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Category Archives: Politics 3.0
ACTION ALERT! NY-26: We Can Win This Race!
From MYD’s Political Director Dillon: Anytime there is an election, we are always bombarded with messages about how close a race is, how much the candidate needs donations, and how truly valuable your time would be if you could just stop by and help out a bit. Now, I don’t want to put down helping your favorite candidate during election season, but we get asked by many different causes on a regular basis to donate our time, our money, or to reach out to our contacts and eventually we get tired of hearing the same song and dance. With the Internet and cell phone plans offering unlimited long distance calling on nights and weekends, now we are asked to take … More >>
Tagged GOTV, Kathy Hochul
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SUCCESS! MYD Teams Up With New Roosevelt Initiative To Rally for Independent Redistricting Reform
Long Island, NY – On Saturday, March 26th, a bus of over fifty progressive New Yorkers went to Nassau County to hold newly elected Republican State Senator Jack Martins accountable for his unfortunate (but predictable) flip flop on independent redistricting reform. The rally took place outside of his office in Garden City, where passionate speeches were given, bombastic chants were made, and a clear and unequivocal message was delivered: keep the promise that you made to the voters during your campaign last year and support independent redistricting reform of our state. For videos of the event, click here. To see pictures, stay tuned. To check out some of the press we garnered, click here.
President Obama and the DNC Reception in Harlem
-From Jon Reznick: Though I will always extol the glory of being able to move about freely, even climbing right on some stage when shooting public events, it is very nice sometimes to roll out to a special event *without* my camera, so I can just stand back and take part. Because of my connection to the illustrious network maintained and operated by the Manhattan Young Democrats, I was able to walk into an exclusive reception with the President of the United States. It’s actually not how I figured I’d be spending my Tuesday until a few days ago. On March 29, the Democratic Party held a reception at the Studio Museum in Harlem to thank the biggest financial supporters … More >>
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Buyer’s Remorse?
Some good news from a new Democracy Corps poll released yesterday. They surveyed 50 of the most competitive House districts for 2012 and found some interesting results: The Republican incumbents in these districts, 35 of them freshmen, remain largely unknown and appear very vulnerable in 2012 (depending on redistricting). In fact, these incumbents are in a weaker position than Democratic incumbents were even in late 2009, or Republican incumbents were in 2007 in comparable surveys conducted by Democracy Corps. Of course there is a note of caution: …a lot can happen to change the political dynamic over the next 19 months, but right now, the playing field that Republicans must defend looks larger than it did for either Democrats in … More >>
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SATURDAY: Rally for Independent Redistricting Reform in Nassau County
Please join the Manhattan Young Democrats’ Good Government Task Force and the New Roosevelt Initiative for a rally this Saturday in Nassau County to support independent redistricting reform in New York! We will be rallying in front of Republican State Senator Jack Martins office, one of our elected officials who pledged last year to support independent redistricting reform. We want to make sure he keeps his word! This rally is important for two reasons: first, because we must hold our elected officials accountable for the pledges they make to the public during elections, and second, because we must take action now to reform the gerrymandered mess that is our state districts. Over our lifetimes politicians in Albany have carved out ugly gerrymandered … More >>
County Committee Update: Deputy Mayor Wolfson says Hello
The last County Committee Executive Board meeting held March 10th was a real party; and why not, it was the first meeting in several months. Aside from complimentary sandwiches and cookies, County Leader Wright gave the Board a brief update on how the budget process was going in Albany saying that this was the worst budget he’d seen in his 16 years in the State Legislature. Following that, the assembled District Leaders and County Committee people were treated to a speech by and an unbridled Q&A session with Deputy Mayor Howard Wolfson. The Deputy Mayor’s speech centered largely around the improvements we’ve seen in the city during the Bloomberg administration. A lot of attention was paid to the fact that … More >>
