Leadership Blue Convention was an eye opening opportunity. As I repeated several times throughout the weekend to anyone who bothered to listen, I knew older generations are much more likely to vote than younger generations, but it was a relief to see so many passionate Democrats who were not just of collegiate age.
DetailsOne week before Donald Trump’s Orlando campaign rally, the Florida Democratic Party has launched its Organizing Corps 2020 program. Today, more than 90 new paid Democratic organizers will begin organizing communities across the state, reminding voters what is at stake in 2020, and laying the groundwork to defeat Donald Trump in Florida. Terrie Rizzo, chair of the…
DetailsThe DWC held its Betty Gissendanner Scholarship Awards Ceremony on June 11 at F.M. Don’s in Punta Gorda. Over thirty members, scholarship recipients and their guests, and friends of the DWC attended.
DetailsThe new voter protection director for Florida Democrats told party activists on Saturday that they should assume there will be a recount during next year’s presidential election. “We are going to be prepared,” Brandon Peters told a packed room of Democratic activists at the state party’s Leadership Blue 2019 meeting at Walt Disney World in…
DetailsFlorida Democrats are making plans to win the crucial battleground state in 2020, but during a flurry of forums this weekend, intraparty tensions were often more apparent than enthusiasm. “We are going to turn into Alabama if we don’t get our act together,” said Sean Shaw, the 2018 Democratic nominee for Attorney General who co-chairs the…
DetailsSomeday, Americans may look back on our treatment of immigrant children and feel shame. They may think back to how about 2,000 children are living at Homestead, Florida, in what has become the largest holding area for kids of immigrant families in the U.S. (Read the Editorial in Sun)
DetailsRep. Steube one of two congressmen opposing Trump-backed disaster bill Two hundred and thirty-seven days after Hurricane Michael breached the Florida Panhandle, Congress finally passed a disaster aid package that will bring much-needed relief to victims of the storm. (Read more in Sun)
DetailsThe Democratic National Convention will take place on Monday, July 13 through Thursday, July 16, 2020, in Milwaukee, WI. While the convention is over a year away, it’s not too early to start planning if you would like to become a delegate.
DetailsCharlotteDems.com Editor’s Note: The following letter from Charlotte Democratic Executive Committee Secretary Jane Merriam was published in the Sun on Wednesday, June 5th. Editor: Last month I had the privilege of visiting France and touring the beaches of Normandy. I was struck by a quote attributed to General Omar Bradley on the eve of D-…
DetailsWe should not overlook the fact that the strict abortion laws recently passed in several states were the doing of the President and Vice President of the United States. We are witnessing the willful destruction of the institutions that are key to the health and well being of women and families and also to that…
DetailsThe Florida Democratic Party has its first speakers for Leadership Blue. The list includes Democratic National Committee Chairman Tom Perez, Sen. Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona, Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, the House Democratic Caucus chairman, Chasten Buttigieg, the husband of Mayor Pete, and Douglas Emhoff, the husband of Sen. Kamala Harris. (Read more in Politico.com) (How to sign up…
DetailsPresident Trump on Thursday acknowledged for the first time that Russia helped “me to get elected,” and then quickly retracted the idea. “No, Russia did not help me get elected,” Mr. Trump told reporters as he departed the White House for Colorado Springs. “I got me elected.” He spoke less than an hour after his…
DetailsIn a statement at the Justice Department on the Russia probe, Special Counsel Robert Mueller says charging the president with a crime was not an option he could consider and that the report should speak for itself and is his testimony. Watch the statement on CSPAN by clicking this link: https://www.c-span.org/video/?461196-1/special-counsel-robert-mueller-make-statement-russia-probe Read transcript of Mueller’s remarks on NewYorkTimes.
DetailsA hostile foreign power interfered in the 2016 election with the objective of installing the Weakling. The Weakling’s campaign was aware of this intervention and welcomed it. The Weakling’s party, who would have called this behavior treasonous if a Democrat did it, kept its head in the sand.
DetailsBy Larry Kuran, Precinct Captains’ Committee The past few weeks have seen near record heat in Southwest Florida. Nonetheless, the Charlotte Dem’s Precinct Captains and their helpers have made steady progress in contacting Democratic voters that need to re-enroll to continue participating in Vote By Mail. This is critical work as Vote By Mail…
DetailsWe asked Dem presidential candidates to honor the true meaning of today. Here is what they sent. We thank them all, and remember all those we lost in war. Thanks to @NowThisNews for their help with this! pic.twitter.com/WaJs4jhs0y — VoteVets (@votevets) May 27, 2019 Several 2020 Democratic presidential candidates appeared in a video released Monday…
DetailsNancy Razvoza, always the librarian, is the keeper of the memories. Her late husband, Richard “Raz” Razvoza, spent 33 months as a prisoner of war during the Korean War. Korea is considered the forgotten war, so that would make Raz a forgotten POW. (Read the article in Charlotte Sun)
DetailsFlorida state Rep. Mike Hill said the abortion bill he introduced to the state legislature this year was sent to him by God. Hill made the statements on Thursday while visiting a Women for Responsible Legislation group in Pensacola, and speaking about the bill which is similar to a law that passed in Alabama earlier…
DetailsA town hall meeting on veterans affairs has been set for North Port. Concerned Veterans for America is hosting U.S. Rep. Greg Steube with its Defend & Reform Veterans and Military Town Hall. The event is scheduled from 4-6 p.m. Wednesday, May 29, at Suncoast Technical College Conference Center, 4445 Career Lane, North Port. (Read…
DetailsIn response to Florida Republicans long history of voter suppression — underlined by the recent passage of SB 7066, that created a poll tax on ex-felons and would have invalidated 53,929 mail-in ballots if it were law in 2018 — the Florida Democratic Party is announcing a year-round voter protection program to tackle this growing…
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