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The Atlanta Journal-ConstitutionBy AARON GOULD SHEININ, RHONDA COOK
Published on: 04/19/08
They carried signs, passed out stickers and buttons and gave away hundreds of dollars in coffee and bottled water, sandwiches and doughnuts. They implored, cajoled and quite nearly begged.
Frankly, this wasn't what David L. Reeves expected when he agreed to attend the 5th District Democratic Party caucus Saturday and cast a vote for his friend.
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Alvin Sanders uses a whistle to try to drum up support for his daughter, Alvelyn Sanders who wanted to be a delegate.
Snip: More than 900 Democrats turned out to the Teamsters Union Hall in Lakewood for the 5th District caucus, one of 13 similar events in congressional districts across the state.
At stake were a total of 57 delegates' tickets to the party's national convention Aug. 25-28 in Denver. Forty of those elected Saturday will represent U.S. Sen. Barack Obama of Illinois, and 17 will back U.S. Sen. Hillary Clinton of New York.
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