Blount County Democrats

The Blount County Democratic Party is pleased to announce the speaker for the 2011 Roosevelt Dinner. We are honored to have Representative Joe Armstrong of Knoxville as our speaker.
Representative Armstrong is  a House member of the 96th through 107th General Assemblies.
Member, House Health and Human Resources Committee
Member, House Finance, Ways and Means Committee
Member, House Sub-committee of [...]

More than ever in Tennessee politics, the truth is stranger than fiction.
This year, Republican state Sen. Bill Ketron has proposed a slew of overreaching laws, including one that restricts the free practice of religion in Tennessee.
The most ridiculous of his proposals, though, has to be his plan to establish a new state currency. Really.
State Sen. [...]

Democrats across Tennessee as well as the ones here in Blount County are gearing up for Statewide party reorganization.  This will occur in April.  This is a very important time in our organization both locally and statewide.  Locally we will be electing leadership for each of our local districts that will represent our commission districts [...]

Electoral losses come and go, but those eager to write an obituary for Democrats may want to put down their pen and look closer.
President Obama promised in 2008 to redefine Washington by working beyond politics as usual, and we saw evidence of that in the anything-but-lame “lame duck” session that just ended.

As days [...]

The Blount County Democratic Party will host the annual Blue and White Holiday Celebration Saturday Night December 18, 2010 from 6:00 til 9:00 at the American Legion Hall on Waters Road in Maryville.  Hors d’oeuvres and finger foods will be provided.  There will be a DJ on hand with lots of festive music for our [...]

For the past two years, I’ve had the honor and privilege to serve as Chair of the Tennessee Democratic Party.   Last month, I announced my campaign for re-election, and I hope to earn your consideration and support today.
 
It would be an understatement to say that the November elections were difficult for all [...]

I was targeted by the Nixon White House, and the smears of 2004 were no picnic, but something’s happening right now in our politics that’s disturbingly different than anything I remember.
Hatred is a word mainstream candidates don’t use, period. But when Sharron Angle’s campaign announced her fundraising [...]

I’m coming across some interesting resources in my research classes.  These are some of the more interesting election law “blawgs” I have come across.  I thought I would post links for my fellow politicos who choose to follow such things. Makes for some very enlightening reading.
http://electionupdates.caltech.edu/
http://moritzlaw.osu.edu/blogs/tokaji/
http://www.votelaw.com/blog/

Early Voting Information  for the November 2, 2010 Election
 October 13th – 28th, 2010
 Blount County Courthouse
Election Commission Office
383 Court Street
Maryville, TN  37804
Monday through Friday 8:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m.
Saturday 8:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m.
 Everett Recreational Center
318 South Everett High Road
Maryville, TN  37804
Monday through Friday 11:00 a.m. until 7:00 p.m.
Two other important dates to remember are:
  October [...]

Ok once again you need to be watching MSNBC.  They have been dropping bombs on the Republican Party and the many extremists that are running for office in the Republican Party (Tea Baggers).
So far MSNBC has exposed the following:  (watch Hardball, Keith Olbermann, & Rachel Maddow)
1.  The Republican Party wants to privatize Social Security.
2.  Some [...]