Economic growth, GOP & RWNJs, remembering Mario Cuomo; new Obama policies – manufacturing, housing and community colleges; bad GOP ideas, claiming credit for economic recovery,… Read More »DNC Communications Updates – 1.2 &1.9.2015
In case you missed it, last month DNC Chair Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz announced the appointment of a 10-person panel to the Democratic Victory Task… Read More »DNC Democratic Victory Task Force
Jobs, police, Democratic Victory Task Force, World Aids Day; early education, Perry/Paul/Bush, climate denial; US-Cuba, the economy, and Christie.
Friend — Democrats had a tough night on November 4th — and I think we need to be clear-eyed about the results. But it isn’t… Read More »DNC Chair DWS Wants Your Ideas
Hello fellow DNC Member, I’m not going to gloss over the facts: on Tuesday, the Republicans had a good night. We didn’t. We worked hard… Read More »Post-Election Message from DNC Chair DWS
Mid-term elections, immigration reform, US-China Climate Change Agreement, crappy GOP governors and lousy GOP presidential candidates;
Polls close at 7:00 pm sharp – let us know if you need help with any voting problems.
A bunch of Senate and Governor’s races coming down to the wire – make sure you vote! Christie is a jerk; young people agree with… Read More »DNC Communications Update 10.31.2014
I get these weekly and try to post them, but I got behind, and frankly I’ve been spending more time on Twitter (@DemRulz) or Facebook… Read More »DNC Communications Updates – July-Oct 2014
Thanks so much to Lowell at Blue Virgina (http://www.bluevirginia.us/) for posting this brief talk I gave on voter protection at the Arlington County Democratic Commitee… Read More »Voter Protection at ACDC
For the third straight year, I was able to enjoy my birthday with the the Democratic National Committee as it met in Atlanta for three… Read More »#DNCSummer2014 – The Non-Rules Stuff
The Rules for the 2016 Democratic Presidential nominating process are fixed as the Democratic National Committee met in Atlanta on August 23, 2014 and adopted… Read More »#DNCSummer2014 – 2016 Starts Here
The Democratic National Committee Rules& Bylaws Committee met in D.C. today to (nearly) finish work on the draft 2016 Delegate Selection Rules and draft the… Read More »#DNC #RBC Drafts 2016 Rules
Virginia State Board of Elections Secretary Donald Palmer posted an op-ed yesterday stressing how easy it should be to obtain a free photo ID from… Read More »SBE Sec’y: Obtaining a Voter Photo ID Is Easy
Virginia now requires voters to present photo identification to cast their votes in person. See SBE guidance. Although the photo ID requirement unnecessarily burdens a… Read More »Tell the SBE: An Expired Photo ID Is a Valid Photo ID
We will post about the critically important voter photo identification/drivers license expiration issue shortly, but the Virginia State Board of Elections (SBE) is considering adoption… Read More »Tell the SBE: Make my Absentee Vote Count! (Urgent)
New DNC voter expansion – IWillVote.com program (more later), D-Day, EPA’s new carbon standards; Cantor loses, 2016 National Convention bids (BIrmingham, Cleveland, Columbus, Brooklyn, Philadelphia… Read More »DNC Communications Updates June 2014
Looking back at May – Benghazi, bridgegate, climate change; Marco Rubio, minimum wage, 9/11 museum; GOP primaries, women’s health, Harvey Milk; GOP governors’ scandals, “Republican… Read More »DNC Communications Updates May 2014
This weekend features the Democratic Party of Virginia’s annual Jefferson-Jackson Day Dinner, with Congressman Jim Clyburn (D-SC) as the keynote speaker. Also lots of meetings. … Read More »DPVA #JJVA14 Weekend Is Here
To gain access to the primary ballot, presidential candidates in Virginia have had to submit 10,000 signatures of qualified voters. This was the strictest requirement… Read More »Presidential Candidate Signature Requirement Lowered
[UPDATED] The DNC’s Rules & Bylaws Committee met today and approved most of the proposed Delegate Selection Rules for 2016. The Rules are substantially similar… Read More »DNC Rules & Bylaws Committee Looks Forward to 2016
Good news with ACA enrollment numbers and high job growth, Cantor blocking immigration reform, minimum wage should be raised, VP’s anti-sexual assault initiative, Paul Ryan,… Read More »DNC Communications Update 5.2.2014
Affordable Care Act enrollment numbers, GOP budget, minimum wage, Equal Pay Day, Veep BIden on voting rights, job training, YALI network, and GOP ethical problems.
Affordable Care Act, Christie Bridgegate, contraception benefit cases, immigration, the President and the Pope, and FLOTUS in China.
Here’s a DNC update on Voter Expansion efforts at college campuses (from the 3.14.21 Communications Update), with links to cited articles: On Tuesday [March 11,… Read More »University Outlets Highlight DNC’s New Voter Expansion Project
If you somehow missed President Obama’s exchange with Zach Galifiankakis on “Between Two Fearns” to promote the ACA, you can find it here; DNC goes to… Read More »DNC Communications Updates – 3.14 & 3.21.2014
@TheDemocrats update – Factivists response to CPAC meeting, #DNC14 Winter Meeting videos, raising the minimum wate, Women’s History Month, and state updates
Here is the DNC’s report on our recent meeting (I provided a summary earlier this week). The report provides information on the four initiatives discussed at the… Read More »#DNC14 Winter Meeting Report
#DNC14 – As always, Virginia’s National Committee Woman Mame Reiley Chaired the Women’s Caucus (and ran a great meeting) and participated in the DNC Executive… Read More »Thanks #Mame
The Democratic National Committee just concluded an excellent three days of meetings, which featured new data, voter, and communications initiatives, and exhoratory words from President Obama,… Read More »#DNC14 Winter Meeting – A Year of Action