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We turned our disappointment about the Special Election into ACTION. Craig turned his car trailer into a structure for a float. This took him several days of planning and constructing. It was designed to have a red, white and blue table skirt surrounding the wooden frame and a LED American Flag for the front butContinue reading “Strutting our Views in Robertson County”

The result of the Special Election, the focus our lives since July, “STINKS” but it does not negate all of the progress we made in Robertson County and throughout District 7 to build of community of people who want to see change and now KNOW it can happen. IT IS WORTH THE EFFORT. We haveContinue reading “Disappointment but not Defeat”

Aftyn won the Democratic Primary in October. We have 3 more days to motivate Democratic/Independent/disenfranchised Trump voters to get out and vote. While Robertson County went for Trump by 22%, the last poll had Aftyn at 46% and her opponent at 48%. Suddenly, there is a Republican get out of the vote. It has beenContinue reading “TN 7 Special Election Day Approaches”

The Robertson County Democratic Town Hall was a success. Aftyn Behn won the primary for District 7, but came in 3rd in Robertson County. The Primary was 2 weeks ago and the campaign is still trying to get everything in place to run General Election campaign against Matt Van Epps, a Trump endorsed West PointContinue reading “Taking a few minutes to reflect”

Charlie Kirk was killed the day of our Democratic Candidate Town Hall. The Democratic Party office in an adjoining county had a visit from an angry man who threatened the volunteer in the office. I got a call around 3 PM from the RCDP Chair asking if I thought we should cancel our Town Hall.Continue reading “All of the effort was worth it!!”

What does it take to get the Democrats in Robertson County TN to poke their heads out and engage? I am not sure, but I am willing to try about anything. I think I make a pretty good Donkey. This may go up on the RCDP FB page if those in charge (not me) thinkContinue reading “Loud and Proud”

At the Workers over Billionaires protest yesterday we saw the 3 women who cared for Craig at the John Lewis parade just over a month ago when Craig suffered from heat exhaustion. Mandy and Julie, left and center are partners. Andrea, on the right was the ER nurse that recognized how compromised Craig was. TheyContinue reading “Craig’s Angels”

My involvement in politics has been limited aside from financial support. I did do some phone banking in 2016 and lots of postcards in 2024. While I had heard from others that canvassing was fun and rewarding, I was not convinced that would be the case for me. The Robertson County Democratic Party Treasurer, Donna,Continue reading “Desperate Times take one out of comfort zone – Canvassing”

The Robertson County Democratic Party (RCDP) Outreach and Engagement Committee, which I chair, decided it wanted to do a podcast to be a helpful voice in Robertson County to promote the Special Election and hopefully turn our District 7 seat blue. Beyond that we want provide helpful information as the full effect of the recentlyContinue reading “A Podcast is Born – RCDP Neighbors Helping Neighbors”

The biggest challenge in my move to Tennessee has been the lack of safe cycling. In DC, I could ride 20-30 miles from the door of my condo, mostly on bike paths. There are some greenways in Nashville but they are a 20 minute drive. There is the Natchez Trace, but that is a 45Continue reading “Meet Lucy”