The Road to November 2006

Nov 07, 01:54 PM CST

On the evening of November 15th, folks from around the country will open up their homes to friends and neighbors for a night of planning and action—the Democratic Party’s National Organizing Kickoff.

This is a great opportunity for Nebraska Democrats to show the rest of the country that we are serious about strengthening the Party. If you are interested in hosting an Organizing Kickoff meeting or know someone that would be, it’s easy to get started right away:

www.democrats.org/page/event/create

Hosts of local Organizing Kickoff meetings can download all of the materials for a successful meeting. Information will include a briefing on our party-building efforts nationally and locally, a survey of the political landscape in Nebraska, and information about opportunities to take action locally.

The DNC Chairman, Governor Howard Dean, will also play a part, joining all of the meetings that night in a nationwide conference call.

With little more than a year before the 2006 elections, it’s time for each of us to take responsibility for the Democratic organization in our neighborhoods. We have to be organized to get our message out—we need a network in place now not only to persuade voters, but to activate them as well.

It’s up to you to make sure that everyone in your neighborhood is plugged in and ready to do as much as they can. Sign up to host your local Organizing Kickoff event now:

www.democrats.org/page/event/create

To make an impact in 2006, Democrats need to organize everywhere. You asked for change and the Party took the unprecedented step of hiring organizers early to build support across the America—including right here in Nebraska!

The event you host will bring everyone up to speed on our progress, our opportunities and the work ahead. The results of Election Day 2006 are based on the work we do now, and the meeting you host creates the road map for a year of sustained commitment until the polls close.

Host a local Organizing Kickoff meeting and make sure that our party is in a position to change things next year:

www.democrats.org/page/event/create

You’ll be hearing more about these meetings in the coming weeks. Thank you for your time and your commitment to the idea that together we can move Nebraska forward.

See you on the 15th,

Steve Achelpohl
Chairman, Nebraska Democratic Party

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  1. Nice to know voters have memories:

    St. Paul voters punished Mayor Randy Kelly on Tuesday for standing with President Bush a year ago, denying the Democrat a second term in Minnesota’s capital city.

    Former City Council member Chris Coleman, also a Democrat, routed Kelly by a more than 2-to-1 margin in unofficial returns with most precincts reporting. Ahead of the election, independent polls showed voters were primed to fire Kelly, and most cited his 2004 endorsement of the Republican president as the reason
    — vince    Nov 08, 08:14 PM CST #
  2. let us all hope that nebraskans possess such memories. for example: let us remember that mike johanns appointed loralee byrd to be his treasurer (ms. byrd subsequently squirreled hundreds of thousands of dollars away to avoid budget cuts), and loralee’s mentor, dave heineman, to be his right hand man (lt. governor). let us also remember that the gop governor appointed ray mossey (drunk driver and prescription drug addict) to serve as a state senator, and hired a three time convicted felon (convicted of feloniously embezzling the government!) to run their “tocacco free Nebraska” program (paying him 66k/year) also resulting in a felonious charge of embezzlement. Shocker! In addition, let us remember former Lincoln Councilman Glenn Frendt – who left public office because he, “was sick of the political smearing”. Let us remember that this jackass funded, at the tune of $35,000, a COWARDLY, ANONYMUS mailing trashing Councilman Terner Werner (a public SERVANT). Let us remember former Johanns appointed Health Secretary Ron Ross (NOW THE STATE TREASURER!) left millions of federal AIDS funding on the table simply due to the fact that he was on vacation and forgot to send in (or at least delegate the submission of) the applications! Ross is spending $150,000 in OUR TAX MONEY to promote himself over the next year! see here for proof

    It’s time for change. Scott Kleeb in the 3rd. Jim Esch in the 2nd. Lord knows we need someone in the 1st. David Hahn for Governor. Ben Nelson for US Sneate. If our state and national governments don’t acknowledge fault and defeat and show a willingness to change, I’m confident that Democrats -regardless of their geographical origin, will find themselves in charge. Only one request: don’t fuck it up!
    — Roger    Nov 08, 09:28 PM CST #
  3. Three Assets: Competence, Integrity, Direction
    — Steve Hollister    Nov 08, 10:23 PM CST #
  4. “I’m being invaded by democrats!!!” is what my husband’s 97-year-old grandfather exclaimed when I visited his home in Scribner last week.

    I was puzzled by this, since this is a man who hadn’t voted in 20 years until November 2004, when I got him to re-register and vote so he could cast a ballot for Matt Connealy and John Kerry.

    Then I remembered that “democrats” are the Nebraskans’ pet name for Box Elder Bugs, those slow-moving beetles that like to congregate by the thousands around sunny light-painted surfaces this time of year http://www.ivyhall.district96.k12.il.us/4th/kkhp/1insects/boxelder.html. Grandpa explains that they got their nickname in this state because they come out in droves only during election time.

    I have a problem with this. We Nebraska Democrats should not be so well known for only making ourselves visible during election time that we have a noxious pest named after us! We should be OUT and PROUD all year round, making our voices heard so that all those closet dems around the state will be emboldened to speak up too! If election time is the only time we are active, we should expect to lose, and expect to be relegated to insect status as a result.

    So remember that Nebraska Democrats only win if we keep working ALL YEAR LONG, not just during election time.

    And don’t call those pesky critters “democrats”. Call them what they are, Box Elder Bugs (or if you want to be precise, “Leptocoris trivittatus”). Control the language; George Lakoff would be proud.
    — Nancy Meyer    Nov 09, 09:00 AM CST #
  5. Scotts Bluff County

    I am trying to change my registration back to Democratic, but the county registration page is blank. . . nor could I find anything on the Nebraska web site.

    I know there is plenty of time, but things are moving fast.

    delores ramig
    1920 a st
    gering ne 69341
    — delores ramig    Nov 27, 04:58 PM CST #

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