Monthly Archives: April 2008

Pennsylvania Primary at Penn and Pennsylvania

The Pennsylvania primary is officially over!
The Penn Democrats would like to thank everyone who worked through this election cycle. April 22nd was a wonderful precursor to the general election in November, 2008.
We look forward to working hard next fall and encourage everyone to keep up the great work!

You Are Invited! Penn Democrats’ Spring Soiree

The University of Pennsylvania Democrats are thrilled to invite you to attend our annual fundraising gala, the Penn Democrats Spring Soiree! The event will occur from 4:30 – 6:30 PM on Monday, April 28, 2008 in the Hall of Flags in the University of Pennsylvania’s historic Houston Hall (3417 Spruce Street) in Philadelphia.
As a [...]

Voting Poll Locations

Having trouble finding the right place to vote?  You came to the right place.
 
If you are registered in Dubois or Rodin you vote in Steinberg Dietrich Hall
If you are registered anywhere in the Quad you vote in Houston Hall Reading Room
If you are registered in Harrison or Gregory you vote in Harrison 
If you are registered [...]

Hillary Clinton at Penn!

Please join Senator Hillary Clinton, President Bill Clinton and Chelsea Clinton Monday April 21 at 8pm, for an Election Eve “Solutions for Philadelphia” Rally in Philadelphia. 
The rally will be held on Penn’s campus at the Palestra.
http://www.hillaryclinton.com/actioncenter/event/view/?id=13362
PLEASE RSVP AT THE SITE ABOVE, SO WE CAN ESTIMATE GUESTS

Daily Pennsylvanian Endorses Shallow Politics

By Barry Slaff
While we might not reasonably expect any unit of the press to hold a high analytical bar, yesterday’s DP endorsement of Senator Hillary Clinton for the Democratic Party nomination exemplifies the deplorably shallow reasoning too common in politics. As an avid Obama supporter I would have taken issue with any endorsement of Clinton, [...]

Penn Democrats in the New York Times!

Quoted from the New York Times
In Philadelphia, a Democratic Student Group at Penn Bucks the Powers That Be
By ASHLEY PARKER
Published: April 18, 2008
PHILADELPHIA — For a bunch of college students, they hang around with a pretty powerful crowd.
There is Gov. Edward G. Rendell, who likes to show up on campus and work with the [...]

Response to Obama’s Comments on Pennsylvania

David Coleman, graduate of Yale and Harvard Law, commented on Obama’s recent speech in San Francisco in the Huffington Post yesterday.  His defense of Obama may clear up some recent accusations his critics have been making… check it out through the link below.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-coleman/i-was-there-what-obama-re_b_96553.html

John Legend on Campus - Monday!

Penn alumni and Grammy award winner John Legend will be on campus at an event this Monday at the Penn Museum - doors open at 1:00pm. He will be discussing his support of Senator Barack Obama.  For more information, please e-mail events@penndems.org!
Details: 
WHEN: Monday, April 14, 1pm-2:30pm **yes you can still go to the Colbert event!**
WHERE: [...]

PennDems Host Stephen Colbert on Monday!

The one and only STEPHEN COLBERT, Emmy-award winning comedian and host of The Colbert Report, will be meeting exclusively with PENN DEMOCRATS for a chat and screening of his rehearsal. This event is open to the University community.
2:30 PM -4:30 PM
Monday, April 14, 2008
Zellerbach Theatre at the Annenberg Center
3680 Walnut St.
Philly, PA 19104
RSVP BY CLICKING [...]

In Case You Missed It — DP April Fool’s Article

In case you missed it, the DP wrote a joke article about the Penn Democrats switching endorsements from Senator Obama to Senator Clinton.  This is not true, but we enjoyed the article anyway!  
The article is below — enjoy!

Issue date: 4/9/08 Section: News
Penn Dems vote to switch endorsement
Colin Aska Kavanaugh

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At the end of the day, Obama [...]