http://dfamc.com Democracy For America - Maricopa County Sun, 07 Mar 2010 19:13:58 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Here in Arizona we get a double dose of Republican indifference to the needs of our citizens.  We have Congressmen like Jon Kyl arguing that unemployment benefits dissuade people from job-hunting "because people are being paid even though they're not working" and" ... If anything, as I said, it's a ... http://dfamc.com/2010/03/07/when-will-you-get-mad-enough-to-fight/ You are invited to join the Maricopa County Democratic Party for a Post Dean/Rove Debate Reception with our special guest Howard Dean.  Howard Dean, former DNC Chair and founder of Democracy for America, takes on former Bush advisor, Karl Rove, at ASU’s Gammage Auditorium on March 6th at 5 PM. ... http://dfamc.com/2010/03/01/meet-howard-dean/ Healthcare reform is not dead but we still have to work for it!  Congressman Mitchell's staff says the anti-reform insurance companies have their people calling.  Don't let the insurance companies beat us.  Call ALL our AZ Democratic Congressional delegation.  Let them know Arizona people want reform.  You can call the ... http://dfamc.com/2010/02/06/fight-for-healthcare-reform/ We Americans put our trust in the Democratic Party in the 2008 election. What has happened between then and now that has caused so many new supporters to sit out elections and others to vote with another Party? An exit poll taken by Research 2000 at the Massachusetts election shows that ... http://dfamc.com/2010/01/25/where-do-we-go-now/ There seems to be a lot of Republican revisionist history going around:  Rudy Giuliani claimed “we had no domestic attacks under Bush — we’ve had one under Obama.”  Then we had Mary Matalin:  "We inherited a recession from President Clinton and we inherited the most tragic attack on our own ... http://dfamc.com/2010/01/08/help-with-talking-points/ We are starting our DFA new year by soliciting more Democratic candidates. We should have a candidate in every race starting with your school board and going up to Senator. The Senator race might be covered if everyone will check out the Rodney Glassman site.   Rodney will be our ... http://dfamc.com/2009/12/29/starting-the-new-year/ THE ISSUE: During the November 2008 election, the payday industry tried to pass Proposition 200 in Arizona – an initiative that would have allowed the payday lenders to bleed hard-working Arizonans with 400 percent interest rates forever.  Arizona voters said “No!” to the payday lenders – loud and clear ... http://dfamc.com/2009/12/06/the-sun-must-set-on-400-say-no-again-to-payday-lending-in-arizona/ Conservative courts may soon invalidate the matching funds provision of Arizona’s Citizens Clean Elections Act.  Longtime foes of Clean Elections view this as their opportunity to end public campaign financing in Arizona and return to a time when big-money was the primary factor deciding who would represent our communities ... http://dfamc.com/2009/12/03/protecting-clean-elections/ [caption id="attachment_339" align="alignright" width="300" caption="Molly Ivins and Katherine Ingram at 2005 DemocracyFest"][/caption] It is with a heavy collective heart that DFA-MC mourns the loss of our dear friend Katherine "Katy" Ingram.  Katy's proud life ended October 31, 2009 after a long and well fought battle with cancer. Her life was filled with ... http://dfamc.com/2009/11/04/a-valiant-heart-is-lost/ We are just about one year from the 2010 elections.  As we prepare for the upcoming election year, what do you think the message of the Democratic Party should be?  How are we going to get voters to mark their ballots for Democrats?  What would your message be?  Bring your ... http://dfamc.com/2009/10/21/what-do-you-think-the-democratic-message-should-be/