The Democratic Party and Women in Politics

by: mikeshapiro

Wed Mar 28, 2007 at 10:55:39 PM EDT

Cross-Posted from ShapTalk.com:

Fifty years ago, women would typically vote for the candidates their husbands voted for or would not vote at all. Times have thankfully changed and women now have a significant role in campaigns and elections. Whether it be the soccer moms of the 1990's or the security moms post-9/11, the role of women in politics has taken on greater importance, especially in the last decade. As a significant voting block, women have become critical to the election hopes of any politician. However, the number of women serving in elected office continues to be dwarfed by the number of men who serve. In New Jersey, on the Republican side of the aisle, something is being done to address this problem: the Christine Todd Whitman Excellence in Public Service Series. Unfortunately, the Democratic Party currently has no comparable program.

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How Do We Grow?

by: Thurman Hart

Tue Nov 21, 2006 at 08:07:23 PM EST

In the "credit where credit is due" department, I'll refer you over to Texas Kaos where they are trying to decide how best to "reinvent" or restructure or revolutionize the Texas Democratic Party. That's a discussion best left to those on the ground in Texas, but I'd like to bring the discussion back to New Jersey and our own election results.

At a statewide level, we are solidly Democratic. I looked back over the election results for the last several statewide elections and it looks like Democrats are able to turn out somewhere in the neighborhood of 1.2 to 1.5 million people on election day - regardless of who the candidate is. Republicans, on the other hand, are able to muster from 0.9 to 1.3 million voters - again, regardless of who the candidate is.

This gives us the illusion of a solidly Democratic state where all we have to do is sit back and enjoy Progressive rule through a mechanism that guarantees the cream rises to the top of the bucket. But the Democratic (and Republican, for that matter) organization are built on the back of county organizations and I've never yet met a New Jerseyan who was enthusiastic about their county-level leadership (though they might pick out a bright spot or two).

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Political Bosses 101-- May 21 in Princeton

by: jennypenny

Wed Apr 12, 2006 at 10:57:02 PM EDT

The Princeton Community Democratic Organization will host Tom Byrne, former Democratic State Chair, who will discuss New Jersey politics and political bosses on May 21. For more details check out the events calendar. PCDO meetings are free and open to the public. BlueJersey readers are invited!

The talk is entitled, "NJ Democratic Party Bosses: What do they do? How did they get power? How do their dealings affect our state's policies and finances?

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