We all can agree that if more people were involved in political parties, political parties would be stronger. Andrew and I can agree that stronger and more inclusive political parties would benefit the democratic process. The problem comes along now as the parties try to grapple with the new Top Two primary in their current…
Month: June 2005
Hopefully democrats.org gets better than this
Man, that wasn’t much of an improvement. The design is certainly, uhmmm, shiny, but the content isn’t all that differerent from the old, clunky democrats.org Democracy Bonds? Huh? Is this just a dedicated fundraising tool for the 50-state strategy? It seems like a “I’ll give $20 a month” sort of thing, but its not particularly…
What will the new DNC website be?
For the last few days I’ve been seeing a new splash page on democrats.org, and it seems like that about this time Monday, I’ll know what the brand new DNC website is all about: In case you haven’t noticed, there’s been a special splash page on Democrats.org for the past few days. Tonight we’re working…
Getting my Meetup poster on
I just posted two posters to advertise the Oly Democratic Party meetup, one with the slogan “Get your democracy on,” and another “Exercise Your Democracy Muscles.” I know, kind of cutesie, but it is what came to mind. If you have another slogan you like, just shoot it over to me, and I’ll put together…
Parties should be grassroots, not air forces
Reed Davis, the former chair of the King County GOP, writes a very interesting piece on the Top Two primary and the nature of parties in the Northwest Progressive Institute blog this morning: …a real party is not a national or even a state committee. Those are professional organizations whose primary function is fundraising; whatever…
July meet up: Framing Healthcare and I-336 and I-330
In June, we started an interesting discussion on the writings of George Lakoff and how to frame progressive values. In July, we will practice our new skills by framing the issue of Healthcare from a progressive point of view. The specific issues brought up by initiatives 336 and 330 will guide our discussion. Don’t forget…
Boy, I sure hate the public too
For the second time in a year, the Yelm City Council has said that they don’t want to hear from the public their opinion on the most pressing issues affecting the city. I’m not really sure about Wal-Mart in Yelm, but for Pete’s sake, not wanting to hear from your constituents? Wow: “It’s the council’s…