Want to be a District Delegate?

North Carolina delegates to the Democratic National Convention will be elected this year at the District and State conventions.

The deadline for delegates and alternates at the district level to file a Notice of Candidacy and Pledge of Support with the State Party Chair is Friday, April 25.

Congressional district conventions will be held across the state on May 17, with start times between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m.

Instructions on how to become a delegate and an application form are on our website at http://ncdp.org/delegate

NCDP Congratulates Vice President Al Gore on Winning the Nobel Peace Prize

NCDP Chair Jerry Meek released today the following statement on Vice President Al Gore winning the Nobel Peace Prize:

“The North Carolina Democratic Party congratulates Vice President Al Gore and the United Nations’ Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) today on winning the Nobel Peace Prize.

Their work has single-handedly increased worldwide awareness of the connection between human activities and global warming.

We agree with Vice President Gore when he states that global warming is not a political issue, but a ‘moral and spiritual challenge to all of humanity’.

We hope the granting of this prestigious honor will inspire governments all over the world, especially in the United States, to recognize that climate change is a serious issue and take immediate and corrective action to stem the tide of global warming."

September 25th House Parties

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Markos, of the popular blogging site the Daily Kos, will be the featured speaker at the NCDP House Parties on September 25.

Democrats across the state will gather at more than 100 homes from 6 to 8 p.m. for the house parties.

Markos Moulitsas is the co-author of the best-selling book Crashing the Gate: Netroots, Grassroots, and the Rise of People Powered Politics. The book details the challenges and opportunities Democrats face in today’s political climate.

Be a part of this event by opening your home so that Democrats in your community can join this incredible grassroots movement.

We know the power that comes from having a strong grassroots movement. This is your opportunity to help bring Democrats together.

Each Democrat attending a House Party is asked to bring a $15 donation. This contribution will help the State Party prepare for the critical 2008 elections by building local parties and recruiting an enthusiastic army of trained volunteers ready to go to work.

For more info, contact John Gardner at jgardner@ncdemocraticparty.org

Executive Committee Meets

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What a Saturday it Was . . .
An estimated 500 members plus guests attended the year’s second meeting of the State Executive Committee.

Resolutions were debated and approved, and many of our candidates for statewide office were on hand to give rousing ovations. The meeting followed a morning of training seminars – attended by hundreds of Democratic activists – on such topics as faith outreach, communications, and election law.

Later, more than 600 people crowded into the Sanford-Hunt Dinner. We heard tributes from Speaker Dan Blue, Justice Willis Whichard, Secretary Betty McCain, Ed Turlington, Commissioner Carolyn Coleman, and Sen. Robert Morgan.

And Governor Hunt urged us to work at the grassroots, building our party precinct by precinct.

In only its second year, the Sanford-Hunt Dinner has become the State Party’s most profitable fundraising event.

Thanks to everyone who made Saturday so spectacular. Next year’s Sanford-Hunt Dinner will be held in conjunction with the 2008 State Convention.

All of the events will be held in New Bern during the weekend of June 20-22, 2008. Make plans to be there!

NCDP Eastern Caravan: A Road Trip with a Purpose

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The North Carolina Democratic Party is going on a road trip on Friday, August 10th through Sunday, August 12th in eastern North Carolina.

Road trips usually conjure memories of dusty roads, rocking out to bad 80s music, and quirky roadside attractions like Fire House Fred or the world’s biggest frying pan.

But our road trip has a purpose. Many counties in the east are Democratic strongholds with lower than ideal levels of voter turnout. If we hope to win big statewide in 2008, it’s critical that voters in the east make their voices heard!

Volunteers from across the state will hit the road, working with local activists, registering voters, canvassing, performing community service projects, meeting with candidates and elected officials, and listening to the ideas and concerns of eastern North Carolinians.

Young, College and Teen Democrats will team up with folks from the NC Democratic Party, including NCDP Chairman Jerry Meek. The caravan will leave Raleigh at noon Friday, August 10th and return Sunday evening, August 12th.

If you would like to join the caravan, or if you live in or around the counties of Robeson, Sampson, Pitt, Bertie, Northampton, Pasquotank or Lenoir, we want you involved. For more information, or to sign up, contact the project coordinator, Drew Ball, at (919)821-2777 ext. 206, or e-mail him at dball@ncdp.org.

Life is a journey. Take this opportunity to define your own road.

North Carolina Democrats Make Communities Safer by Passing 9/11 Commission Recommendations

NCDP Chair Jerry Meek today applauded North Carolina’s Democratic Congressional Delegation for keeping their promise to make our communities safer and more secure. This week, Congressional Democrats voted to implement the 9/11 Commission’s recommendations-- something Republicans like Richard Burr, Howard Coble, Virginia Foxx, Sue Myrick and Patrick McHenry, who voted against the bill, refused to do for the last three years.

In July 2004, the 9/11 Commission announced its recommendations for how to avoid a future terrorist attack in the United States. For three years, Republicans put their partisan loyalty ahead of our nation’s security, first by resisting Democratic efforts to appoint the bipartisan Blue Ribbon Commission in the first place, then by joining President Bush in ignoring the Commission’s recommendations.

But this week, Democrats in Congress voted to send a long-overdue bill that finally implements the 9/11 Commission recommendations to the President’s desk. The bill would tighten screening of air and sea cargo, strengthen transit security, improve oversight of our intelligence and homeland security systems, and allocate $3.3 billion to help communities improve communications among first responders—a major problem during both the September 11 attacks and in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.

“Republicans have fought us every step of the way,” said NCDP Chair Jerry Meek. “But Democrats scored a victory for the American people today by sending the 9/11 Commission’s recommendations to the President’s desk. The time has come for Republicans to stop standing with the President and start standing up for the people of North Carolina.”

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