October 2008
7 posts
This will end in 10 minutes, but my battery is...
so no more blogging…
Candidates question each other
CS to CP: What would you do in Congress to promote the provincial team reconstruction model.
CP: It has been good, but we need to improve because it hasn’t worked for 6 years. Some of the things you want over there aren’t happening here, and I think we need to spend more money here.
CS: No rebuttal
CP to CS: People are angry and want change. You want to continue the old policies....
Citizen questions
Email from Ross Little: People are sick of negative ads. Say something nice about each other.
CP: CS has integrity and served in Iraq honorably. Good guy.
CS: CP is deeply committed to public service, and has faced up to challenges with courage.
Video question: Matthew Beck from South Portland wants something better than NAFTA and CAFTA.
CS: Free trade is important, but we need to trade with a...
Debate #4
Charlie, do you support privatizing SS?
CS: No, I changed my position during the meltdown.
Chellie, where do you cut the budget and expand SS and healthcare?
CP: Let’s roll back Bush tax cuts and end the war. Major savings there.
Charlie, was the stimulus a success?
CS: Jury is out. It helped a bit, but we need to enact tax laws letting them keep more money. Tax cuts are good. Farm...
Debate pt 3
Environment: How do we get off oil?
CP: Let’s cut back on fossil fuels and sufficiently assist with winterizing etc. Wind power is promising. We can use them to create jobs. It will take federal government input in the form of tax credits, R&D etc. It will be good for Maine. We have to show where our priorities are, and we should stop subsiding the oil industry. I would mandate Cap...
More debate...
Should the U.S. negotiate with regimes that we believe to be terrorists or rogue regimes.?
CS: Lower level negotiations important. Good realtime info necessary.
CP: More negotiation than we have now. Presidents policies were misguided, and talked about war too much. That is wrong. We ended cold war with diplomacy. Foreign countries don’t respect us and we should change that. Need more...
1st CD debate at Bowdoin!
Good Evening.
We will be liveblogging the debate between Charlie Summers and Chellie Pingree tonight. Also check out Darren Fishell’s liveblog at bcuria.com.
Aaaaand we’re off!
Jennifer Brooks and Susan Sharon are moderating.
Format will include candidate-to-candidate responses, follow ups, and questions from the public.
3 broad questions to start. Pingree gets first...
August 2008
4 posts
What a Night!
Well that was something…
We had the great privilege of entering the Pepsi center tonight for the first time, and did we ever pick a great night to do it! We heard from Lily Ledbetter, the courageous worker whose fight for justice in payment for men and women has captured national attention. We heard from Gov. Mark Warner, who spoke of the race for the future and America’s need to win...
Denver: Sunday
It’s been three full days and there is much to report. Yesterday, we attended numerous training sessions about how to organize, create a message, and run a campus campaign. We learned a lot, and are excited about bringing some of this knowledge back to campus this fall. This morning, we had the privilege of hearing some remarks from Cory Booker, mayor of Newark. Mayor Booker has an...
Greetings from Denver!
Hello Bowdoin Dems! Our delegation has arrived and the College Democrats Convention has begun. Today, we had a panel discussion concerning student activism and coordinating with the Obama campaign. There were several other events as well, such as the inaugural veteran’s caucus, where delegates heard from an Iraq and Afghanistan veteran, as well as our very own Alex Cornell du Houx. Issues...
July 2008
1 post
Clark Gascoigne for CDA Communications Director →
Former Bowdoin College Dems President Clark Gascoigne (Bowdoin ‘08) is running for CDA National Communications Director.
The election will be taking place at the national convention in Denver at the end of August. Register for the convention today at http://www.collegedems.com.
Check out his awesome website at http://www.clarkgascoigne.com, check out his flickr at...
April 2008
2 posts
2008 CDA Convention Registration Now Open!!!
Register now for the CDA Convention this summer in Denver from August 22nd - 24th, and stay in Denver throught the DNC Convention ending August 28th!!! http://partybuilder.collegedems.com/page/s/cda08
November 2007
1 post
September 2007
7 posts
“Americans are much more likely to say they trust the Democratic Party rather...”
– Gallup Update: Iraq Remains Top Problem Facing the Nation
Warming Is Seen as Wiping Out Most Polar Bears -... →
Crucial Points in the 2008 Presidential Election -... →
More on 2008. Big Dates. What to expect, when.
August 2007
11 posts
College Dems of America Elect Frank and Alex! →
For those who had not yet heard. Go Bowdoin!
Live-Blogging the Democratic Debate – New York... →
“Though many Democratic leaders opposed the final version of the legislation,...”
– Concern Over Wider Spying Under New Law - New York Times
Spurning Criticism, Rove Puts Blame on Democrats -... →
Rove interviewed at IHOP. Agrees that he was the invisible hand. Accuses Democrats of being responsible for partisan divides. Hmm. While he might be vilified in the international community, he is apparently well-reputed in the International House of Pancakes.
Send Thanks and Encouragement to Democratic Field... →
Organizers will be going to parts of the country that haven’t been targeted by the party for decades. You can send them thanks and encouragement for their hard work here. DNC Executive Director Tom McMahon said that this type of organizing can be lonely work. Your support will mean a lot.
“Campaigning for president, Huckabee calls for abolishing federal taxes on income...”
– Los Angeles Times
200 Killed in Kurdish Iraq Village →
Over four years. If we’re not protecting the Kurds, at the very least, then what on earth are we doing in Iraq? The most foreboding thing is that none of these attacks are isolated incidents. It seems that we’re more used to the likes of the D.C. sniper, serial killers, in the U.S. who are just out of their minds independently. Anyway, I didn’t post this to go on a tirade (which...
