Category: TNDP

  • More on that #TNDP Cat Herding Proposal

    Several sources have emailed me the proposed changes to the TNDP Executive Committee…and by now Knoxviews and LeftWingCracker has published it as well…so I don’t feel all that bad sharing it with you. The proposed changes would actually increase the current membership from 72 to a current total of 86ish: • No changes are being…

  • Finney and Powell shaking up the Executive Committee? #TNDP

    Over the weekend, the Shelby County Democratic Party held its bi-annual caucus…the first step in electing new leadership for the party. It was organized and orderly. Different folks supported different candidates, but everyone understood it wasn’t personal…just part of the process. In a couple of weeks we’ll get together again to elect Executive Committee members…

  • Internal Matters

    I love spirited discussions about internal matters that bore the paint off the walls. For some reason, they just give me a little joy. It tells me something about the people writing about them. It tells me they’re paying attention to the details and have actually thought about it and are interested in what others…

  • TNDP Chair Election – Moving Forward

    Ed Note: Earlier this morning Democratic Representative Gabrielle Giffords – AZ and as many as twelve others were shot in front of a Safeway grocery store in Tuscon. As of this writing at least five have died as a result of their injuries. The status of Rep. Giffords is unknown. Giffords regularly held public events…

  • T-Minus 1 Day and Counting

    The Race for Chair of TNDP is Nearly Over. Once it is, it’s time to work This past week has been crazy. Maybe I’m wrong, but I don’t think there’s ever been an election for Chair in recent history that’s generated this kind of buzz. Of course, we wouldn’t know because as Newscoma points out…

  • A Message From a Former President of the U of M College Democrats

    Ed. Note: At this point I’m not endorsing anyone for TNDP chair. However, the email that was released earlier today by Chairman Forrester regarding the College Democrats and Young Democrats endorsement of Wade Munday is very disturbing to me. What follows is an email I just received from a friend who served as President of…