#MidtermsMatter – Coconino County Democratic Party

Kavanaugh Part of Larger Attack on US

There is ample evidence that Kavanaugh knowingly lied under oath to senators, and his temperament in doing so is not fit for the Supreme Court. An unprecedented number of institutions have come out against his nomination including the National Council of Churches, Yale Law School, the American Bar Association, over 1000 law professors, and the […]

WE, the People, are Responsible for OUR Nation

Op-Ed by Bryan Bates, Doney Park, September 2018 Once upon a time, Republicans and Democrats talked and worked with each as was demonstrated daily by John McCain. Enter large monetary contributions hidden from public view per the “Citizens United” Supreme Court and other legal rulings, and political efforts become entrenched along the stipulations of a […]

Canvassing & PB Opportunities This Week

Face-to-Face contact is the most effective way to persuade people to vote. Here’s what we know about opportunities this week. Also see our events calendar for repeating canvassing and phone-banking events organized by the Arizona Democratic Party’s Coordinated Campaign. Organizers who want their canvasses included in this notice, please fill out this form. This post will be updated […]

Vote for candidates who support workers

Wages have stagnated since 1977 because the ability of workers to organize and bargain collectively has been significantly curtailed. Sunday’s article (Millennials have it tougher, Daily Sun, C1, 8/26/18) that describes how people born between 1980 and 2000 are struggling financially with lower take home pay to purchase items that are more expensive today. Corporations […]

Democracy Is Not A Spectator Sport – Vote!

This letter was published in our Flagstaff newspaper on August 21. Remember to vote August 28 and November 6. Democracy is not a spectator sport! Our system of government was established for, by and of the people. It depends on citizens exercising their right to cast an informed vote. When people throw away their right […]

H.R. 610 Proposes Radically Reactionary Changes to Education

Here is more example of the axiom that Elections Have Real Life Consequences. Republicans in the U.S. House propose to eliminate the 1965 law requiring equal access to education and the school lunch standards set in 2012. DeVos proposes to expand school vouchers, undermining public education. If the Republican Senate and House pass this bill, […]

Creeping Authoritarianism Can Be Stopped — if people vote

The Trump Administration is quickly moving to consolidate power without regard to the rule of law. This is why Jeff Sessions remains as Attorney General in spite of the misstep of recusing himself from the Mueller Investigation. Thursday night, in the face of objections by three career Justice Department attorneys, the Justice Department filed a […]