by MCDC | Sep 26, 2020 | 2020 General Election, Action Alerts, Opinion, Virginia, Voter Rights
This fall, Virginians will vote on a constitutional amendment that could enshrine political gerrymandering in our state constitution. If you prefer a Virginia where voters choose their politicians with a truly independent and non-partisan redistricting commission, we...
by MCDC | Sep 6, 2020 | 2020 General Election, Opinion
By David Reuther In the darkest days of the Great Depression, after the stock market crashed, half the banks had failed and 15 million people were out of work as the economy bottomed out, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt acted boldly to address the...
by MCDC | Sep 4, 2020 | 2020 General Election, News
A conversation with Delegate Mark Levine (D-45) about the Constitutional Amendment that will be on November’s Virginia ballot. Mark’s position is summarized on his website at https://markfordelegate.com/content/primer-gerrymandering. The amendment is...
by MCDC | Aug 27, 2020 | 2020 General Election, News
New CDC guidelines quietly put out on Monday no longer recommend testing for asymptomatic people even if they’ve been in contact with someone who has the coronavirus. This new rule appears to reflect Trump’s frequent complaints that widespread testing is...
by MCDC | Aug 25, 2020 | 2020 General Election, Action Alerts, News, Opinion
No stranger to long-time members of the Madison County Democratic Committee, Founding Board Member and former President of OneVirginia2021, Linda Perriello posted this heartfelt letter on her Facebook page on Monday evening. Many of you know of my active involvement...
by MCDC | Aug 12, 2020 | 2020 General Election, Issues, News
The proposed platform was considered by the 2020 Platform Committee at its meeting on July 27, 2020, and is recommended for approval by the delegates. PREAMBLE (link to full document below) America is an idea—one that has endured and evolved through war and depression...