Monday, July 7, 2008

RCDEMS SHINE AT PATRIOT PARADE

You can access more photos on website by clicking on "Democrats in Reno County" at top of the sidebar. As someone who has been in almost every parade in the last 4 years it has been fascinating to watch the change in reaction from the crowd. The first attempt brought some jeers and a few discreet "thumbs up". In following parades there were occasional "Yea Democrats" shouted from the crowd. This last Friday there were spontaneous bursts of applause as the lead group carrying the RCD banner passed by. There were about 17 walkers in this first group, with more behind with our float. If you count all the vehicles (Mark Treaster, Barbara Alexander, David Inskeep and Kevin Branscom as well as the van covered with stuffed animals and Democratic candidates signs) and all the walkers with them we had over 30 participants representing RCDems. Well done and many thanks to all who came. To everyone else: there will be more opportunities to join in as the year progresses.

There will be a candidate forum later this month. Details will be posted as soon as I get them. The candidates will need your support at these events. It's a great way to become an even better informed voter. Hope everyone read through the articles in Sunday's Hutch News. There were profiles of all candidates along with Q&A. Barbara Alexander, running for Register of Deeds received a separate write up that highlighted her background. You may be able to find these pieces on the Hutch News web site. Also visit the KSDP website to see the blog posted introducing all Kansas Democrats to our RCD blog and website. http://www.ksdp.org/

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