to disendorse.  Chairman Frank Barbaro refused to follow Robert's Rules of Orders, as usual, and said he would accept a simple majority to disendorse.  Barbaro and the vengeance-seeking DPOC leaders still lost.

The meeting was full of personal attacks atainst those opposed to destroying Democratic chances in the 1st Supervisorial District.  Chirs Prevatt, who previously worked to disenfranchise Democrats and who is not a member of the DPOC, was allowed to attack opponents of disendorsement.  Prevatt and others resorted to calling those opposed to disendorsement some pretty nasty names.  One member said he was afraid Prevatt would hit somebody.

When the vote came, it was 28 to 17 in favor of keeping the endorsement.

Hoa Tran is supported by a great many well-mannered youth throughout his districtt.  The DPOC leadership has gone out of its way to demonize the youth volunteering on Hoa Tran's campaign. The youth working on the campaign are role models for other youth in the Supervisorial District.

Hoa Tran will have a tough fight on Tuesday, June 3rd.  This is becase the leaders of his own party are working overtime to assist the Republicans incumbent.  Why?  Should the FEC look into whether the donations that come into the DPOC go to electing Democratic candidates?  Why are certain leaders walking away with such a large share of the DPOC donation money?

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