Notes from the general meeting:

Dave Pollak asks us to imagine a time when the future looks remarkably bright for New York’s Democrats. We have a popular Democratic governor, Dems control both houses of Congress, and a New York Democrat holds a formidable lead over the generic Republican in the early presidential election polls.

That time was 1988. Dave points out that “success is very fleeting … we can never forget that lesson.” We need to be sure to avoid a repeat of the early 90s. This is why he talks about turning New York “permanent blue” – so that “there will never be another Republican elected in New York State again.”

June O’Neill welcomes the bloggers. “We hope this will be the first in a long term relationship…. It’s to our mutual benefit to get the word out … who we are, what we are, what we’re doing.” Bloggers may be just as bewildered by the workings of the state party as many state party members are by the blogs. O’Neill talks about a “62-county strategy,” promising to “leave no county behind.” She points out that in 2007, a so-called “off year,” Democrats can elect more local officials – county legislators, town councilmembers, and others – than ever before.

The animal protection resolution passes on a very close voice vote.

The Chair of the Democratic Rural Conference talks about how the DRC will be conducting campaign trainings, which he points out are “very different in rural areas.” The DRC and Young DRC helped raise tens of thousands of dollars and turn out volunteers in rural and partially-rural districts, making them a key contributor to the ongoing Democratic gains in the State Senate.

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