Progressive Politics from Memphis
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Where's the Love?
Yesterday I sent out a call to Memphis Democrats to go join the new TNDP site. Several people signed up, but Memphis is still SORELY underrepresented. Here are the stats: TNDP Total – 382 members Nashville – 72 members (18.8%) Knoxville – 56 members (14.6%) Chattanooga – 14 members (3.6%) Memphis – 14 members (3.6%)…
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Underrepresented
So, I’ve been looking at, and playing with and poking around the new TNDP website some more since I first wrote about it last week. It’s growing organically, which is what these types of sites do once they’re released into the wild. One of the things I’m noticing, as I scroll through the 350+ members…
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Feel Good Friday – #1 Songs Edition
The #1 hit song from this day in 1971, because the song from 1972 would have had all of you after my scalp. Just sayin’.
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Building the Toolbox
The TNDP launched a new site today. This is the second “refresh” of the party’s site since the election of Chip Forrester to the Chairmanship. The new site is built on a social networking platform that allows users to not only friend each other, but also other party organizations and groups throughout the state. Other…
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SCDP – Moving Forward
Now that county re-org is done, and the weekend has likely been spent recuperating from the hard work, and probably harder celebrations that followed, it’s time to start talking about the inevitable “what next” issues that come with winning. The past two years have been tumultuous, to say the least, for the SCDP. From the…
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The Lion that Meowed
What was stacking up to be one of the most contentious Shelby County Democratic Party re-organizations in quite some time, turned out to be an orderly exercise in the Democratic process. At issue, the race for SCDP chair between Jay Bailey and Van Turner. While the race between the candidates had been civil, the behind…