The 2009 Massachusetts Democratic Party Platform will be voted on at the 2009 State Convention on June 6th at the MassMutual Center in Springfield. The platform includes the party positions on:
Health Care
Health care is a fundamental human right and must be accessible for all.
Economy
The Democratic Party understands that the state depends on the energy and [...]
This month’s Amesbury Democratic Committee meeting will be held Thursday evening at 7:00 pm. on May 21st. Rather than on our usual meeting at Amesbury Town Hall, we will meet at Maggie Sundae to train on using our web site. Bring your laptop, train and enjoy ice cream all at the same time. See you [...]
The dust has settled, the hard work has begun. As we catch our collective breath and look ahead to 2009, we all have an opportunity to dream and discuss. What are the important matters on your plate? Are you eager to focus on hometown issues, or jump onto a state or national cause? Is energy [...]
The Amesbury Democratic Committee extends its heartfelt thanks to voters in Amesbury, in Massachusetts, and our country as a whole for helping to make history last night.
The results of the 2008 election are a source of pride, relief, and joy. But they also remind us — as President-Elect Obama (!) did in his victory speech [...]
Speaking to a massive crowd in Pittsburgh, PA, Obama revealed a glimmer of the intelligent humor that has endeared him to so many of us during the course of this all-too-long campaign. While speaking about John McCain and his honorable service, the word “Boooo!” rippled through the audience.
Obama’s respone: “Don’t boo….just vote!”
The audience loved it…laughed…cheered.
[ANCHORAGE, Alaska]
Gov. Palin’s nomination clearly alters the landscape for Alaskans as we survey this race for the presidency — but it does not overwhelm all other judgment. The election, after all is said and done, is not about Sarah Palin, and our sober view is that her running mate, Sen. John McCain, is the wrong [...]
During a visit to an out of the way corner of New Hampshire this past weekend, we found the support for Obama/Biden to be strongly — and sometimes whimsically — expressed. Here are a few vignettes from the Granite State:
Show your support for the Obama/Biden ticket with this 11″ x 8.5″ (letter-size paper) sign which our committee customized for Amesbury residents.
The sign can be printed on paper or card stock on your inkjet or laser printer, and is the perfect size to fit inside a car or apartment window, in an office cubicle, school [...]
A newly added feature of the Barack Obama website is a resource center chock full of talking points, details, and fact check information that you can use in your efforts to offer prospective voters a clear understanding about the candidate.
The resource tool includes Obama’s “Blueprint for Change,” and individual white papers on specific issues (in [...]
Now that my two children (ages 19 and 20, both Unenrolled) are preparing to vote in their first Presidential election, they have been asking me a lot of questions: “Why are you a Democrat when you used to be a Republican?” “Why hasn’t anyone called us for a poll?” And most perplexing: “What’s the electoral [...]
The Amesbury, Massachusetts Democratic Town Committee is comprised of elected and volunteer members who are committed to sharing the mission and message of the newly energized Democratic Party.
