There will be an informal meeting of the Democratic Town Committee on Tuesday, January 8th, at 7:30 p.m. at the Roma Restaurant, 382 Allen Street. Members will discuss the 2008 political calendar including the Town Committee petition and election process. Also on tap are voter registration and the Feb. 5th Presidential Primary, approval of Justice of the Peace appointments and the new campaign finance "clean elections" law.
The meeting will be followed by a Primary Night reception at the Roma – the night of New Hampshire's first-in-the-nation Presidential Primary. The reception will be held beginning at 8:00 p.m. Local Democrats will watch the returns in what is expected to be a close contest among the remaining candidates in the Democratic field. The New Hampshire Primary will follow last night's Iowa caucuses and will kick off state-by-state voting in January that includes Michigan on January 15th and Florida on January 29th. A minimum donation of $10 is requested for the Primary reception.
The DTC is seeking to register more Democrats in New Britain to vote in the Connecticut Presidential Primary to be held on February 5th. January 31st is the mail-in registration deadline for new voters and unaffiliated voters who want to vote in the Primary. At the end of November approximately 15,500 were registered as Democrats in the city constituting 54% of registered voters.To attend the event and support New Britain Democrats contact newbritaindemocrat@gmail.com.
DTC Recommends Lucretia Holley For Board of Education Vacancy
The Democratic Town Committee is recommending that Lucretia C. Holley, a Skinner Drive resident, fill a Board of Education seat vacated by the Rev. Charles Tillett who relocated to North Carolina late in 2007. Holley, an associate director of admissions at Tunxis Community College, spoke to DTC members at a December meeting and has the support of a majority of DTC members, according to Town Chair John McNamara. In a letter to Democratic members of the Common Council, McNamara said Holley "possesses strong educational credentials and is well equipped to step into the Board of Education immediately." The Common Council may act to fill the vacancy at one of its January meetings.
Dodd Comes Homes After Fighting Good Fight
Senator Chris Dodd ended his Presidential bid Thursday after posting low numbers in Iowa precinct caucuses in which voters select delegates to conventions. Dodd, who is reported to be a a candidate for Senate Majority Leader in the Congress, thanked his supporters in an e-mail message:
"I count the past year of campaigning for the presidency as one of the most rewarding in a career of public service. Unfortunately, I am withdrawing from that campaign tonight.But there is no reason to hang our heads this evening -- only the opportunity to look towards a continuation of the work we started last January: ending the Iraq War, restoring the Constitution, and putting a Democrat in the White House.
I know a lot of you came to this email list through a shared desire to return our nation to one that respects the rule of law, and I want to make one thing clear to all of you:
The fight to restore the Constitution and stop retroactive immunity does not end with my Presidential campaign. FISA will come back in a few weeks and my pledge to filibuster ANY bill that includes retroactive immunity remains operative.
You've been an invaluable ally in the battle, and I'll need you to stick by my side despite tonight's caucus results.
So, one more time, thank you for all of your efforts throughout the course of this entire Presidential campaign.
We made a real difference in shaping the debate, and we'll continue to do so in the coming days, weeks and years."
New Britain Democrat e-letter: John McNamara, Chair and Editor;New Britain Democratic Town Committee Post Office Box 2112, New Britain , CT 06050 www.newbritaindemocrat.net
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