Jamie Selzler's news from headquarters
I've spent quite a bit of time on the road over the last few weeks visiting Democrats from across the state and wanted to fill you in on the level of excitement I'm seeing everywhere.
Democrats have been heartened to see Dem-NPLers in the Legislature working so hard to advocate for North Dakotans during this session. I often get asked questions about why the Governor's own "Jesse Ventura property tax relief plan" failed. They've also been asking about the purely political maneuver to change state law so that an unqualified person can lead our state's education system. More than anything, I've been asked about why it is that Republicans in the Legislature didn't get the message sent by voters last year. That message: fund education properly.
My response to those questions is that we can be proud of what our Democratic-NPL legislators are doing. We can be proud of their priorities. We can be glad that they fought a brand new $85 million dollar prison in what could have been the most outrageous land grab deal we've seen in years. This session is simply coming down to competing priorities. Democrats have focused on investing in education, bringing down property taxes, and making North Dakota a good place to live for everyone. The Republicans have not. State Senator Carolyn Nelson says it best when she tells me "We want to invest in people. They want to invest in things." We should be proud of Carolyn and all of our Dem-NPL legislators.
As I said, I've spent some time on the road. Last Wednesday, State Chairman David Strauss and I held a meeting with Democrats from the Fargo area. We saw quite a few people there from District 44, where they are ramping up and getting excited to win some seats next year. We also appreciated seeing some folks making the drive up from District 26 for the meeting. On Thursday, we held a similar meeting in Grand Forks, where Districts 18 and 42 were well-represented. They're already deep into candidate recruitment and planning for next year's election! Later that night, I was able to attend a UND University Democrats meeting. We have a huge number of young, excited Democrats on the UND campus, and they're ready to help take back the Senate and House next year. On Friday, Congressman Pomeroy and Chairman David Strauss announced that Grand Forks will be hosting the 2008 State Convention, the first Dem-NPL Convention held in Grand Forks since 1982. This is a great thing for our Party and for Grand Forks, and I can't wait to show off my home over the last 10 years to my Democratic friends from around the state.
As I travel around the state, I see a level of excitement and anticipation even greater than we had in last year's campaign. 2008 is going to be a great year for Democrats!
Democrats have been heartened to see Dem-NPLers in the Legislature working so hard to advocate for North Dakotans during this session. I often get asked questions about why the Governor's own "Jesse Ventura property tax relief plan" failed. They've also been asking about the purely political maneuver to change state law so that an unqualified person can lead our state's education system. More than anything, I've been asked about why it is that Republicans in the Legislature didn't get the message sent by voters last year. That message: fund education properly.
My response to those questions is that we can be proud of what our Democratic-NPL legislators are doing. We can be proud of their priorities. We can be glad that they fought a brand new $85 million dollar prison in what could have been the most outrageous land grab deal we've seen in years. This session is simply coming down to competing priorities. Democrats have focused on investing in education, bringing down property taxes, and making North Dakota a good place to live for everyone. The Republicans have not. State Senator Carolyn Nelson says it best when she tells me "We want to invest in people. They want to invest in things." We should be proud of Carolyn and all of our Dem-NPL legislators.
As I said, I've spent some time on the road. Last Wednesday, State Chairman David Strauss and I held a meeting with Democrats from the Fargo area. We saw quite a few people there from District 44, where they are ramping up and getting excited to win some seats next year. We also appreciated seeing some folks making the drive up from District 26 for the meeting. On Thursday, we held a similar meeting in Grand Forks, where Districts 18 and 42 were well-represented. They're already deep into candidate recruitment and planning for next year's election! Later that night, I was able to attend a UND University Democrats meeting. We have a huge number of young, excited Democrats on the UND campus, and they're ready to help take back the Senate and House next year. On Friday, Congressman Pomeroy and Chairman David Strauss announced that Grand Forks will be hosting the 2008 State Convention, the first Dem-NPL Convention held in Grand Forks since 1982. This is a great thing for our Party and for Grand Forks, and I can't wait to show off my home over the last 10 years to my Democratic friends from around the state.
As I travel around the state, I see a level of excitement and anticipation even greater than we had in last year's campaign. 2008 is going to be a great year for Democrats!
posted by Dem-NPL at 9:48 AM
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