Pre-endorsement fun in the 8th

Here's a report on the quiet action at the pre-endorsement meeting of the AD 8 committee. It what wasn't too much of a race, contender Christopher Cabaldon secured the necessary numbers to avoid a convention caucus in a few weeks.

For the pre-endorsement process, it's not a matter of just getting more votes - a candidate has to clear 70% to avoid having to do everything again at the convention. So it's just a benefit for candidates. Of course, would-bes can call for a do-over, but it seems from the report that it isn't likely here.