Blogger to be seated with N.M. delegation in Denver

Democracy for New Mexico has been named an official blogger for the Democratic National Convention to be held in Denver in August.

That means Barbara Wold, who runs the site, gets to sit with the state delegation at the convention and have special access to the event. Wold learned of her selection in a video from Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean.

“I’ll be reporting to you directly from Denver and sharing my experiences and insights day-by-day as the drama unfolds. I hope I can do the job justice,” Wold wrote on her site. “Lots of fun, but lots of work too. Have I said I’m excited?”

This is the first time Democrats will seat bloggers on the convention floor at the convention where their presidential candidate is formally nominated. Each state delegation will be accompanied by one blogger from its state.

“It reflects the party’s embrace of the power and value of the progressive blogosphere in helping to support our candidates and causes, and the Dem’s continuing dedication to establishing a two-way feedback loop with ordinary voters all over the nation,” Wold wrote.

Dean said in his video to Democracy for New Mexico that the party is trying to “make sure that people in New Mexico and elsewhere in the country really know what it’s like to be inside the Democratic National Convention.”