The viability of rural internet service providers is threatened by Trump Administration trade policies.
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In normal times, candidates running for office would be hitting one house party after another, participating in candidate forums or attending Town Hall Meetings. But federal guidelines and an order from Gov. Ralph Northam have essentially shut down in-person campaigning due to the coronavirus pandemic.
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Dear Fellow Democrat,
Our AMERICA needs YOU to become active in getting out the Democratic vote in your family, church and community. YOU can help SAVE OUR
America by:
STAY SAFE.STAY CONNECTED. Coronavirus Info & links. Below is a comprehensive list of resources for information about the Covid-19 virus:
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Nelson County Declares State of Emergency, Announces Closures due to COVID 19. In-person
visits to county offices is discouraged. Board of Supervisors meetings will be held electronically. Call any department before heading over:
Absentee voting for the June 9 Primary begins onApril 24th. But apply right now to have your ballot sent to you in time!
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Before Pete Buttigieg, I'd never even donated to a candidate. Now he has inspired me to get involved in a big way and I hope you'll join our outreach efforts and vote for him on March 3rd. The bedrock for my support for Pete is
that he brings people together to address issues:
Our first priority is to defeat Trump and take our country back. To me there is nothing more important than this. Amy can do that because she’s a moderate with progressive ideas and can get votes from Democrats, Independents and dissatisfied Republicans alike. Her candidacy was built on a bipartisan record.
On February 11, 2020, the Virginia House of Delegates passed the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact (NPVIC). This is an agreement among states to commit their respective electoral college votes for President and Vice President to the candidates that win the national popular vote. In effect, the NPVIC neutralizes the two criticisms of the Constitution’s Electoral College method for electing a president.
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The “One Country Project” provides a clearinghouse for research and information to facilitate connections
among Democratic candidates, the Democratic Party, and rural communities. Started just last year by former Democratic Senators Heidi Heitkamp and Joe Donnelly,
The Nelson County Democratic Committee (NCDC) is pleased to announce a grant opportunity for individuals between the ages of 18 and 35 who are interested in political leadership training. The grant is part of our investment in the future and is offered to help develop leadership talent among the next generation of local Democrats.
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Senator Bernie Sanders’ presidential campaign features a health
care option to the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) that has had a lot of
attention of late. It goes by the name of “Medicare for All” or M4A. It exists
today as U. S. Senate Bill 1129 and has stirred a lot of interest among voters
and presidential candidates. To help both groups engage in a fact-based
discussion, this summary is organized around three critical topics:
On January 19th the MLK committee hosted the 27th annual Dr. Martin
Luther King Jr. Day celebration at the Heritage Center in Arrington. The event
was well attended by a diverse group of 200+ citizens gathering to honor all that
Dr. King’s legacy means to our community.
I am genuinely excited to have an opportunity to vote for Elizabeth Warren in the upcoming primary. She has a clear understanding of the many challenges our society is facing to which she applies a principled, pragmatic progressivism that values evidence over ideology.
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The Nelson County Democratic Committee is trying something new—publishing a monthly Newsletter that anticipates your need for information on political events that is organized in monthly installments. In addition, we also want to give you a platform to share your ideas and opinions. Occasionally, we might do a restaurant review, include a random fact about Nelson County or share a great recipe.
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We welcome letters to the editor or articles from our readers for inclusion in the Newsletter. We will be experimenting with this idea so be patient while we work out the kinks. As a starting point, here are guidelines.
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I have been a Bernie Sanders supporter since April, 2015, when he first announced that he would seek the Presidency. I’d like to explain why.
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Martin Luther King Jr. was born in Atlanta, Georgia in 1929 at the onset of the Great Depression. Those were hard times for everyone, yet the King family thrived and when he was a young man of 26 years, Dr. King helped organize and lead a bus boycott in Montgomery, Alabama to demonstrate the effectiveness of passive resistance as an agent of change.
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Greetings fellow Nelson County Democrats!
Have you noticed the proliferation of election signs already up along the county’s roads? Hard to miss really. It’s difficult to imagine a more important election cycle than the one we face over the next year and a half. We all have to think short term (local and state) as well as long term (national) to ensure we put people in place who we can count on to counteract and countermand the truly terrible decisions that have been made over the past thirty months.
Why would you want to vote early or absentee?
There are many reasons why you might want to vote early or to use an absentee ballot. Will you be out of town on business or vacation? Are you a first-responder, active military or do you have other work obligations that might keep from the polls? These are just some of the reasons you might not be able to make it the polls on Election Day, so plan to vote early or to get an absentee ballot in advance. Also, if you have friends or family who might need to vote early or use an absentee ballot, pass this article on to them and encourage them to use one of these options. Every vote is critical.