Democratic Turnout BEATS Republican Turnout March 20, 2018 Primary With Hotly Contested Gubernatorial Races on Both Sides, more Democrats came out to vote than Republicans. A Quick Look at the 2018 Primary Numbers As of 11:00am on Wednesday 3/21, the Election Commission is reporting: ☆Overall Voter Turnout about 24% ☆%…
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It’s very rare that we post something in it’s entirety, usually giving the source a hand off link but, in this case, the whole article needs to be read in one sitting with no clicks. Take a deep breath. We’re getting there. The Enlightenment Is Working Don’t listen to the…
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Tickets available NOW for APRIL 15 DPDC GALA with San Juan PR Mayor You have waited patiently while we were getting this all ready and HERE IT IS. A chance to support and protest all at the same time. Our keynote speaker at the April 15th DPDC Gala at the…
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Never thought you’d feel sorry for the IRS, did ya? Well, this tax year is going to be a challenge for them and for lots of other folks. HOWEVER, we can truly do something about April of 2019 if we organize NOW in 2018. APRIL 15, 2018 PLEASE save…
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Polls matter We live in odd times when our Republican office-holders in Congress seem more out of touch not only with Americans in general, but even among members of their own party. Many national polls this year state the obvious: Most Americans don’t agree with the GOP tax proposal, don’t…
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Rauner’s inability to do his “job” as the GOP saw it (that is, ripping away a woman’s right to be the owner of her own body, gutting public education, and deporting every hard-working immigrant in Illinois) was prevented by DEMOCRATS AND MIKE MADIGAN. Please keep that in mind. When Democrats…
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From our Executive Director, Amy Rohrer: I have been struggling for weeks with this fear…That all of this outing of predators and gropers is just another narcissistic fad that is ABOUT MEN and that once we’ve emptied our quiver, if you will, the LIVES, the ACTUAL LIVES of women will remain…
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Last night, Democrats across the Country, including Virginia, New Jersey, Maine, and Florida, showed us the power of knocking on doors and getting out the vote. Democrats gave their support for candidates by telling friends and neighbors to vote Blue down the ballot. In Virginia, Democratic volunteers knocked on almost…
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112-0: Illinois House Unanimously Rebukes Rauner on Debt Transparency Bill On October 25th, the Illinois House unanimously overrode Bruce Rauner’s veto of the Debt Transparency Act, a commonsense piece of legislation led by Comptroller Susana Mendoza, which exposes the actual size of Rauner’s bill backlog. While Rauner wanted to keep it…
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“Drawing a straight line between addiction to social media and political earthquakes like Brexit and the rise of Donald Trump, they contend that digital forces have completely upended the political system and, left unchecked, could even render democracy as we know it obsolete.” (from the Guardian) So what are you…
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