Breaking Out of the Culture Prison
Breaking Out of the Culture Prison By Michael R. Steele, WCD Comms Team Volunteer With the storming of the Capitol on January 6, American history and politics is entering a new phase—one in which the adversaries stand out in high relief. Recent surveys indicate a widespread rejection of Trump’s incendiary [...]
State Rep. Margaret Doherty (HD-35): Video Interview
State Rep. Margaret Doherty (HD-35): Video Interview By Carl Fisher, PCP, HDL - HD35 I had the chance to zoom in with State Representative Margaret Doherty and discuss her career as a public servant and asked her to share some advice for future freshman legislators. We in House District 35 [...]
OP-ED: We Can No Longer Rely on Trump-Hatred
OP-ED: We Can No Longer Rely on Trump-Hatred By Stefan Jones, Washington County Democrats Communications Team Volunteer In the months before the election, I noticed an interesting phenomenon on Twitter. Someone would report encouraging poll results -- Biden up 15 points! Democrats projected to pick up 5 seats in the [...]
Interview with 2020 Maurine Neuberger Award Winner Carol Greenough
Interview with 2020 Maurine Neuberger Award Winner Carol Greenough Washington County Democrats’ Maurine Neuberger Award was presented to Carol Greenough by County Chair Patrick Maguire on Saturday evening, October 24. Recognizing Dr. Greenough for her exemplary record of service, decades of making meaningful change in our community and extraordinary personal [...]
What I learned at the WashCo Dems Justice Forum
What I learned at the WashCo Dems Justice Forum By Martita Meier, 1st Vice-Chair of the Washington County Democrats On October 30th, the Young Democrats of Washington County put on a virtual event. It was an online Justice Forum which included advocates and political scientists. The purpose of the [...]
OP-ED: Alexandria Ocaseo-Cortez is right
OP-ED: Alexandria Ocaseo-Cortez is right By Michael Downes, WashCo Dems Communications Committee While Democrats may be celebrating the apparent defeat of President Trump, the party’s loss of seats in the House has already unleashed a round of sniping and blame-placing. In particular, the party’s centrists are lodging a familiar complaint: [...]
OP-ED: Time to Think Big
OP-ED: Time to Think Big By Stefan Jones, Washington County Democrats Communications Team You know what? We should admire conservatives. They make a goal -- ban abortion, attack the very notion of public education, gerrymander a state to ensure permanent power in the legislature, destroy social safety net programs, cement [...]
OP-ED: Keep Calm and Count All the Ballots
OP-ED: Keep Calm and Count All the Ballots by Stefan Jones, Washington County Democrats Communications Team Volunteer This morning (October 28th) I listened to an interesting story on NPR's "Morning Edition," "As Elections Suspicions Increase, Experts Warn Conditions Are Ripe For Conflict." What I found most interesting about it is [...]
OP-ED: Bernie Supporter for Biden
OP-ED: Bernie Supporter for Biden by Lisa Stiller, Washington County Democrats Education Caucus Chair I am a two time Bernie delegate. Yes, I am voting for Biden. Four years ago I dropped everything I was doing to spend the year volunteering for Bernie Sanders. I have been following Bernie for [...]
Kate Lieber, Oregon State Senate (District 14) – Candidate Interview
Kate Lieber, Oregon State Senate (District 14) – Candidate Interview WCD: What inspired you to run for office? Kate Lieber (KL): I am what I call an accidental politician. Naturally, I am alarmed and deeply concerned about the broadening divisions in our country. Over the last four years, hatred, bigotry, [...]