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Democracy Alliance Blog / From The President / November 14, 2016
Opening Remarks from Gara LaMarche at the Fall 2016 DA Conference
On November 13, Democracy Alliance President Gara LaMarche opened the DA’s fall conference by addressing the election and rallying attendees for the fights ahead. Below are his remarks to the DA Partnership.
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Democracy Alliance Blog / October 12, 2016
To Engage Latinos, We Need to Talk to Them as People, Not Just Voters
As Hispanic Heritage Month comes to a close, we who support Latino issues should recommit ourselves to ensuring a society that respects Latino families, culture, voices, and opinions throughout the year – not simply during election cycles. In ...
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Democracy Alliance Blog / From The President / September 26, 2016
New American Majority Turnout is Vital to Win in November – and Needs Sustained Investment.
The Presidential polls have tightened alarmingly. Complacency is always a dangerous stance, no matter what the odds, but is absolutely unacceptable and unwarranted now and for the next 42 days. There is one sure path to a progressive victory in ...
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Democracy Alliance Blog / From The President / June 1, 2016
Social Movements Matter: The Untold Story of the Democratic Primaries
In its final stages, the Clinton-Sanders contest has been distressingly dominated by arguments over party rules while Donald Trump consolidates his control over the Republican Party and begins his general election campaign. But for most of the ...
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From The President / May 20, 2016
The Only Way to Run against Donald Trump is All Out
I don’t like writing about Donald Trump. I don’t like talking about Donald Trump. I don’t like his ubiquitous presence in the media. But we have to talk and write about Donald Trump, since what was not long ago unthinkable has happened:
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Democracy Alliance Blog / April 21, 2016
2020 Funds Update: The New American Majority Funds
Although there is much about the 2016 election that is defying conventional wisdom, we know some things for sure, namely that the 2016 electorate will be the most diverse in history, with nearly 1 in 3 voters being a person of color. In many of ...
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From The President / April 11, 2016
Opening Remarks of the DA Spring Conference
On April 10, President Gara LaMarche kicked off the Democracy Alliance’s Spring 2016 Conference in Santa Monica, CA with the following remarks.
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From The President / February 9, 2016
Building Toward a 2020 Vision with 2016 Victories
Each presidential election always seems like the most important one in our lifetime. With the myriad of critical issues facing our country and the world – some of them, like climate change, threatening our very existence – an ever-widening gulf ...
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From The President / January 29, 2016
I’m an Angry Old White Guy. Here’s Why.
I keep reading that people like me — older white guys — are angry about what is happening to their country straight from the source. In recent years, their grievances have been voiced by Rush Limbaugh, Lou Dobbs, Bill O’Reilly and Glenn Beck. ...
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Progressive Movement News / January 8, 2016
Issue One’s “ReFormers Caucus” Hits the Airwaves
Airing on the Sunday programs of the three top cable news channels, the group’s new ad features Republican and Democratic former legislators speaking out for money-in-politics reform. They’re pushing hard to push reform into the narrative of the ...
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