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MRAD - Educating the Public about Democrat Principles If you've attended any of this summer's fairs and festivals in the 1st CD you have probably encountered the MRAD* (Mountaineers Reclaiming the American Dream) booth where participants decided how to spend 3 million taxpayer dollars. The 7 categories were Social Security; Jobs & Infrastructure; Protections for Air, Water, Food; Wars in Iraq & Afghanistan; Companies Shipping Jobs Overseas; Tax Breaks for Companies Making Billions; or Tax Cuts for the Wealthiest 2% of Americans. With 4030 participants, the results were: 43%; 30%; 18%; 6%; 1%; 1%; 0.5% respectively. Participants were then given a card indicating which choices were being promoted by Republicans and which were Democratic choices. Several Republicans were surprised to find that they didn't really support the categories endorsed by Congressional Republicans. Joe Manchin seemed to have a hard time making the choices; he kept asking where the category for tax reform was. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v... With a little coaching from Taylor Co. Democratic Party Chair Diane Parker and Sue Thorn, he was able to make the right choices.
Grassroots Movement to Draft a Real Democrat for WV-01 - Ask Sue to Run There are considerable rumblings in WV-01 about a grassroots movement to draft a Democratic candidate for WV-01. This grassroots movement, begun by MRAD sprang up in response to continual attacks on the middle class and the need to find a Democrat who will stand up for working people and represent their interests, someone who is a regular, middle-class person without ties to corporate interests.
Ask Sue to Run has been collecting lists of supporters throughout the district. The response has been phenomenal with numerous Democratic Women, House of Delegate members, County Commissioners, union reps and members, and entire Democratic Executive Committees signing on.
Perhaps you've seen the t-shirts popping up around the 1st Congressional District: Ask Sue to Run, Sue Thorn for Congress - She's One of Us. Sue Thorn is well known throughout the district for her support of Democratic principles and willingness to interact with people and listen to their stories. Rumor has it of a possible candidacy announcement as early as this Saturday.
For those who are tired of holding their nose and voting for candidates who don't support citizen's interests and who have forgotten what it means to be a Democrat, it appears that there is at last an alternative.
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