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Next Meeting - March 24

February 18, 2010 By: Chair Category: General

Wed. March 24, 7 p.m. @ Town Hall - planning for Breakfast, and future events
Sat. April 10 8:30 3T’s and 2C’s  Breakfast - for tickets call Jane Siebecker
Many of the Democratic candidates for STATE CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS will be at the Breakfast
GOVERNOR:
Deval Patrick (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Grace Ross (D) - Ex-Green Party State Party Co-Chair, Affordable [...]

Governor Deval Patrick

February 18, 2010 By: Chair Category: General

From the Governor’s website:
Jobs & Economy Highlights
In September, 2009, the Boston Globe reported that “Massachusetts is poised to recover from the economic downturn sooner and faster than the nation as a whole.” (more)
That is no accident. Governor Patrick is leading Massachusetts out of this recession by:
Expanding our global lead in education , ensuring that Massachusetts [...]

Caucus for Convention Delegates

February 18, 2010 By: Chair Category: General

At the Caucus on February 13, 2010 the following democrats were elected as delegates to the Democratic State Convention on June 4 and 5, 2010, in Worcester, MA:
Female delegates
Rebecca Jordan
Marie Messner
Debra Bibeau
Male delegates
Robert Gaudet
Scott Jordan
Donald Meskie
Benjamin Siebecker
Either gender delegate
Thomas Iacobucci
Male alternates
James Thivierge
Either gender alternate
John Siebecker
Chair (exoff )
Jane Siebecker
Ex-officios
Thatcher [...]

Meeting for 3T & 2C - 09/14/09

September 17, 2009 By: AmesburyDemocrat Category: General

09/14/09
Hello Democrats,
I attended a meeting to speak about the upcoming breakfast for the 2010 3T &2C Breakfast.  Some issues that were requested for the Amesbury Democrats were : 1.  Have someone video tape the breakfast for cable t.v.  2.  Prepare the breakfast table center pieces.  3.  Bring a podium to the breakfast.
The following is the [...]

Don’t “boo…” just vote!

October 27, 2008 By: Kate Broughton Category: Presidential Election

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.

Picture this: scenes from New Hampshire

October 06, 2008 By: Kate Broughton Category: General

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:

Print your own Obama mini-sign

September 24, 2008 By: admin Category: Presidential Election

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 [...]

Obama website provides talking points

September 21, 2008 By: admin Category: General, Presidential Election

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 [...]

Electoral College 101

September 20, 2008 By: Kate Broughton Category: Facts and Figures, General

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 [...]

Absentee Voting: Get the facts

September 11, 2008 By: admin Category: Facts and Figures, General, Presidential Election

If for any reason you or a family member does not expect to be in Amesbury on election day, November 4, you may vote by absentee ballot. There are detailed instructions on the Secretary of State’s site, but here are the basics:
There are two types of absentee voting:
Voting early, but in person at Town Hall: [...]