Five candidates; Chaka Fattah, Bob Brady, Dwight Evans, Tom Knox, and Michael Nutter, are running hard for the nomination of the Democratic Party in the race to become the next Mayor of Philadelphia. In a wide open campaign every candidate is trying to capture the attention and votes of young voters. Check out their websites for more information:
http://www.phillyforfattah.com/
http://www.bobbradyworks.com/
http://www.evansformayor.com/
http://www.knoxforphilly.com/
http://www.nutter2007.com/
The Philadelphia Young Democrats have been getting involved by promoting voter registration before the May 15th Primary, and educating citizens on the other elections taking place this year.
In addition to Philadelphia's Mayoral race, City Council, and Judgeships are also in play this year. We recently organized a successful meet and greet, Judges & Junkfood, that allowed young democrats to meet judicial candidates. It was a lot of fun, and informational for all involved.
Check out our site for more information http://www.phillyyoungdemocrats.com/ and make sure to register to vote!
-The Philadelphia Young Democrats
Sunday, April 15, 2007
Chester County Revolution
Since most of you reading this are probably from one of the other 66 counties in our great Commonwealth, let me give you a little background on one of the three original counties. We're the wealthiest county in Pennsylvania. We have a large rural area, we have many wealthy suburbs. The Democratic Party has been in the minority here for as long as there has been a party. The only Democratic Presidential candidate we've voted for in the past 90 years was LBJ. We hadn't had a Democrat represent our county since 1893.
Last year, we've elected Andrew Dinniman to the State Senate, helped send Joe Sestak to the US Congress, went 65% for Ed Rendell and 55% for Bob Casey. And of course we elected Barbara McIlvaine Smith to the State House, giving our party Democratic control for the first time since the early 90s. What happened here?
Obviously, there are certain factors out of our control. Demographic shifts have been significant. More Democrats are moving into the county, and that has helped. And we've also been well served by the way Republicans have ruined their own party. As the hard-core conservatives have taken over, a lot of moderate Republicans have been driven out of the party here. Barb herself was a Republican until about six years ago, when she became fed up with them and switched her registration. We definitely need to hope that the GOP doesn't learn their lesson: radical values are not popular here, and probably aren't anywhere else in this state.
But that alone wouldn't be enough to put us over the edge. The lesson worth learning here is that we need to work everywhere, and we need Young Democrats to win.
Only 10 years ago it would've been inconceivable to think that we'd start trending blue. I was only 10 when Bill Clinton ran in 1992, but neither then nor in his re-elect did I ever see a Clinton sign. This area was as Republican as you could imagine. But through lots of hard work we narrowed the gap. Now, we're able to go from a firewall for them, to a hotly contested area, and if we can keep working, make it solidly blue. There's no reason we can't replicate this in Adams and York and Dauphin and Lancaster Counties, and really anywhere. It was the people who ran for these offices here in Chester County back when it was a pipe-dream that we'd win who made it possible for us to win now.
We've begun something here we call our 73 Municipality Strategy. In Chester County, we have 73 different townships, boroughs and even a city. Our Democratic base had been the city of Coatesville, the borough of Phoenixville and my home town of West Chester (which has only become a Democratic town in the last decade). But when State Senator Dinniman ran, he won (sometimes handily) in very Republican and very rural townships. Our party has become extremely organized and active in some very wealthy Republican areas (like Tredyffrin and Willistown) and even in the mostly rural southern part of our county. We don't take any vote for granted and work to build the party everywhere.
It's vital that we do the same in Pennsylvania. Of course Philadelphia and Pittsburgh will always play important roles, they're world class cities and Democratic strongholds. But we need to focus on all 67 counties. Philadelphia went for John Kerry by 412,000 votes, and that was vital to us winning the state. But Monroe County only missed going for Kerry by four votes. Would it have effected the outcome? No. But it'd be an important step in turning Monroe blue. Some might ask, why would we want to focus on Bedford County? John Kerry only received 26% of the vote. Well, in 1972 George McGovern barely matched that here, and in 2008 we're going to go Democratic. We need to start somewhere, and who better than the Young Democrats to start it?
Maybe the most important thing to take out of this though is the power that young people can wield. We here in the Chester County Young Democrats made this race our #1 priority. Now, we had a lot of races to pick from: Joe Sestak (our #2 priority), Lois Murphy, Ed Rendell, Bob Casey and other state house races. But we chose Barb because she has consistently reached out to us and made young people feel both welcome and important in her campaign. This is exactly what all candidates need to do: realize that we're more than just foot soldiers, but can be valuable parts of campaigns and make a difference. Because we did it here.
Dan TymanPresident, Chester County Young Democrats
Last year, we've elected Andrew Dinniman to the State Senate, helped send Joe Sestak to the US Congress, went 65% for Ed Rendell and 55% for Bob Casey. And of course we elected Barbara McIlvaine Smith to the State House, giving our party Democratic control for the first time since the early 90s. What happened here?
Obviously, there are certain factors out of our control. Demographic shifts have been significant. More Democrats are moving into the county, and that has helped. And we've also been well served by the way Republicans have ruined their own party. As the hard-core conservatives have taken over, a lot of moderate Republicans have been driven out of the party here. Barb herself was a Republican until about six years ago, when she became fed up with them and switched her registration. We definitely need to hope that the GOP doesn't learn their lesson: radical values are not popular here, and probably aren't anywhere else in this state.
But that alone wouldn't be enough to put us over the edge. The lesson worth learning here is that we need to work everywhere, and we need Young Democrats to win.
Only 10 years ago it would've been inconceivable to think that we'd start trending blue. I was only 10 when Bill Clinton ran in 1992, but neither then nor in his re-elect did I ever see a Clinton sign. This area was as Republican as you could imagine. But through lots of hard work we narrowed the gap. Now, we're able to go from a firewall for them, to a hotly contested area, and if we can keep working, make it solidly blue. There's no reason we can't replicate this in Adams and York and Dauphin and Lancaster Counties, and really anywhere. It was the people who ran for these offices here in Chester County back when it was a pipe-dream that we'd win who made it possible for us to win now.
We've begun something here we call our 73 Municipality Strategy. In Chester County, we have 73 different townships, boroughs and even a city. Our Democratic base had been the city of Coatesville, the borough of Phoenixville and my home town of West Chester (which has only become a Democratic town in the last decade). But when State Senator Dinniman ran, he won (sometimes handily) in very Republican and very rural townships. Our party has become extremely organized and active in some very wealthy Republican areas (like Tredyffrin and Willistown) and even in the mostly rural southern part of our county. We don't take any vote for granted and work to build the party everywhere.
It's vital that we do the same in Pennsylvania. Of course Philadelphia and Pittsburgh will always play important roles, they're world class cities and Democratic strongholds. But we need to focus on all 67 counties. Philadelphia went for John Kerry by 412,000 votes, and that was vital to us winning the state. But Monroe County only missed going for Kerry by four votes. Would it have effected the outcome? No. But it'd be an important step in turning Monroe blue. Some might ask, why would we want to focus on Bedford County? John Kerry only received 26% of the vote. Well, in 1972 George McGovern barely matched that here, and in 2008 we're going to go Democratic. We need to start somewhere, and who better than the Young Democrats to start it?
Maybe the most important thing to take out of this though is the power that young people can wield. We here in the Chester County Young Democrats made this race our #1 priority. Now, we had a lot of races to pick from: Joe Sestak (our #2 priority), Lois Murphy, Ed Rendell, Bob Casey and other state house races. But we chose Barb because she has consistently reached out to us and made young people feel both welcome and important in her campaign. This is exactly what all candidates need to do: realize that we're more than just foot soldiers, but can be valuable parts of campaigns and make a difference. Because we did it here.
Dan TymanPresident, Chester County Young Democrats
Guest Blogging!
During my brief absence from the commonwealth, I've asked Alex Reber to coordinate our blogging activity.
In the coming days, we hope to keep your interest posting entries from around the state for young Democrats and by young Democrats.
-Paul McKrell
PAYD ED
In the coming days, we hope to keep your interest posting entries from around the state for young Democrats and by young Democrats.
-Paul McKrell
PAYD ED
Thursday, April 12, 2007
Transitioning...
This December I graduated from Lebanon Valley College. The one thing I knew I would miss was all the fun with my friends in the College Dems. I had just started a job in Harrisburg, PA and was hoping to make some new friends (yes, even accountants need friends!). I went to my first meeting of the Dauphin County Young Democrats and was already among friends. In the sometimes small world of active Democrats in Central PA, I realized I already knew a few of the people there.
Soon I was on their Happy Hour email list and was invited to participate in parties, outings, lunches, community service and of course, political activities. Not only did the Young Dems fill a need to be politically active, it also helped my transition from college to the real world.
I think anyone who enjoyed their time in the College Dems, should defiantely look up their closest chapter of the Young Dems as soon as they get settled in the real world. Not only does it help you stay connected to the Democratic Party, but its a lot of fun too!
-Alex Reber
PAYD Regional Coordinator
Soon I was on their Happy Hour email list and was invited to participate in parties, outings, lunches, community service and of course, political activities. Not only did the Young Dems fill a need to be politically active, it also helped my transition from college to the real world.
I think anyone who enjoyed their time in the College Dems, should defiantely look up their closest chapter of the Young Dems as soon as they get settled in the real world. Not only does it help you stay connected to the Democratic Party, but its a lot of fun too!
-Alex Reber
PAYD Regional Coordinator
Tuesday, April 10, 2007
Sign This!
Tuesday, April 3, 2007
Do you want to be a Delegate to the Convention?
Dear Friends,
Yesterday, the Pennsylvania Democratic Party unveiled its Pennsylvania Delegate Selection Plan to the 2008 Democratic National Convention. Unfortunately, the current plan does not include youth as a constituency group that deserves representation goals in its affirmative action guidelines. In another words, unlike other important groups, Pennsylvania youth are not promised seats at the Convention.
The DNC Charter, a document which is described as "the Constitution of the Democratic Party", actually requires state parties to give seats at the convention to young people based on our percentage of the Democratic vote. Unfortunately, this 30 year-old provision has been ignored by the DNC.
We are asking the Pennsylvania Democratic Party to join other enlightened states like California and Michigan and include youth. As the state parties in Georgia and Virginia can attest, it is easy to alter the delegate plan in order to include youth.
Over the years, the Pennsylvania Young and College Democrats have been exceedingly grateful for the support that Governor Rendell, Chairman Rooney (pictured right) and former Executive Director Morabito have shown to young people. We must now ask them to continue their dedication to our partnership by giving Pennsylvania youth a voice in Denver.
Yesterday, the Pennsylvania Democratic Party unveiled its Pennsylvania Delegate Selection Plan to the 2008 Democratic National Convention. Unfortunately, the current plan does not include youth as a constituency group that deserves representation goals in its affirmative action guidelines. In another words, unlike other important groups, Pennsylvania youth are not promised seats at the Convention.
The DNC Charter, a document which is described as "the Constitution of the Democratic Party", actually requires state parties to give seats at the convention to young people based on our percentage of the Democratic vote. Unfortunately, this 30 year-old provision has been ignored by the DNC.
We are asking the Pennsylvania Democratic Party to join other enlightened states like California and Michigan and include youth. As the state parties in Georgia and Virginia can attest, it is easy to alter the delegate plan in order to include youth.
Over the years, the Pennsylvania Young and College Democrats have been exceedingly grateful for the support that Governor Rendell, Chairman Rooney (pictured right) and former Executive Director Morabito have shown to young people. We must now ask them to continue their dedication to our partnership by giving Pennsylvania youth a voice in Denver.
Not only do we deserve these seats because the DNC charter clearly states it, but because Pennsylvania youth have proven to be a consistently Democratic voting bloc! As we have reported before, statistics show that the most reliable age group for either party in our
commonwealth is Democrats under 30. When young people vote, they vote for Democrats, and they are voting in greater numbers than ever before!
Chairman Rooney has graciously opened the delegate selection plan for public comment. It's vital that we share with him our intention to have our voice heard in Denver. Instead of jamming the party's email account with your messages, we will deliver them to our state party's new executive director, Mary Isenhour, in Harrisburg.
Please send your comments to OurPArtyInDenver@yahoo.com Nothing eloquent is required - simply typing your name and address is enough to let our party know that you want Pennsylvania youth to have a voice in Denver.
Chairman Rooney has graciously opened the delegate selection plan for public comment. It's vital that we share with him our intention to have our voice heard in Denver. Instead of jamming the party's email account with your messages, we will deliver them to our state party's new executive director, Mary Isenhour, in Harrisburg.
Please send your comments to OurPArtyInDenver@yahoo.com Nothing eloquent is required - simply typing your name and address is enough to let our party know that you want Pennsylvania youth to have a voice in Denver.
Democratically yours,
The Pennsylvania Young Democrats
WHY YOUTH?
The following article is courtesy of the Young Democrats of America. It outlines the national effort to have youth included in the delegate selection plan of the DNC and answers many of the underlying questions that will be posed by our state party.
Frequently Asked Questions
The delegate selection process and how it relates to the DNC’s governing documents is fairly complicated. As a result, we have put together a list of frequently asked questions and their answers.
Q. What is Delegate Selection?
A. Delegate Selection is the process of choosing the over 4,000 delegates who will travel to Denver, Colorado in July, 2008 to formally nominate the candidates for President and Vice President of the United States. Delegates are elected, or selected in some cases, by each state. They also pass the Party Platform.
Q. How long has the DNC Charter required goals and timetables for youth in the Delegate Selection Process?
A. Since, 1974, when the DNC Charter was amended to add the words “minority groups, Blacks, Native Americans, Asian/Pacifics, Hispanics, women and youth” requiring “specific goals and timetables” for representation.
Q. Why was this provision ignored for over 30 years by the DNC?
A. It was likely just an oversight by the Rules and Bylaws Committee when the language of the Delegate Selection Rules were updated in 1976. Because each year the language of the previous convention is the draft rules used for the next one, it just continued to be left out every four years. If the DNC wanted to take out the requirement for youth, there have been over 50 chances for the DNC to amend the charter since 1976 to do so.
Q. How was this discovered and why is this coming up now?
A. In early stages of preparing YDA’s plan to convince more young democrats to run for convention delegate slots, YDA noticed the “youth” language for the first time. This must be dealt with now because state parties are already writing their plans for the 2008 Convention, and it must be clear that youth goals are required by the Charter, not suggested.
Q. Doesn’t the DNC staff says that the DNC Convention removed youth from required goals in 1980?
A. The current Charter, as written, still includes the word youth when describing “goals and timetables”. The Convention passed a resolution in 1980 listing other groups for goals, but that did NOT remove youth from the Charter. Only an amendment to the Charter can take youth out and remove the requirement. Any rules or Bylaws that are passed cannot override the Charter.
Q. Are you saying the historic disenfranchisement and exclusion of the ethnic minorities listed in the same section of the charter as youth is comparable to what young people face?
A. No. By no means is that our argument. Our issue is solely that the DNC enforce the rules that is has had on the books for 30 years. If youth was NOT listed in the Charter, we would NOT be asking the DNC to add it to the Charter at this time. In fact, when LGBT and Disabled Americans attempted to expand the number of groups listed for required goals, YDA did not pursue that change to include youth. This is simply about enforcing the charter as it is written.
Q. Is it true that having goals for youth will make it harder for the other groups, African Americans, Hispanics, Native Americans and Asian Pacific Islanders and Women to get delegate positions?
A. No. In fact, quite the opposite is true. Because youth is not exclusive of any of those groups, states will be encouraged to elect young people, who are also a member of one of those ethnicities, because they will help meet two goals of their plans. The goals are all based on percentages of the Democratic electorate. If a state has a 31% African American population in the Democratic electorate, 31% of the Delegates should be African American. And if 20% of the Democratic electorate is young, then 20% of the Delegates should be youth. However, these groups overlap, just like the requirement that 50% of the Delegates be women. So if you have a woman who is African American and 30 years old. That person would help meet three of the goals. So, states trying to meet and exceed their goals will not only be encouraged to elect more young people, they will be encouraged to elect more young people who are also African American, Hispanic, Native American, Asian Pacific Islander or Women.
Q. The DNC Charter says youth, but the Delegate Selection Rules that the DNC passed don’t. Don’t we need to follow the Delegate Selection Rules?
A. The DNC Charter is the highest governing authority of the Democratic Party. No rules, at any level, can be passed that are in conflict with the DNC Charter. Just because the Rules are silent on youth, does not mean that the Charter which requires youth can be ignored.
Q. Didn’t the LGBT community and the Disability community try to make this change at the last DNC meeting and ended up settling for “suggested” goals rather than “required” goals?
A. They did attempt to be groups that goals were required for, rather than suggested. And, they did settle for language that “suggests” goals. However, neither of these two groups are listed in the DNC Charter for required Delegates.
Q. Do the Delegates actually choose who runs for President and Vice President for the Democratic Party?
A. Yes. The Convention formally nominates the candidates, and then each state places the names nominated by the Convention on the ballot under the Democratic Party. However, the process of electing those delegates begins long before July. So, even though the delegates don’t vote until July, most presidential candidates have enough delegates who have been elected early in the process, by March or April, so that it is clear who will have the majority of delegates at the convention. Similar to how members of the US House were elected in November. So we knew when they convened in January, there would be enough Democrats to elect Nancy Pelosi as Speaker. Most candidates will know before July if they have enough delegates to be nominated for President.
Q. What are “goals and timetables” for Delegate Selection?
A. Many groups have been under-represented in the Democratic Party leadership over the years. These groups include Women, African American, Hispanics, Asian Pacific Islanders, Native Americans, Youth, LGBT Americans, and Disabled Americans. States are required to set goals for electing a certain number of members for certain groups because in the past, these groups have been under-represented. Currently, the DNC Charter requires that states set goals for all of the groups mentioned except for LGBT American and Disabled Americans. The DNC formally suggests that goals be set for those two groups.
Q. Is a goal a quota?
A. A goal is specifically NOT a quota under the DNC rules. If a goal is set, the State Parties who elect Delegates, and the Presidential Candidates, who approve candidates who are running for Delegate to represent them at the convention, are required to do their best to ensure that the goals are met, or exceeded for full participation. However, the goal number provided is not a quota.
Q. What do you mean by “Democratic Electorate”?
A. This refers to the percentage of people that vote for the Democratic Candidate for President in the last election. It is not the same as the % of people that live in a state, because the people that vote Democratic are slightly different. So, if 100 people in State A voted for John Kerry. And 30 of those were under 36, then 30% of the Delegates to the next convention should be under 36. But, there are 300 people who live in the State, and 45 of those are under 36. Meaning that 15% of the State is young. But, because the young people that voted, voted 2 to 1 for Kerry, they have a higher percentage of the electorate than they do of the population.
Frequently Asked QuestionsThe delegate selection process and how it relates to the DNC’s governing documents is fairly complicated. As a result, we have put together a list of frequently asked questions and their answers.
Q. What is Delegate Selection?
A. Delegate Selection is the process of choosing the over 4,000 delegates who will travel to Denver, Colorado in July, 2008 to formally nominate the candidates for President and Vice President of the United States. Delegates are elected, or selected in some cases, by each state. They also pass the Party Platform.
Q. How long has the DNC Charter required goals and timetables for youth in the Delegate Selection Process?
A. Since, 1974, when the DNC Charter was amended to add the words “minority groups, Blacks, Native Americans, Asian/Pacifics, Hispanics, women and youth” requiring “specific goals and timetables” for representation.
Q. Why was this provision ignored for over 30 years by the DNC?
A. It was likely just an oversight by the Rules and Bylaws Committee when the language of the Delegate Selection Rules were updated in 1976. Because each year the language of the previous convention is the draft rules used for the next one, it just continued to be left out every four years. If the DNC wanted to take out the requirement for youth, there have been over 50 chances for the DNC to amend the charter since 1976 to do so.
Q. How was this discovered and why is this coming up now?
A. In early stages of preparing YDA’s plan to convince more young democrats to run for convention delegate slots, YDA noticed the “youth” language for the first time. This must be dealt with now because state parties are already writing their plans for the 2008 Convention, and it must be clear that youth goals are required by the Charter, not suggested.
Q. Doesn’t the DNC staff says that the DNC Convention removed youth from required goals in 1980?
A. The current Charter, as written, still includes the word youth when describing “goals and timetables”. The Convention passed a resolution in 1980 listing other groups for goals, but that did NOT remove youth from the Charter. Only an amendment to the Charter can take youth out and remove the requirement. Any rules or Bylaws that are passed cannot override the Charter.
Q. Are you saying the historic disenfranchisement and exclusion of the ethnic minorities listed in the same section of the charter as youth is comparable to what young people face?
A. No. By no means is that our argument. Our issue is solely that the DNC enforce the rules that is has had on the books for 30 years. If youth was NOT listed in the Charter, we would NOT be asking the DNC to add it to the Charter at this time. In fact, when LGBT and Disabled Americans attempted to expand the number of groups listed for required goals, YDA did not pursue that change to include youth. This is simply about enforcing the charter as it is written.
Q. Is it true that having goals for youth will make it harder for the other groups, African Americans, Hispanics, Native Americans and Asian Pacific Islanders and Women to get delegate positions?
A. No. In fact, quite the opposite is true. Because youth is not exclusive of any of those groups, states will be encouraged to elect young people, who are also a member of one of those ethnicities, because they will help meet two goals of their plans. The goals are all based on percentages of the Democratic electorate. If a state has a 31% African American population in the Democratic electorate, 31% of the Delegates should be African American. And if 20% of the Democratic electorate is young, then 20% of the Delegates should be youth. However, these groups overlap, just like the requirement that 50% of the Delegates be women. So if you have a woman who is African American and 30 years old. That person would help meet three of the goals. So, states trying to meet and exceed their goals will not only be encouraged to elect more young people, they will be encouraged to elect more young people who are also African American, Hispanic, Native American, Asian Pacific Islander or Women.
Q. The DNC Charter says youth, but the Delegate Selection Rules that the DNC passed don’t. Don’t we need to follow the Delegate Selection Rules?
A. The DNC Charter is the highest governing authority of the Democratic Party. No rules, at any level, can be passed that are in conflict with the DNC Charter. Just because the Rules are silent on youth, does not mean that the Charter which requires youth can be ignored.
Q. Didn’t the LGBT community and the Disability community try to make this change at the last DNC meeting and ended up settling for “suggested” goals rather than “required” goals?
A. They did attempt to be groups that goals were required for, rather than suggested. And, they did settle for language that “suggests” goals. However, neither of these two groups are listed in the DNC Charter for required Delegates.
Q. Do the Delegates actually choose who runs for President and Vice President for the Democratic Party?
A. Yes. The Convention formally nominates the candidates, and then each state places the names nominated by the Convention on the ballot under the Democratic Party. However, the process of electing those delegates begins long before July. So, even though the delegates don’t vote until July, most presidential candidates have enough delegates who have been elected early in the process, by March or April, so that it is clear who will have the majority of delegates at the convention. Similar to how members of the US House were elected in November. So we knew when they convened in January, there would be enough Democrats to elect Nancy Pelosi as Speaker. Most candidates will know before July if they have enough delegates to be nominated for President.
Q. What are “goals and timetables” for Delegate Selection?
A. Many groups have been under-represented in the Democratic Party leadership over the years. These groups include Women, African American, Hispanics, Asian Pacific Islanders, Native Americans, Youth, LGBT Americans, and Disabled Americans. States are required to set goals for electing a certain number of members for certain groups because in the past, these groups have been under-represented. Currently, the DNC Charter requires that states set goals for all of the groups mentioned except for LGBT American and Disabled Americans. The DNC formally suggests that goals be set for those two groups.
Q. Is a goal a quota?
A. A goal is specifically NOT a quota under the DNC rules. If a goal is set, the State Parties who elect Delegates, and the Presidential Candidates, who approve candidates who are running for Delegate to represent them at the convention, are required to do their best to ensure that the goals are met, or exceeded for full participation. However, the goal number provided is not a quota.
Q. What do you mean by “Democratic Electorate”?
A. This refers to the percentage of people that vote for the Democratic Candidate for President in the last election. It is not the same as the % of people that live in a state, because the people that vote Democratic are slightly different. So, if 100 people in State A voted for John Kerry. And 30 of those were under 36, then 30% of the Delegates to the next convention should be under 36. But, there are 300 people who live in the State, and 45 of those are under 36. Meaning that 15% of the State is young. But, because the young people that voted, voted 2 to 1 for Kerry, they have a higher percentage of the electorate than they do of the population.
Help!
Are you a blogging genius? We are looking for some volunteers to help make our page snazzy - you know, so the hipsters, the technoratti and the Arkansas Young Democrats won't laugh at us. Email paulmckrell@gmail.com if you can lend a hand.
O, and I just liked this cartoon. That's the tyranny I possess as de facto blogmaster. :)
It reads: "Well, yes, we could read your blog...or you could just tell us about your school day."
New Blog!
Welcome to the Not-So-Official Blog of the Pennsylvania Young Democrats. Here, chapters will detail their trials and tribulations, members will instigate dialogues and discussions and the rabble will be roused. All opinions are solely the elucidations, bloviations and pontifications of the authors and not necessary the Pennsylvania Young Democrats as an organization.
Comments are encouraged, but be forewarned, ad hominem attacks against anyone are prohibited (ie, don't make it personal, yo.) Any individual who, in any way, says something we deem to be nasty about Governor Edward G. Rendell or Senator Robert P. Casey Jr. will be summarily executed.
Comments are encouraged, but be forewarned, ad hominem attacks against anyone are prohibited (ie, don't make it personal, yo.) Any individual who, in any way, says something we deem to be nasty about Governor Edward G. Rendell or Senator Robert P. Casey Jr. will be summarily executed.
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