by MCDC | Aug 25, 2016 | 2016 General Election, Action Alerts, Events, Issues, Video
One of the main speakers leading up to Hillary Clinton’s historic address to the Democratic National Convention was Rev. William Barber of North Carolina. “When we love the Jewish child and the Palestinian child, the Muslim and the Christian and the Hindu and...
by MCDC | Aug 21, 2016 | 2016 General Election, 5th District, Action Alerts, Events, Issues
Community Meeting with US Congressional Candidate Jane Dittmar Monday, August 22, 6:30 p.m. Antioch Baptist Church Madison, Virginia Please join us for a community meeting with Jane at Antioch Baptist Church in Madison tomorrow, August 22, at 6:30 p.m. This is a great...
by MCDC | Aug 21, 2016 | 2016 General Election, Action Alerts, Discrimination, Issues
“We have a new demographic emerging that is changing the South,” explains Barber, who received his bachelor’s degree in political science from North Carolina Central University, a Master of Divinity degree from Duke University and a doctorate from Drew University with...
by MCDC | Aug 12, 2016 | 2016 General Election, 5th District, Action Alerts, Social Security, Virginia, Wall Street
Exactly 81 years ago this month, Franklin D. Roosevelt signed Social Security into law. Since then, it has functioned as one of the most successful programs in our nation’s history, giving seniors the support they depend on during retirement. Today, Social Security...
by MCDC | Aug 3, 2016 | 2016 General Election, Action Alerts, News
MSNBC’s ‘Morning Joe’ host, former Republican congressman Joe Scarborough, recalled an incident live on air in which he claimed “several months ago, a foreign policy expert went to advise Donald Trump and three times he asked about the use of...
by MCDC | Aug 3, 2016 | 2016 General Election, Action Alerts, Equal Rights, Global Warming, Health Care, Immigration Reform, Income Inequality, Issues, Madison County, Social Security, Virginia
It’s a simple but powerful idea: we are stronger together. “I did not start as a Democrat — I was actually a Republican. As I became more aware of the world outside of the sphere in which I was born, I realized that I wanted to identify with a group of Americans who...
