From the TNDP.org Nashville, Tenn. (February 25, 2016) – Today, Tennessee Democratic Party chair Mary Mancini released a statement explaining why Governor Haslam endorsed Sen. Rubio. “With his record of failure, Governor Haslam’s decision to endorse another politician with a record of failure makes perfect sense. When it comes to the things that matter most […]
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US election 2016: Did ‘socialism’ save this US town?
Linden TN – Americans are deeply divided about the role government should play in their lives – but events can sometimes force people to think beyond their traditional political beliefs. Take Linden, a small town in rural Tennessee. It’s a staunchly conservative place that at the height of the Great Recession took part in a […]
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Government is not a business!
Nearly 20 percent of Trump’s supporters disapprove of Lincoln freeing the slaves
The New York Times took a dive into whether Donald Trump’s supporters are unusually racist — or, in the newspaper’s delicate phrasing, “responsive to religious, social and racial intolerance.” And they came up with a stunning statistic: Nearly one in five Trump supporters didn’t approve of freeing slaves in the Confederacy. A YouGov/Economist poll in […]
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US Senate: Do your constitutional duty. Confirm a highly qualified Supreme Court nominee.
From Moveon.org – It is the president’s constitutional authority to nominate justices to the Supreme Court. And it is the Senate’s constitutional role to “advise and consent.” Nowhere in the Constitution is the Senate asked to play partisan games of endless, senseless obstructionism. Outrageously, just hours after the news of Justice Antonin Scalia’s death, Republican […]
Reasons why we need to vote Chuck Fleischmann out this year!
“Vote Smart – just the facts” Read all about Charles ‘Chuck’ J. Fleischmann’s Political Summary right here. […]
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Would good men in Tennessee legislature stand up for women?
from the Tennessean – by Pat Shea A call to good men … Most men are good men, they respect and value women. YWCA Nashville & Middle Tennessee exists “to be a spokesperson for women who have no voice.” As allegations of sexual harassment in the Tennessee House of Representatives swirl, two questions come to […]
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Help decide what images and themes best represent TN in Philadelphia
DONKEYS AROUND TOWN The clock is counting down to the 2016 DNC Presidential Convention and the TNDP is working hard to be prepared, but we need your help! At the convention, 57 fiberglass donkeys will be painted by local artists to represent the 50 states, Washington, D.C. and the six U.S. territories. The donkeys will […]
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Tom Humphrey: Voucher proposal shows difference in Republicans
The apparent failure of school voucher legislation in the House last week shows, again, the differences in political thinking of Republican supermajority members in the lower chamber with those in the upper chamber. And maybe that relates to the way House and Senate districts were drawn following the 2010 census by the supermajority asserting itself […]
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