It's that time of year again, the sweet smell of campaigns are starting to fill the air. The Sierra Club will be hosting a forum on environmental issues for Orange County Commissioner candidates on Monday, March 17th at 7pm in Carrboro Town Hall. Members of the public are invited to attend, though it will be televised if you are unable to make it.
Because I get a number of questions regarding the process the Sierra Club takes to endorse local candidates, I wanted to explain exactly what it is we do to make our decisions. Rather than put you to sleep with a long written explanation, I took to my webcam and tried to describe the process as best I could. Enjoy by clicking "read more" below.
My name is Nick Auten. I am a Carrboro resident
and am a volunteer for the Hampton Dellinger Lieutenant Gubernatorial
campaign in Orange County. Today, many of us will have our
precinct meetings that will kick off our collective preparation for the
2008 Primaries on May 6th. I am very excited and optimistic for
the advancement of progressive policies at a federal, state, and local
level this election cycle!
We
have some good Democratic
candidates to choose from for the Lt. Governor's race. I would
like to give you some weblinks that have some content about
Hampton Dellinger for you to read and also tell you about some
organizations that
feel the same way that I do about his candidacy: that Hampton Dellinger is the most
electable progressive on the ticket.
Al Gore supports Dellinger's environmental stances: http://www.charlotte.com/politics/story/491485.html
The campaign of Jim Neal, Democratic and first openly gay
candidate for U.S. Senate, is holding a meet & greet on Tuesday, March 18th from 6-8pm. It's
going to be
an informational session with Jim. He's adamantly pro-choice and wants
to be on top of women's issues nationally and in North Carolina,
especially seeing how abysmal Elizabeth Dole's performance has been in
that arena. While his campaign staff has been breifing him on the issues, he really wants
to make a point of reaching out to the choice community here and
educating himself. This is not an endorsement event or a fundraiser, but an opportunity to meet the candidate and learn more about his positions on a range of women's issues.
For more information, contact Emily Batchelder at the Neal campaign, batcheldere@gmail.com.
Last month, UNCYD hosted Senate Candidate Jim Neal. This month, the UNC Young Democrats will be joined by North Carolina State Senator Kay Hagan, who is competing in the Democratic primary for the right to challenge Liddy Dole this November.
"Mrs. Hagan has served in the NC State Senate for nine years, and has been named one North Carolina's 'Ten Most Effective Legislators.' Gov.
Mike Easley has called Mrs. Hagan “one of the smartest, hardest working, most effective Senators we have in Raleigh.” Come out and hear Mrs. Hagan speak about her record, her campaign, and her plans for our state. Learn where she stands on the issues and how you can become more involved in her campaign."
"Mrs. Kay Hagan - Candidate for US Senate"
Monday, February 25
8:00-9:00pm, Bingham 103
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