Guam Caucus
Everyone is focused on Indiana and North Carolina. Will Hillary increase her momentum? Will Obama finally deliver a knock-out punch? Or will it be a draw and the blood-letting continue for another month? But wait, there's today- SATURDAY! It's the Democratic Guam caucus day in? GUAM! Does anyone know it? Do you know where Guam is? How many delegates are at stake here? Even if only ONE delegate- that's critical!
It all comes down to Guam today which has not one but FOUR elected delegates and FIVE superdelegates!
Today, Guam Democrats will have the unusual ability to shape the Democratic presidential contest when they head to caucus for their candidate of choice. The tiny Pacific island and U.S. territory offers four pledged delegates, and while neither Barack Obama nor Hillary Clinton have actually halted their mainland campaigns to travel to Guam, they have been politicking from afar. Neither is willing to give up one delegate without a fight.
Both candidates have taken out local advertising and done interviews with local media, touting their health care plans in particular for Guamanians. More than 3,000 island residents are expected to take part at 20 caucus sites. Woo-hoo! "We're seeing the same types of grassroots activity we're seeing in other states," Obama spokeswoman Shannon Gilson said. "We had a significant turnout (of Guam volunteers)." She said Obama opened up a campaign office in the capital city of Hagatna in mid-April and has three people on staff. Plus she said his half-sister Maya Soetoro-Ng and Hawaii Rep. Neil Abercrombie have done interviews with the local press on his behalf.
The Clinton campaign pledged that, if elected president, she would appoint a senior adviser to the defense secretary to help Guam plan for the arrival of 8,000 U.S. Marines and their dependents. Hillary has to promise something- to everyone! The Pentagon expects to transfer them from Okinawa by 2014. Clinton does not have an office in Guam, but Clinton spokesman Angel Urena said in an e-mail that her supporters have been "campaigning aggressively all across the island."
Keep your eyes on Guam before watching for Tuesday's double-header! :-)
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