Denver Locals and Obama supporters Lauren Blair, Lauren Frinkman and Oleta Nelson soak up the scene at the YDA convention kick off party Sunday night. Photograph by Chris Nelson.
So we’re hearing a lot about what the 50,000 activists, delegates, elected officials and journalists who have descended upon the Mile High city this week, but what about the people who, you know, live here?
We ran into a few young locals taking advantage of the convention-enhanced party scene at the Young Democrats of America’s convention kick-off party last night.
Jessica Alder, 23, and Lauren Frinkman, 22, who both work in Colorado state politics, said they feel the convention is facilitating a lot of discussion about issues—both big and small—throughout the city.