delegate
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Orozco Romero called the DCCC’s decision to back Bains “stupid and morally not OK,” especially since neither of the candidates earned enough delegate support to win the state party endorsement earlier this year.
From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026
Silas Deane, a delegate from Connecticut, wrote that Washington, despite his tall stature and serious expression, had “a very young look, and an easy, soldier-like air and gesture.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
“He didn’t address the elephant in the room,” one delegate told me, referring to the Piker controversy.
From Slate • Apr. 29, 2026
"The Americans are highly awaited; without them, we can't move forward," confided one delegate from a Southeast Asian country, speaking on condition of anonymity.
From Barron's • Mar. 27, 2026
She served as a U.S. delegate to the United Nations in 1958.
From "The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights" by Russell Freedman
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