My own contribution to that thread has been to complain that I’ve seen little (or nothing) from the local party leadership to suggest that they are involved in Webb’s campaign. No LTEs, few yard-signs (I got mine from Brian Patton, thank you - I’m out now - can I get some more?). Although fund-raising is clearly important (especially against Allen’s millions), we need to make better use of existing party structure. And we need to coordinate better between the Boucher campaign and Webb’s appearances in the 9th-district.
Don’t forget folks that a fundraising breakfast for Congressman Rick Boucher will be held Saturday, July 15, 2006, beginning at 9:30 a.m. at the John Fox Jr. House in Big Stone Gap, Virginia. The cost is $25 per person, or $150 to sponsor the event. The food is always wonderful! Come out and support our Congresman and his re-election efforts. Thanks!
The first Patrick County Democratic Caucus Meeting of this year, 2006, will be held on Mon. May 22nd at 7:00p.m. in the Old Courthouse Building on Main Street in Stuart, VA.
Please come and help our Democratic Party unite and participate in the planning and structuring of Democracy for Virginia.
Learn hands-on details of what works and doesn’t work in building membership in grassroots organizations, funding them, field operations and what legal structures are possible.
Create a loose caucus of Virginia grassroots organizations that will coordinate their efforts and help channel additional resources into local races.
In recent days, this blog and website has been getting a lot of traffic. I am not really sure why, but am glad to see folks looking for news about what is going on in Southwest Virginia politics and helping elect and support elected Democrats in Southwest Virginia.
This group is still trying to figure out what it is, if anything, we can do to help Democrats in Southwest Virginia. If you are interested in helping or have some ideas, please contact us.
If you are interested in contributing directly to this site (i.e., posting blog entries, posting events to the calendar, etc.), go ahead and register and start posting.
Thanks again for being supportive of Democratic candidates and causes in Southwest Virginia.
Time and again, as I have traveled this commonwealth, Virginians have told me three things. That results matter. That they’re proud of the direction we’re going. And a third thing: they appreciate it when we work out our differences and work together to get things done.
Governor Warner will be missed by many in Virginia, but a lot of us are hoping he will get a chance to serve the entire country as well as he has Virginia.
