On OWS and the Democratic Party

[MineralMan]

7. Why would there not be?

Many people active in the Occupy movement are also active in Democratic politics. It's not surprising that some delegates are also involved. Being a delegate to a state convention isn't such a difficult thing in most states. Anyone with a strong history of working within the party is very likely to be selected as a state delegate. Every time I've been to the Occupy gatherings in Minneapolis, I've seen people I know from the DFL organization.

There's a very good chance that I'll be a delegate at the Minnesota DFL state convention. I could have been in 2010, but could not afford to travel and stay in Duluth that year for three days. So, I didn't put myself forward as a delegate. This year, the convention is in Rochester, and I know someone I can stay with there, so I will put my name forward at the Congressional District Convention, where I will be a delegate, as I was in 2010. I've been around in MN DFL politics long enough now to be recognizable and have done good work in my own precinct. So, there's a good chance of my becoming a delegate.

So, in California, similar mechanisms go into selecting delegates. That's why I'm not at all surprised that some delegates were also involved in the Occupy movement.