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there is no leadership articles this week but we have an article from ward chair Sara Samani its about why Primaries matters
Hello fellow Democrats,
Primary elections are important because they determine who actually
appears on the ballot in the general election. This may not feel like a
big deal if this is the Democratic Party primary and a contest between
democrats, but it absolutely is a big deal.
Remember Kristen Sinema of Arizona? She ran as a Democrat and was
elected to represent Arizona, but consequentially, she voted against two
critical voting rights bills, the For the People Act and the John Lewis
Voting Rights Advancement Act. These bills aimed to expand access to
voting, limit the influence of money in our elections, limit gerrymandering
and racially based redistricting, and create an enforceable ethical code
of conduct for our Supreme Court Justices. She later renounced the
Democratic party and became an Independent. Why was she even
there? Corporate fundraising. Superpacs. In fact, she was handpicked
by Chuck Schumer himself for her proximity to AIPAC, Blackstone, and
other large moneymakers.
When the very reasonable Climate Horizons Act was killed in the NM
state legislature this year, it was killed decisively by seven Democrats in
the senate who joined the minority Republican party. We need to not
give in to short cut thinking and assume that just because someone is a
Democrat, they care about what we think they should care about.
When we get more involved in the primary process by voting, learning,
and educating others, we build a stronger Democratic party with stronger
and better representatives. They are stronger and fight harder for our
values.
Consider the fact that because our state tends to vote Blue, it is cheaper
for an oligarch to corrupt a Democrat than get a Republican elected in
this state.
That is not to say that just because someone within our party disagrees
with us, we should assume bad intentions. We are a big tent party who
fights for all Americans. However, if we want candidates who fight for our
values as citizens, we need to be involved in the primary process.
What do you think?
Reminder: The Democratic Party of Bernalillo County (DPBC)'s primary one page guide, with the candidate list on one side and voter deadlines on the other, click the link to get your DPBC Primary Guide. along with business cards and primary date reminder cards are available to assist ward and precinct chairs and volunteers in voter education. Please contact your ward chair, Chair Jacob Trujillo (Chair@bernalillodems.org), or Kathleen Moseley (1stvicechair@bernalillodems.org) to pick up your packet.
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