I agree with the Rammelt supporters. It's time to start fresh and cultivate support from the ground -- up. Rammelt supports those values that have brought us...
Interesting article from Sojourners, the moderate-to-progressive Christian organization which publishes a good magazine: .................... Howard Dean gets...
All the discussion seems to be on cutting property taxes. It has been a conservative's game. Grassroots Northshore will be hosting a meeting to explore ...
I am such a sucker. Still, I got a good chuckle from this one. Thanks for sending it. On Apr 1, 2005, at 9:05 AM, Robert Toomey wrote: Interesting article...
Hi All, I know that this is a bit of a reach - but some of you may be in Chicago for the weekend or otherwise willing to travel to get there. Democracy For...
This is Jeff Rammelt up in Jefferson Co. I was informed yesterday that there was an interesting discussion going on about my race at the DemocracyforWisconsin...
As many of you know, I have been very (very!) critical of Gov Doyle for failing to press for campaign reform -- not just the financing part of it, but the...
I would find it helpful to my own decision making if the Rammelt and Wineke supporters would come up with a short clear list of objective benefits that were...
I think at the very least this discussion suggests that the Wisconsin Democratic establishment should reconsider their pick of Joe Wineke. Ann Batiza...
I was impressed when we got a state senator to post to our Yahoo! group. Now we've got one of the candidates for chair! Thanks for joining and posting, Jeff. I...
I like the sound of that, Jim! I was a bit uncomfortable for a while at the tone of the discussion, and was thinking about taking back my "Yea" from last week....
Jim... no, the loneliest place on the web is my TABOR blog, www.blogtabor.blogspot.com will check yours out. Rich Schuessler <schuess@...> wrote: I was...
I think endorsing is still a good idea. Lots of groups, unions, etc. will be lining up behind one of the two candidates between now and the convention. There's...
Check out this new radio ad DFA is rolling out. Would be nice if the Democratic Party of Wisconsin could do something like this in select Republican districts....
Rich: Don't despair. Grassroots Northshore will be bringing up our TABOR issues page in preparation for our alternatives to TABOR event on April 10th. You and...
Dear Jim and All: You said, "Perhaps we all should spend more effort focusing on the future of the Wisconsin Democratic Party, rather than the background of...
This is why there are a few groups I'm in, Racine Dems, Racine DfA, and a grassroots group in Burlington, that want to do public forums on SS. I believe there...
I would like to say that I believe that county parties or CD parties need not nor should not get into endorsing candidates in this race. While I feel that...
Eric, you echo Jeff Rammelt earlier post that unity among all factions will be required for the Democratic Party to succeed. Something I fully agree with. But...
Why is this race important? It is important because it follows unprecedented (at least in my 16 years in Wisconsin) political activity by thousands of...
Eric Peterson eloquently stated, "I hope and pray that regardless of this election we can find that unity centered on the core values of the Democratic Party...
I have not had the privledge of being a delegate before and was wondering a few things about the process. Is the voting done by secret ballot or open votes?...
Doyle Proposes Statewide Election Reform http://www.wispolitics.com/index.iml?Article=34282 If you haven't read it already, here is the scoop on Gov. Doyle's...
I recognize that there's been a lot of passion in the discussion of who to back in the DPW Chair's race, and I've voiced my opinion on it even though I know it...
... I could not agree with you more. A "can't do" attitude is far more deadly to motivation and morale than losing a tough-to-win race. We should always play...
I just reread the post from "Kay," who describes herself as an elderly woman (now supporting Jeff Rammelt) who felt an immediate connection to Jeff Rammelt...
And just as important to this issue--do felons on parole VOTE? Most felons are not model citizens and I have the hunch that the voter turnout among felons is...
Hey! I said OLD not Elderly!! I will be 51 on my next birthday, or as I like to think of it, my 12th anniversary of my 39th dirthday. :) I was very old...
To tell you the truth I'm never been quite sure why we take away felons' rights to vote in the first place. It seems to me that going to jail/prison is...