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Trump is on the Wrong Side of Everything

Image Credits : The New Yorker Submitted by: Denise Candea Donald Trump is the guy on the wrong side of every issue. Even as he lies, distorts, threatens and belittles, he manages to hold onto 90% of Republicans by playing to their fears; that is, until COVID-19 and the racist police murders. He now seems

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A Woman’s Experience With Racism

Image Credits : Secretary of Charlotte County Democrats Submitted by: Jane Merriam By Jane Merriam, Secretary of Charlotte County Democrats on June 22, 2020 I grew up in Birmingham, Alabama in the 1950s where Jim Crow laws were strictly enforced. My first memory of racism was getting on a bus with our maid. She paid

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Candidates Discuss Seniors & Black Americans in the COVID and BLM Era

Image Credits : Candidates’ Photos Submitted by: Fran Dance On June 18th the Charlotte County Democratic Party hosted a well-attended virtual roundtable discussion with Aisha Alayande, representing Allen Ellison, our candidate for U.S. Congressional District 17, now represented by Republican Greg Steube, and David Jones, our candidate for State House District 75, now represented by

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Florida GOP goes into ‘full ostrich mode’ as budget burns

Image Credits : google images Submitted by: Linda Porterfield on 6/21/20 By:  GARY FINEOUT on  06/16/2020, Politicol TALLAHASSEE — As Florida reels from an economic collapse and double-digit unemployment, Republicans are looking to avoid a return to the state capital until after the November elections. This strategy is a political move designed to duck public

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