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By Charles Magoffin, Charlotte County Dems Writer 2016 versus 2020: what’s different is, in 2016, we didn’t have adequate financial (tax records) information to judge whether or not the President was a successful businessman. In 2016 he convinced many Americans that he would run the country like his successful businesses, and that’s the most critical

By Charles Magoffin, Charlotte County Dems Writer Here’s the landscape; 23 Republican and 12 Democrat seats are up for election. To win control of the Senate (simple majority of 51 to 49), the Democrats would have to hold their 12 and flip 4 of the 23 Republican seats. It seems easy, right? The bad news

By Charles Magoffin, Charlotte County Dems writer How do we recover from the worst economic crash since the Great Depression? The government has spent trillions of dollars, which ultimately lands on the backs of taxpayers.  Thus far, Trump’s plan is limited to endorsing the idea of payroll-tax reductions, which could threaten Social Security. Tweets about

By Charles Magoffin, Charlotte County Dem writer Trump’s failure to address the pandemic has been so catastrophic that we recently passed the morbid record of 200,000 deaths and over 7 million infections from COVID-19, the most in the world! Remember how he boasted about ‘downplaying’ the severity of COVID-19, and then gave himself an A+

By Charles Magoffin, Charlotte County Dem writer Editor’s note: And if you think Wall Street does better under Republican administrations, guess again. Read the historic truth here. This administration believes they can drive a strong recovery by maintaining a commitment to “growth-focused policy,” but our extraordinary economic concerns undermine it. Like millions on Main Street,

The U.S. Census Bureau is ending its counting efforts for the 2020 census, including door-knocking measures. Act now; it’s quick and easy, taking less than 10 minutes. Also, it’s safe, secure, and confidential. Your information and privacy are protected. Your response helps to direct billions of dollars in federal funds to our communities for schools,

By Charles Magoffin, Charlotte County Dems writer On January 30, 2020, the World Health Organization Director-General declared the novel coronavirus outbreak a public health emergency of international concern; it’s highest alarm level. From February 7 through March 19, the President held numerous campaign rallies littered with lies about the severity of COVID-19. He made on

By Charles Magoffin, Charlotte County Dems writer Editor’s note: A version of this article appeared as an OpEd in the Sept 4th edition of the Sarasota Herald Tribune. Have you noticed that the stock market has recovered nicely from this pandemic in just the past 6 months? Nobel-winning economist Paul Krugman explained what drives the

By Charles Magoffin, Charlotte County Dem writer Editor’s note: This is Step 3 (ballot delivery and tracking) of a 3-Step series. Step 1 reviewed voter registration, and Step 2 requesting a ballot. You’ve registered to vote (Step 1) and requested a vote-by-mail ballot (VBM), as shown in (Step 2). If you haven’t done either, do

By Charles Magoffin, Charlotte County Dems writer Editor’s note: This is Step 2 (Request a Ballot) of a 3-Step series. Step 1 reviewed voter registration and Step 3 will deal with ballot delivery and tracking. Stay tuned! Ok, you’ve taken the first dose of medicine: registering to vote as shown in the Step 1 article.

By Charles Magoffin, Charlotte County Dems Writer Editor’s note: This is Step 1 of a 3 Step series. Step 2 will deal with ballot requests, and Step 3 with ballot delivery and tracking. Stay tuned! Joe Biden commenced his campaign with this urgent diagnosis: “We are in a battle for the soul of this nation.” The

By Charles Magoffin, Charlotte County Dems writer Editor’s note: This is Part 3 of a three-part series. Part 1 addressed Voter Participation, and Part 2 addressed Vote Suppression. If you cry wolf too often, people will stop believing you … so goes one of Aesop’s Fables. President Trump’s playbook is a little different: tell a lie,

Editor’s note: This is Part 2 of a three-part series. Part 1 addressed Voter Participation, and Part 3 will address Voter Fraud. Stay tuned! By Charles Magoffin, Charlotte County Dems Writer After a surge of voter interest and participation in 2008, vote suppression efforts across the country have been on the rise. More than 30

By Charles Magoffin, Charlotte County Dems Writer Editor’s note: This is Part 1 of a 3 Part series. Part 2 will deal with Voter Suppression and Part 3 with Voter Fraud. Stay tuned! It’s safe to say that November 3, 2020, will be an important election. It may be the most consequential one of our

NOTE FROM CHARLOTTEDEMS.COM We need Democratic candidates to run for local offices in Charlotte County to provide our community with choices. Charlotte County is served by virtually all Republican elected officials.  We have One-party rule, and like it or not, that party is led by Donald Trump. The majority of registered voters 55%, is split

NOTE FROM CHARLOTTEDEMS.COM:  May 1st, May Day is traditionally an international celebration of labor rights – a time to recognize the plight of working families in our community, our country and around the world. But Florida workers impacted by the global COVID-19 pandemic have little to celebrate. Congresswoman Kathy Castor (D-FL), who represents Tampa, is

CHARLOTTEDEMS.COM EDITORIAL NOTE: Recently, Republican Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell* tried to excuse the Trump Administration’s lack of response to the COVID-19 global pandemic, because the President was distracted by the Impeachment trial. He said “came up while we were tied down in the impeachment trial. And I think it diverted the attention of the