How Do We Win Voters:
Reflections from the Candidates
Link-ups will normally be the second Thursday of the month – mark it on your calendar. This month we have moved the date so we can all attend Mayor Hamilton’s State of the City address.
We are so excited that this month’s panel has been able to adjust to the date change. Our progressive candidates who were in competitive races were invited to talk with us about their experiences in trying to recruit/enlist the rural and moderate Republican citizens in their districts. The goal is to understand what they learned and how we can use that to reach out and build alliances beyond Bloomington as well as to aid future campaigns. Our panel discussing these issues includes:
Shelli Yoder, Candidate for U.S. House, 9th District
Penny Githens, Candidate for Indiana House, 60th District
Bill Breeden, Candidate for Indiana House, 46th District
Linda Henderson, Candidate for Indiana Senate, 44th District
As usual, we gather at 6:00PM with the event starting at 6:30PM. Remember we are meeting at the Monroe County Public Library, Rm 1B and we will have pizza and bottles of water.
Everyone is invited. Please bring friends and introduce them to DFMC. While membership is not required, joining for $20 a year helps us put on our link-ups and support the progressive agenda.
Calls to Action.
We hope you will take an active role in DFMC not only in responding to the link-ups but also:
- Attend board meetings and offer your input on topics for future linkups and on how we can make DFMC more effective.
- Join DFMC committees to build our agenda. The committees are
- Outreach (membership, education, collaborations)
- Events (Link-ups; fund raisers).
- Candidate Endorsement and support
- Technology
If you are interested in being on a committee write chair@democracyformonroecounty.org
February DFMC Board Meeting. Monday, February 13 at 6:30PM, we holding our next DFMC board meeting in the back room at Player’s Pub. This meeting is open to all. Please submit agenda items to chair@democracyformonroecounty.org if you have a topic you would like us to address. The draft agenda can be found here: https://democracyformonroecounty.org/wp-content/uploads/docs/2017/02/DFMC Board Agenda 13 Feb.docx
