Progressive Politics from Memphis
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Jobs Tour Day 2 – #TNJobsTour
DEMOCRATS VISIT WEST TENN. SMALL BUSINESSES ON DAY 2 OF JOBS TOUR Owners discuss potential for growth in tough economy DRESDEN – House and Senate Democrats continued their statewide jobs tour Tuesday with stops at small businesses in Jackson, Martin and Dresden, to hear owners speak on state contracts and challenges in an extended recession.…
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Take Him Up on His Offer – #VoterID #RonRamsey
You can’t say we didn’t warn you. Democrats for years have been warning against the problems of pushing a mandate, like Voter ID, without funding the voter education, and infrastructure required to deal with the increased demand at the states Driver’s license centers. Despite this, and efforts in the House and Senate to both block…
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Jobs Tour Kicks Off – #TNJobsTour
DEMOCRATS KICK OFF JOBS TOUR IN MEMPHIS, CONTINUE IN WEST TENNESSEE TUESDAY Elected officials meet with business owners, innovative leaders MEMPHIS – House and Senate Democrats kicked off their statewide jobs tour Monday with events in Memphis and Brownsville addressing education, infrastructure and job training. “We heard about how Tennessee is a great environment for…
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Stephen Fincher (TN08) named one of DC’s “Most Corrupt”
When you think of corruption in Washington DC a freshman Representative from a rural district isn’t the first person that comes to mind, or at least, that’s not the archetype that we’ve come to expect. But that doesn’t mean that it can’t happen, or that it doesn’t happen. Well, it happened folks, and sooner than…
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District 1, 2, and 4 Contests – #memvote
Turnout over the weekend was pretty light. Just 923 people voted on Saturday, a quarter of them from District 6, which I took a look at yesterday. As of the close of early voting Saturday, just 3018 individuals had voted. That’s pretty low folks. With 15 hours of voting that we have information on, and…
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Awgowhat Speaks
You’ve probably seen the signs around town, and wondered just what the heck Awgowhat is all about. Well, Saturday at the Democratic Women of Shelby County Salad Fest fundraiser he told us. Here is the candidate’s message in his own words.