COLLEGE CONVENTION 2008

Welcome to College Convention 2008!

Every four years America chooses a new president. Like Olympians gathering for their quadrennial contests, the candidates face a decathlon of challenges – primaries and caucuses – that test their stamina and determination as well as their qualifications. The first event, the first primary, is won or lost here in the frosty streets and warm coffee shops of New Hampshire. Every four years they come, the Democrats and the Republicans, the Libertarians and all the rest. In this small state with a rich tradition of handshaking, doorbell ringing and living-room neighborhood stump speeches, candidates are made or broken by the rigors of meeting what must seem like half of the people in the state.

Just before that first in the nation primary election, a newer traditional event occurs: College Convention. On November 28 - December 1, 2007, college and high school students from all over America, and potentially the world, will gather at the Radisson Center of New Hampshire for College Convention 2008. With them we expect to gather all of the major party presidential candidates as well as the two dozen or more independent and third party candidates who exercise their right in the New Hampshire primary. There will be a full agenda of policy driven and issue oriented sessions featuring important elected officials and renowned experts, and surely a few surprises.

In 2004, College Convention brought together a thousand participants from over 30 states and countries with seven major party candidates including John Kerry and John Edwards. We also hosted such speakers as Senator Sam Nunn, Senator Harris Wofford, Secretary William Bennett and media mogul Ted Turner. In 2008 things will be even bigger. We welcome your inquiries and we invite you to become a part of the process, to become a part of history yourself at College Convention 2008 – Where the Road to the White House Begins!

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CC2K8 Advisory Council
The proof of any democracy lies in the electoral process. The declaration of candidates, the transparent examination of their credentials, and the effective means by which the governed make their preferences known, create the familiar cycle through which the United States of America has brought forty-three presidents and countless national, state, and local leaders to office. [Read more...]

A Message From NEC's President
When it comes to politics, there are few places in the United States that are as exciting, or significant, as New Hampshire. From the “First in the Nation” primary, to the first ballot cast in Dixville Notch, to the state’s no-nonsense predictions and observations on winners, losers, and also-rans. New Hampshire is the place to be for candidates, surrogates, commentators, and anyone interested in the process that elects our nation’s highest officials. [Read more...]

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