Cville Dems

The Charlottesville Democratic Committee

RIP Rep. Donald McEachin

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photo of Rep. Donald McEachinRichmond’s very highly-regarded and well-liked House of Representatives member Donald McEachin passed away on Monday 11/28.
The Richmond Times Dispatch ran this remembrance.
Our sympathies to his family and friends.

Storage Lockers: They Take a Village

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A group of dedicated Dems took some time after the election to clear out our storage unit! Masses of accumulated lawn signs (the wire frames that hold up lawn signs cost campaigns about three dollars each, so we have them available for the next campaign), campaign materials, office equipment, and…. stuff… were sorted, organized, and recycled or donated (e.g. a box of old campaign materials to the Albemarle Charlottesville Historical Society). Now we’re ready for 2023!

Thanks to everyone who helped make this magic happen: Bekah Saxon, Dashad Cooper, John McLaren, Mary Ann and Mark Harris, Mary Jane Gore, Nancy Damon, and Suzanne Michels.

Note: local politics is fun and rewarding, but not (always) as glamorous as people think. 😜

Storage locker before 11/2022 cleanup         

Tough Night for VA05

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Josh Throneburg campaign poster showing Josh, his wife, and two children standing in a meadowWe’d like to extend a million “thank yous” to Josh Throneburg, his campaign staff, his family, and the army of volunteers and donors who supported him. We didn’t win last night, but we succeeded in putting out a positive message of Democratic values, compassion, and common sense. Josh deserves our gratitude and respect for going out on a limb and fighting for all the people of VA5; we can all hold our heads high.

We also congratulate Bob Good on his victory, and call on him to represent all voters in the district, including those who didn’t vote for him.

We’re hoping for good news on the national front. In the meantime, let’s rest up and prepare ourselves for the next election!

— Dashad Cooper and John McLaren, Cville Dems co-chairs

ELECTION DAY Final Reminders!!

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To bounce Bob Good and get Josh Throneburg elected, we need a great turnout; that’s where you and your friends come in!

  • Virginia now has Same-day Voter Registration! If anyone you know wants to vote but didn’t get around to registering or updating their registration, even tomorrow is not too late!! They can still go to their polling place (see above) on election day, register right then and there, and then fill out a provisional ballot, which will be counted as soon as their registration goes through.
  • Invite a few friends/family members to join you… make it a party!

See you at the polls!

​​Josh Throneburg Campaign: Final Election Day Push!!

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Bob Good photo with "No" Slash mark across circle symbol over it

If you (rightly) think that Bob Good is a horrible extremist and a terrible Congressman, please invest a few hours to be the change you want to see!

You have lots of good ways to pitch in during the Get Out The Vote (GOTV) push that makes all the difference (ideally sign up at https://www.mobilize.us/joshforvirginia, but OK to just come out):

 

Josh Throneburg campaign poster showing Josh, his wife, and two children standing in a meadow

  • Thursday (TODAY): Former Democratic CD-5 Rep. Tom Perriello will be at Josh’s Headquarters for the start of the 1-4pm canvass; stop by to say hello and then canvass with us! We’ll meet at Josh’s Pantops office at 302 Hickman Rd. in the parking lot at the back of the building, where the office entrance is! Before you arrive, it’s a big time saver if you download the “Minivan” app we use to take down and input our canvassing data!
  • Thursday (TODAY): “Turn Out the Vote Thursdays” (see below)
  • Thursday (TODAY): Virtual Phone Bank (6:30-8:30pm) led by J4VA & Generation Ratify Virginia
  • Saturday: Canvassing in Charlottesville (10am, 1pm, 4pm), see Thursday above for details
  • Sunday: Canvassing in Charlottesville (10am, 1pm, 4pm), see Thursday above for details

 

Dr. Ivy Hinton: We Need to Vote!

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Headshot photo of Dr. Ivy Hinton

[Dr. Hinton, our co-chair 2015-2020, posted this on Facebook yesterday]

It’s taken me a while to say this, I think because I can’t fathom the need to do so, but it’s not too late to say: we need to vote.

Not voting puts almost everything we value at risk. We’ve heard over and over the Republican plans for our future: impeach Biden, Harris, Pelosi, Schumer, even Dr. Fauci (yes, they don’t value Dr. Fauci’s good work keeping most of us alive and well during a pandemic). These are not serious solutions to real problems.

We need to vote.

I too feel the concerns about the price of gas and food, but those are short term things; I feel an even greater distress about our democracy being at risk, and that’s not short term, that’s something we may not get back if we lose it. Racism and sexism are also on the ballot. We need to do better than shake our heads and shrug our shoulders: we need to vote.

The Democratic candidate Josh Throneburg is an ordained minister and owner of a small business, a husband and father. He said, “As the father of two young girls, and both of them are young women of color, you want to make sure that they’re going to have a future that is happy and healthy.” I believe him. I trust him. I want his way of thinking to represent me in Congress.

For that to happen… we need to vote.

Larry Sabato said that “VA-5 is a safe Republican seat this year”. But it doesn’t have to be a safe seat! The 5th District is the third most competitive district in the state; if we have a big turnout of Fifth District Democratic voters, Josh will win.

It may be asking a lot for everyone to go vote, but there’s a great deal at stake:

• Please make a plan for when you’ll vote (Early Voting is now through Saturday, polls open on Tuesday 6am-7pm).
• Please take a friend or two or three.
• Please save our democracy.
• Please: go vote.