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29

Get Out the Vote Day!

September 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Libertyville Township Get Out the Vote Day! Saturday, November 1st, 2008
The Libertyville Township Democrats will be hosting a township wide GET OUT THE VOTE day the Saturday before the General election.
On Saturday, November 1st, we will put a face on the local Democratic Party. We’re not just going to drop literature. We are going to [...]

Sep

28

Giving Democrats Something To Smile About

September 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment

According to every known leading indicator, 2008 should be a very good year for Democratic candidates at all levels. There are many factors that point to an across-the-board Democratic victory in November, including the extraordinary unpopularity of President Bush, the deteriorating condition of the economy, the unpopularity of the war in Iraq, and the fact [...]

Sep

28

Income inequality seen as the great divide

September 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment

But 78 per cent of respondents in the US, traditionally seen as more tolerant of income inequality, also think the gap is too wide. The gap between rich and poor has become a central issue in the US presidential race, with Democratic party candidates railing against chief executives and bankers paying themselves massive bonuses while [...]

Sep

28

Democratic presidents mean better wages

September 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Bartels found that the real incomes of middle-class families grew more than twice as fast when Democrats were in the White House than when a Republican was president. And for the working poor, their real incomes grew six times as fast under a Democratic president.  Read the Full article