FW: Athens Area Democrats Inaugural Meeting

Once again in the tradition of Meetup.com, MoveOn.org and North Georgia Democrats, here is an opportunity for Democrats of all stripes and geographic divisions to come together even before the Presidential Preference primary in less than a month on Super Tuesday when Georgia will got lost in the shuffle of New York and California and all those other states for Super Tuesday.  Maybe we can get our act together and elect somebody outside of Clarke County for the first time in years. If your name is Bobby Saxon, and you are running for Congress, and I did see the name but forgot who his new campaign director is, you damn sure better attend this event. Maybe this time the Clarke County Democratic Party administration is going to be more hospitable, cooperative and engaging in area events and this is the beginning of that trend. Don't get me wrong, many many Clarke County Democratic party members realize the need to no longer cede the suburban areas to the G.O.P. - last night I got in a nice testy email exchange with local staunch Republican stalwart V. Kate McDaniel about her sending me her screeds about Senators running for President who voted against the waste of time making English the official language of the United States. She has yet to decide which Republican presidential candidate to support, and that is as sure a sign that we are going to win in November as any.

Woven brightly,
Daniel J. Matthews, Jr.

Dear CCDC member and/or friend,
 
If YOU are interested in joining with others in organizing the Athens Area Democrats (or other name to be decided upon), please attend the inaugural meeting on Tuesday, January 29, beginning at 7 p. m. at the ACC Regional Library on Baxter Street.
 
UGA political scientist Paul Gurian, whose special area of expertise is elections, will speak and answer questions about elections in general and this election in particular. 
 
Hope to see you there.
 
Sincerely,
Karen Solheim
CCDC Corresponding Secretary
 


 



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