State Democratic chairman Peter Deutsch?
Just passing on some of the speculative chatter among some Democratic activists in Florida: The real reason former U.S. Rep. Peter Deutsch wants to be elected Broward Democratic chairman on Sunday, the theory goes, is so that he can then get elected state Democratic chairman on Dec. 20.
"Oh please,'' said Robin Rorapaugh, longtime Deutsch adviser helping with his Broward campaign. "I've never heard him mention it, discuss it. I don't believe that is in the cards. He really is running to be the Broward Democratic chairman.''
Rorapaugh thinks state Democratic chairwoman Karen Thurman has done a good job as chair and that despite efforts by some people to find a potent challenger, that Thurman will deservedly win another term.
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I shouldn't say this, but one time, and this was just something I heard, I heard that some people thought George Bush was an honorable man! I'm totally serious, I totally heard that!
Posted by: | December 05, 2008 at 02:28 PM
Why did Paula Dockery raise $100k for the democratic party against her fellow republican?
Posted by: | December 05, 2008 at 02:28 PM
I heard young people and the educated have abandoned the Republican Party.
Posted by: | December 05, 2008 at 02:51 PM
Gays, bisexuals and transgenders are the future of the Florida Democrats. WE WILL WIN.
Posted by: broward proud | December 05, 2008 at 03:08 PM
Peter Deutsch? There are people who actually want to put him in charge of something?
Posted by: | December 05, 2008 at 11:52 PM
On this day in 1865, the 13th Amendment -- abolishing slavery -- became part of the U.S. Constitution -- when ratified by three-quarters of the states.
Despite protests from the Democrats, the Republican Party made banning slavery part of its national platform in 1864. Senator Lyman Trumbull (R-IL) wrote the final version of the text, combining the proposed wordings of several other Republican congressmen.
All Republicans in Congress voted for the 13th Amendment, while nearly all Democrats voted against it. So strongly did President Abraham Lincoln (R-IL) support the 13th Amendment, he insisted on signing the document, though presidential approval is not part of the amendment process.
Posted by: | December 06, 2008 at 07:51 AM