Yes, every year is election year in Virginia, and every year is important. Here is a recent article from Chairman Brian Moran and a statement from the Democratic Party of Virginia — Fighting for Middle Class Families in 2011 Read More »Virginia Election Year – 2011
The Democratic Party of Virginia has posted its draft 2012 National Convention Delegate Selection Plan (“Plan”) for 30-day public comment (ending May 4, 2011) at the DPVA website, so please submit your comments. As the drafter of the 2004 and 2008 Delegate Selection Plans, and someone who has been involved with the 2012 draft Plan, I offer an overview of the process and identification of important changes from our 2008 plan. Read More »DPVA 2012 Convention Delegate Selection Plan Commentary
The Post reports that the General Assembly will consider a congressional redistricting plan on monday. Republican delegate Janis has introduced a bill that looks a… Read More »Virginia Congressional Redistricting
Today, the the Democratic Black Caucus of Virginia joined the Virginia Legislative Black Caucus in supporting the creation of a second majority-minority congressional district during the current redistricting process. Read More »Democratic Black Caucus of VA Supports Second Majority-Minority District
Politico reports that Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz has gotten the nod from President Obama to be the new DNC Chair. The DNC should hold a special meeting within a month to elect the new chair.
UPDATE: Special DNC Meeting to be held May 4, 3:00 pm, in Washington DC
But we will miss him at the DNC. Tom Periello would make a great DNC Chair, by the way. Here is Gov. Kaine’s email to DNC members:Read More »Kaine’s In!
Thomas Jefferson’s Garden Book, at 228 (April 4 , 1795)
has been posted (finally), here. It looks similar to the draft released on friday. It seems like it’s too late to have an impact on… Read More »Bipartisan Redistricting Commission Final Report
The Democratic Party of Virgnia today posted the draft 2012 Democratic National Convention Delegate Selection Plan for 30 day public comment, here. I will post my… Read More »DPVA 2012 Delegate Selection Plan Available
On the way back from Spring Break 2011 in Florida, we stopped in Downtown Petersburg. Very quiet – especially on a sunday, but the old… Read More »Petersburg VA Stop
Among the good things that DPVA Chairman Brian Moran is doing is providing regular updates on his travels, the party’s activities, and important issues. The DPVA’s new leadership is active and open. Below is the Chairman’s Update, which makes the point that the DPVA favors bipartisan redistricting, but not unilateral action which will undermine the Senate’s ability to protect the Commonwealth from Republican extremism.Read More »DPVA Chairman’s Update – 4/1/2011
On Monday, April 4, Labor and Civil Rights groups across the country and here in Virginia will host various events to mark the anniversary of the assassination… Read More »We Are One – April 4
McDonnell’s Independent advisory redistricting panel offers up draft report…. – Shad Plank: The blog for Virginia politics. See this post for a link to the… Read More »McDonnell’s Independent advisory redistricting panel offers up draft report
March 17, 2011 marks the sesquicentennial of the Risorgimento, the unification of modern Italy. The Italian Embassy website has information and a lists of events.
Here are some observations from the DNC on the President’s speech and our country’s actions in Libya.
On Friday, March 25, Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell signed identical bills HB 1843 and SB 1246 into law, moving Virginia’spresidential primary from the second Tuesday in February to the… Read More »Governor Signs Virginia Presidential Primary Bill – March 6, 2012
The Democratic Party of Virginia and Organizing for America-Virginia put on a very useful four-hour training today at George Mason University. About 150 people attending… Read More »DPVA & OFA-VA Regional Training
One year of the Affordable Health Care Act – no death panels, just benefits for people who lacked insurance; economic advancement with Latin America; education… Read More »DNC Communications Report – 3/25/2011
Libya, education, nuclear reactors, and the Irish
Information on the training to be held in Charlottesville, Blacksburg, Fairfax, Richmond, Norfolk, and Newport News over the next few weeks from DPVA Vice Chair for Organization, Gaylene Kanoyton (who is doing a great job):
We are excited to share the details on the upcoming Regional Grassroots Trainings. The DPVA and OFA team has worked to provide the most effective and efficient grassroots training for activists. We hope that you will join us at a training near you. Please click on the location link to RSVP for the training you plan to attend.Read More »DPVA OFA-VA Training Update
Important issue – for the next decade in Virginia and also for our draft 2012 national convention delegate selection plan, which should be out for… Read More »Virginia Congressional Redistricting
Japan, education, and more.
Thanks so much Chrisi for posting the location and other details on the training – March 19 through April 2 – find it here.
Washington, DC – Last night, without public notice, Republicans in the Wisconsin Senate used extraordinary parliamentary maneuvers to separate a bill that takes away public workers’ bargaining rights in that state from related budgetary measures, enabling them to pass that bill solely with Republican votes. The GOP-dominated Wisconsin Assembly followed suit today, sending the purely partisan bill, which eliminates rights that public employees in Wisconsin have had for decades without addressing Wisconsin’s fiscal issues, to Republican Governor Scott Walker’s desk.Read More »DNC Chair Kaine on the Wisconsin Legislature’s Vote to Take Away Public Workers’ Collective Bargaining Rights
Organizing for America-Virginia will hold four joint regional grassroots trainings with the Democratic Party of Virginia. Here is the schedule: March 19- Charlottesville; March 20- Blacksburg;… Read More »OFA/DPVA Training – Mar. 19-Apr. 2 & OFA Update
Jobs & healthcare. [download id= “97”]
It’s kind of like Jimmy Thudpucker collecting stamps by phone (“Belgium. That was fun, I’ll do France next.”), but Barnes and Noble has a new Rare… Read More »Va Bookshelf Update
Arlington has two open state senate seats, and might have up to three open house seats as well, which would be huge change. Fortunately, it being… Read More »Arlington – off to the races
This week PPP released two polls of Virginia – in the presidential poll, Obama leads Romney, Huckabee, Gingrich and Palin by 8-19 points. The 2012… Read More »New Virginia Polls – Good News for Obama/Kaine
Sometimes the Democratic Party has events at Senator Rockefeller’s house for $30,800 (I hope parking is included), and sometimes we have pancakes at the TC… Read More »DPVA Pancakes!