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Vol. 41, No 7 www.arlingtondemocrats.org July 2016 10th Garvey wins by 10 points Incumbent County Board Member Libby Arlington blue, from the White House to the Garvey was re-nominated in the June 14 pri- School House.” mary, winning over challenger Erik Gutshall The total vote of 15,248 represented a turn- by a 10-point margin. out of 9.6 percent, a not-very-impressive figure The Republicans did not name a candidate given that the winner was almost guaranteed vic- for the November general election by the June tory in the fall. 14 deadline, so Garvey will face only token op- However, it was the highest position from perennial candidate Audrey Clem- turnout among the few primaries ent, who is running as an independent. held across the state this year. Pri- 5th The primary vote total was 8,366 or 55 per- mary day saw only four congres- 4th cent for Garvey to 6,882 or 45 percent for sional primaries, one primary for Gutshall, with Garvey winning 32 precincts and a vacancy in the State Senate and Gutshall winning 20. the Arlington County Board pri- Garvey got her highest percentage, 76 per- mary. The best turnout after Ar- Dems are target- cent, in Marshall precinct, while Gutshall did his lington was in the 2nd Congres- ing three congres- best, 64 percent, in Lyon Park, where he lives. sional District GOP primary, Garvey said, “I am proud to go on to No- where incumbent Rep. Randy sional districts as vember to represent you as the Democratic nomi- Forbes failed to be re-nominated GARVEY opportunities to nee for County Board. I have based my cam- and 8.7 percent turned out. paign, as I have my service, on my idea that Ar- Garvey was first elected to pick up. Read lington is a great community, but we have the the School Board in 1996 and was re-elected about the candi- potential to be even better. It means working to- every four years through 2008. In 2011, she gether to support each other in friendship, know- sought the nomination for State Senate, losing dates on Page Six. ing that together we can achieve so much.” to Adam Ebbin, who won the seat in the fall. ACDC will be help- Gutshall said on election night, “Tonight I There was also a special election for the County endorse Libby Garvey for County Board and Board when Barbara Favola won a seat in the ing bigtime in the look forward to voting for her in November. Now State Senate. Garvey won the 2012 caucus nomi- neighboring 10th that the primary is over, it’s important that we nation for that post, the special election and then District. come together as Democrats to ensure we keep was re-elected in the general election of 2012. Trump campaigns/advertises in Virginia Donald Trump brought his presidential cam- Doesn’t sound good. Hopefully, the court will act paign cum business advertising tour back to Virginia quickly.” [GOP leaders have asked the courts to last month. block the McAuliffe pardons.] “Two hundred thou- He used the visit to attack Gov. Terry sand people and many of these people, look, it’s not McAuliffe’s mass restoration of voting rights for supposed to be the way it works, folks.” felons who have served their time. And he also used Then he changed his line. “We love you Rich- the occasion to plug his winery in Albemarle County mond and we love you Virginia,” he said as he and golf course in Loudoun County. launched into an appeal for Virginians to golf at his It wasn’t entirely clear which was more im- course and drink his Virginia wine. portant. When he visited Scotland the next week, he On voting rights, Trump expounded in his usual led reporters and photographers on a tour of his two rambling, sentenceless style. “This whole thing with golf courses, drawing an immense amount of free the prisoners—not sounding too good, right?” he publicity for his businesses in Great Britain. said. “Where murderers can vote and all these It is often unclear where his political campaign people can vote. I don’t think so. I don’t know. ends and his business advertising campaign begins. ACDC Voice, July 2016, Page 2 Report from Chairman Kip Malinosky Democrats hopeful, not complacent The last time Democrats held the White delegates without running any negative ads ban on Muslims traveling to the US’as one of House for more than two presidential elec- against Sanders. And she has been willing to his signature policies. He’s said the only rea- tions in a row was the 20 years of Franklin make significant overtures to Sanders’ sup- son Hillary Clinton is ahead in the polls is Roosevelt and Harry Truman from 1933 to porters on the Democratic platform, includ- because she is a woman. It’s been a long time 1953. This year we have our best chance since ing that the minimum wage should rise to $15 since we have had such an openly racist and then to do it again. Hillary Clinton is leading an hour. She believes we are stronger together, misogynistic candidate for President. It’s not Donald Trump in both the Real Clear Politics we need to raise wages, reduce income in- just Trump’s recent statements that are repug- and Pollster polling averages by more than 6 equality, stop climate change and work with nant, but also his businesses. Whether run- points, President Obama’s approval rating is our allies. ning casinos, Trump University, or other busi- net positive and it seems that Trump is barely Second, this campaign is not just about ness ventures, his record is one of fraud and running a presidential campaign. electing a President, but also Democrats up failure where the only constant is that Trump Yet we cannot afford to be complacent. and down the ballot. All over the country we has enriched himself at the expense of others. The last jobs report was below expectations; have competitive US Senate, US House, state There’s a reason so many prominent Repub- the polling averages have been in the wrong legislative and local offices that will be elected licans don’t want to talk about Trump. De- in several recent elections; and voters in the November 8. If we win by a large margin (at spite all this, the threat he poses cannot be United Kingdom voted to leave the European least 8 points, according to Dave Wasserman dismissed. Union after a campaign based on xenopho- at Fivethirtyeight.com), we could take back Neither excitement for Hillary Clinton bia. So how should Democrats proceed? both the Senate and House. We could finally nor loathing for Donald Trump ensures us a First, we should be excited for our his- appoint a ninth Supreme Court Justice and win. The polls will certainly oscillate between toric presumptive nominee, Hillary Clinton. make progress on every issue on what will now and November. We know there are many She has shattered a glass ceiling no one has soon be the most progressive Democratic plat- angry voters all around us. There are some broken before, becoming the first woman to form in history. folks who are quite susceptible to a xenopho- become a presidential nominee of a major Third, there is Donald Trump. He’s not bic, nostalgic, scapegoating message. Part of party. Bernie Sanders ran a strong, progres- a joke, but he is historically unpopular. Trump the tragedy of the “Remain” campaign in the sive campaign but Clinton received nearly 4 started his campaign with racist attacks United Kingdom was that they were too sure million more votes and 400 more pledged against Mexican immigrants. He long touted’a of their own success. Not every leader cam- paigned aggressively against a xenophobic, lie-prone leave campaign. The areas with the lowest voter turnout all voted remain. Jerry Botland We have four months to give this cam- paign for Hillary Clinton and our Democratic Computer Consulting ticket all we’ve got. We can post on social media and raise money for all our Democratic Troubleshoot and resolve computer and candidates. In Arlington, we have thousands computer related problems. of voters to register, we have thousands more Perform upgrades, set-up wireless routers and print servers. doors that need to be knocked and thousands Transfer old files, address book and emails more calls that need to be made. It’s likely that we will, but let’s make it a landslide vic- from an old computer to a new one. tory for Hillary Clinton and an overwhelm- Phone: (703) 933-0558 — [email protected] ing loss for Donald Trump. Published monthly by the Arlington County Democratic Committee 2001 Jefferson Davis Highway, Suite #604, Arlington VA 22202 Mailing address: P.O. Box 7132, Arlington VA 22207 Tel: (703) 528-8588 http://www.arlingtondemocrats.org Chair: Kip Malinosky — [email protected] Editor-in-Chief: Warren L. 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