From the DNC: This week was marked by significant moments. President Obama nominated Tom Perez to serve as the next Secretary of Labor, Wednesday marked… Read More »DNC Communications Update 3/22/2013 & Israel Remarks
Budget, energy, veterans, domestic violence, and “Being Biden” .
Employment up, Violence Against Women Act adopted, new cabinet members, GOP-quester hurts the economy, and President Obama tries to build a #commonsensecaucus
The #GOPSequester, Violence Against Women Act, and Rosa Parks
As mentioned in a recent post, the DNC elected new officers in January. Although she did not seek reelection as Secretary, DNC members are happy to see our… Read More »A Message from the New DNC Secretary
Reducing gun violence, continuing economic recovery, a new Interior Secretary, prayer, and deficit reduction.
Here is a letter from DNC Chair Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz: Dear Friends and Colleagues, It was with great pride that we watched President Obama… Read More »DWS Introduces New DNC Officers
The Democratic National Committee (DNC) held its first meeting of the year at the Omni Shoreham Hotel in Washington DC today. The DNC elected officers, adopted committee… Read More »DNC Meeting January 2013
The DNC will meet at the Omni Shoreham Hotel in DC on Tuesday, January 22, with the full DNC meeting running from 11:45 am to 1:30… Read More »DNC Meeting – January 22, 2013
Inauguration weekend is finally here, with today as the National Day of Service. If you have ordered tickets to Presidential Inaugural Committee (PIC) events, today… Read More »#Inauguration Update #5
A week to go until President Obama’s inauguration on Monday, January 21! The weather is supposed to be cold, but probably not as freezing as… Read More »#Inauguration Update #4 – Getting Around
Cabinet appointments!
Tax cuts and economic recovery – happy new year!
A nice look back on the highlights of the year that led to the President’s re-election: http://my.barackobama.com/Our-Journey
Here are some updates. I will be posting more as they become available.
The Sandy Hook tragedy, jobs and middle class tax cuts, right-to-work-for-less, and Hannukah, click here.
Barack breaks bread with Boyko Borisov of Bulgaria, nuke threat reduction, economic growth and deficit reduction, tribal nations, middle-class tax cut, and jobs. Forward!
Here’s our first report on the 2013 Presidential Inauguration: 1. The 2013 Presidential Inaugural Committee (PIC) just announced the Preliminary Schedule of Events for Inaugural… Read More »Presidential Inauguration 2013 Kick-Off
President Obama has asked Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz to seek reelection as Chair of the Democratic National Committee. Story here. The election will be held… Read More »DWS to Continue as DNC Chair
The DNC Weekly Communications upate is back! In this issue, fighting for middle class tax cuts and avoiding the fiscal cliff.
Virginia Congresman Gerry Connolly is sponsoring in the House and Virginia Senator Mark Warner is co-sponsoring (with Delaware Senator Chris Coons) in the Senate, the… Read More »FAST Voting Act
President Obama will be inaugurated to his second term (!) on Monday, January 21, 2013. The Democratic National Committee will meet the next day, Tuesday,… Read More »DNC to meet in DC on January 22, 2013
We will have a number of Voter Protection training sessions around the Commonwealth tomorrow – sign up with Victory Counsel here. As you know, the… Read More »Protecting the Vote
Happy Columbus Day! And join the Italian-American Democratic Leadership Council and support the re-election of President Obama!
Check out Will Crossley’s DNC Blog story, which has a link to the opinion.
President Obama addresses the UN (can you imagine Romney standing up there – heaven help us), campaign rallies in Ohio and VIRGINIA, addressing Clinton’s Global… Read More »DNC Communications Update – 9/29/2012 – 36 days edition
Legislate, Litigate, Educate, Advocate. For more on recent litigation successes, go to the DNC blog and follow Will Crossley’s posts, with the VOTING RIGHTS or VOTING… Read More »The Four Pillars of Protecting and Promoting the Vote
Convention days were filed with caucus and other Democratic group meetings, including a meeting of the DNC’s Voting Rights Institute on Sept. 6, 2012. We are happy to feature a guest column by Susan Dosier, a communications specialist who attended the meeting.
The Democratic Party and A Host of Voter Groups Needs Volunteers To Help Fight Against Attacks On Voter Rights
A line-up of political rock stars, including actress America Ferrera, Donna Brazile, Congressman Steny Hoyer, Georgia Representative John Lewis, MSNBC talk show host Melissa Harris Perry, and others gathered to focus on what many at the Convention still find incredulous: the narrowing of criteria that allow Americans to vote.
At issue: 25 percent of Americans don’t have a government-issued ID. (Several new laws require as multiple forms of identification in order for someone to register to vote.) For example, in Texas, you can register to vote with an National Rifle Association permit, but the state will not accept a photo ID from a community college.
Melissa Harris Perry moderated a panel with leaders who are working in each of their constituent groups (African Americans, organized labor, youth, Latinos, and more) to help the audience understand what’s happening, what’s being done, and how they can help. Many of the restrictive voting laws passed target African-Americans, Hispanics, young voters, seniors, and people with disabilities.
“I’ve never seen anything like this!” Donna Brazile told the group. The same sentiment was heard from many in the room.
Many organizations and groups are actively responding, including the NAACP, organized labor, and Americans With Disabilities.Read More »#DNC2012 Voting Rights Institute