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How to Help Win Vol. 36, No. 10 www.arlingtondemocrats.org October 2011 How to help win big Campaign season is in full swing, and the gods there are always a dozen or so routes to do after the are with us to make for more comfortable outdoor first weekend. weather. Thanks to the 2011 Joint Campaign, vol- unteer opportunities abound for Arlington Dems. Median Signs To sign up for any of these activities or get Saturday, October 8th answers to any questions you may have, email It’s a dangerous job, but someone’s got to do [email protected] or call HQ it! (And it can actually be quite fun.) If you liked at 703-528-8588—and be prepared to leave a de- Double Dare back in the ‘80s and are ready for a Join the tailed message. challenge, then placing median signs may be just the ticket to get your daredevil juices flowing. We Messenger Weekend place a max of two signs per candidate in each seg- last Starting Oct. 1st til it’s done! ment of median strip. That’s the county ordinance. Do you yearn for the old days when the friendly If you don’t hanker running across traffic lanes, face of your local paper boy (or girl) delivered your become a driver for those who do hanker dodging minute newspaper to your doorstep? Well, we have the per- cars. fect remedy — help distribute the Arlington Demo- crats’ annual newspaper, the Democratic Messen- Election Day ger, to neighborhoods throughout the county. We Tuesday, November 8th push! have more than 400 routes to blanket the county After all the hard work leading up to Election and hit every door. Day, we need to do our part to make sure that vot- The Messenger provides information on the 14 ers actually “touch that screen” for our Democratic See how at candidates on this year’s general election ballot, candidates. To help ensure this happens, we need includes voting information, and hits at the core of you to volunteer for at least one of these activities: the right what’s at stake this election cycle. Every fall, pre- • Hand out sample ballots at your polling place/ cinct volunteers make this stoop-side paper toss. If Metro stop all day long. you missed the first weekend, check in at HQ as continued on page nine Monthly meeting shifting date and site; see DNC chair instead Oct. 5 The October ACDC meeting is not only shift- Democratic hangout, the Silver Diner. ing to another location BUT ALSO TO ANOTHER Brian Moran, chairman of the Democratic Party DAY. Do NOT go to NRECA this Wednesday! But of Virginia (DPVA) is sponsoring this event so that do go to the Clarendon Ballroom instead. more Dems may meet the new national chairman. The date shift is because ACDC is encourag- It is a state fundraiser with an entry price of $50 for ing everyone to attend a state party event planned individuals and $35 for YDs. To attend, go to https:/ for Arlington that night. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, /www.vademocrats.org/contribute/DWSNOVA. the new chair of the Democratic National Commit- Now, the monthly ACDC meeting is being tee, will be appearing from 6:30-8:30 p.m. Wednes- pushed forward one week to Wednesday, October day, October 5 (overlapping our normal meeting 12, at 7 p.m. at the Walter Reed Community Center time) at the Clarendon Ballroom. at 2909 South 16th Street. From South Walter Reed That is at 3185 Wilson Blvd. near the intersec- Drive, turn east on 16th Street and you can’t miss it. tion with 10th Street and Washington Blvd. It’s just There is parking on the grounds. down the street from the Clarendon Metro station This monthly meeting will be devoted entirely WASSERMAN-SCHULTZ and just across the intersection from that renowned to the upcoming elections. DNC chair ACDC Voice, October 2011, Page 2 Report from Chairman Mike Lieberman Two votes Two votes in the Virginia Senate. That’s who dare to show scientifically that global joy phone banking, door knocking, deliver- the only buffer left against full control in Rich- warming is occurring; and issuing an opinion ing the Messenger, Metro flyering, farmers mond by Republican Bob McDonnell, Ken that Virginia colleges and universities cannot market tabling, or just writing a check to sup- Cuccinelli, and their Tea Party friends. And prohibit discrimination against gay and les- port our team, we have opportunities for you this year, with three contested Senate contests bian students. This Republican agenda has – and we need your help here at home, those votes have to come from real impact on real people, and it should serve I urge all of you to go to our web calen- Arlington. as a stark reminder to all of us of what is at dar at www.arlingtondemocrats.org, find an We have seen what can happen when stake. activity, and lend a hand. Great field opera- Republicans are allowed to wield power un- The Democratic Senate in Richmond is tions can beat a money dump any day of the checked; indeed, their agenda – driven by all that stands in the way of this Republican week, and while we may be outspent this year, some of their most extreme elements – often agenda becoming law wholesale. And this I know we will not be outworked. flies directly in the face of the progressive year in Arlington, the burden of maintaining Two votes is all that stands between us values we hold dear. that buffer rests with us. With two open sen- and Tea Party control of Richmond. This year, Take, for example, Governor ate races (Ebbin and Favola) and one signifi- perhaps more than any other, we here in Ar- McDonnell’s TRAP regulations issued this cantly redistricted incumbent (Howell), our lington can and must be the difference. August, which will severely limit a woman’s three Arlington votes may very well decide right to reproductive choice. Look at the bud- control of the Senate for the whole state. get passed by the Republican House of Del- In the 31st Senate District, in particular, Bar- egates this year, which would have cut $50 bara Favola faces a self-funding millionaire $4Dems pulling million in critical education funding at a time Republican who is expected to mount a chal- when our Virginia schools need reinvestment. lenge in a newly redistricted seat that may And take a close look at Attorney General truly put us to the test. in big bucks Cuccinelli’s record – filing suit to overturn With five weeks left until Election Day, The Dollars for Democrats campaign has health reform, investigating UVA professors we need all hands on deck. Whether you en- been another runaway success this year. As of the end of September, funds were still pour- ing in and the total had already passed $9,000. The total cost of the project was a little over $2,500 for paper, postage and printing. Jerry Botland The low cost is because of all the volunteer effort. More than a dozen volunteers worked Computer Consulting at home in August hand-addressing 5,066 en- Troubleshoot and resolve computer and velopes. That saved big bucks. The hand- addressing also assures that recipients open computer related problems. the envelopes and not just drop them in the Perform upgrades, set-up wireless routers and print servers. round file with the junk mail. Transfer old files, address book and emails Then more than 60 volunteers—a from an old computer to a new one. record—showed up at the September ACDC meeting and put stamps and return address Phone: (703) 933-0558 — [email protected] labels on those 5,066 envelopes. That also saved a bundle. (Note: The stamps and la- bels are all self-adhesive—no licking re- quired.) The only machine operation was the stuffing of the solicitation letters and return envelopes into the mailer and the sealing of Published monthly by the the mailer. (Machine licking only.) Arlington County Democratic Committee By the time the $4Dems campaign ends 2009 North 14th Street, Suite #612, Arlington, VA 22201 this year, it is likely the Joint Campaign will Tel: (703) 528-8588 Fax: (703) 528-2321 net—not gross—$10,000. http://www.arlingtondemocrats.org But get ready for next year. In a presi- Chair: Mike Lieberman —(703) 408-3940 (h), [email protected] dential year, ACDC normally tries to post Editor-in-Chief: Warren L. Nelson —(703) 243-7867 (h), [email protected] 15,000 to 20,000 $4Dems solicitations. That’s Deputy Editor: Eric Wiener — (703) 524-6899 (h), [email protected] a lot—especially when you remember Arling- Views expressed do not necessarily represent those of the ACDC ton has 90,000 households. It will take a lot unless expressly approved by an appropriate Committee Resolution more hands with good handwriting and a lot Copyright ©2011, ACDC, All Rights Reserved more stamp and label appliers. ACDC Voice, October 2011, Page 3 Golden Gala: Next Monthly Meeting All Dems Invited Eat & talk; Special Wednesday, October 12, 2011, 7:00 p.m. location--just this month drink & talk; Walter Reed Community Center, 2909 16th Street South (located two blocks east of Glebe Road and NEW one block east of Walter Reed Drive) Just DATE!!! this talk & talk month The final ACDC social event of the cam- Almost everything is changed this month! First, we are mov- paign season is the Golden Gala, the annual ing from the first Wednesday to the SECOND Wednesday— high fashion cocktail party, though no tuxedos that is October 12.
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