Hopeful National Delegate Tackles Second Challenge: The County Convention

Second in a series: With the excitement of a close race between Sen. Hillary Clinton and Sen. Barack Obama and the convenience of the Democratic National Convention in Denver, many state Democrats want to become delegates to the national convention. Colorado Confidential is following the trek of one delegate hopeful from Glenwood Springs, Nick Isenberg, as he negotiates the delegate selection process. Read Part I here about how Isenberg has not let his disabilities hold him back from his delegate quest.

Nick Isenberg, 65, has profound hearing loss and is blind in one eye. Although he carries a special amplifier to hear, his friends still speak loudly and talk toward him so he can catch most of the conversation.

Isenberg has spent a lifetime advocating for civil rights, in particular for the rights of the disabled, which led him to the political organization Democrats with Disabilities Initiative. Partly because of its state chapter's effort, the Colorado Democratic Party delegate selection plan includes four disabled delegate slots to the national convention. Isenberg hopes he will be chosen to represent the needs of the disabled at the national convention level.

To qualify, the first thing Isenberg had to do is become a delegate to the county convention.

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