According to the Globe (and confirmed by an e-mail Kate received), John Walsh plans to step down this fall. After 7 successful years leading our party he's stepping down to take over at Gov. Patrick's Together PAC. I don't have the same … [Read more...]
Young Democrats to honor Sen. Elizabeth Warren, Rep. Ellen Story, and activist Harmony Wu at Roosevelt After Dark fundraiser to support Emerge Massachusetts
Author's note: those interested in supporting YDM's Emerge scholarship should visit our event page. I hope to see many of you tomorrow night! BOSTON – The Young Democrats of Massachusetts (YDM) will present their 4th annual ‘Ladies in … [Read more...]
What type of Democrat[s] are we?
I started this as a reply to David's post "Lynch hits the ground running," but decided it deserves it's own post because vetting our two candidates is an important discussion to have. I hope the readers will agree. And in the interest of … [Read more...]
Why I volunteer, and why I believe you should join YDM’s Youth Boots program. A #Demdoors diary
[Cross-posted from the Young Democrats of Massachusetts blog. Although the post below is directed at Young Dems, I believe the content is relevant to Dems of all ages.] This past weekend marked the second weekend of the … [Read more...]
“I believe in an America…”
In response to Sen. Brown cherry picking a quote for his new, albeit confused ad "Let America Be America." I thought I'd give everyone a bit more context from then Senator Kennedy's speech on October 31st 1960. I tried to edit it down into … [Read more...]
Elizabeth Warren to Keynote Young Democrats Convention May 26th
Hello friends, I come to you with exciting news. After a lot of hard work from our dedicated board, we've released the full agenda for the Young Democrats of Massachusetts' Annual Convention, being hosted at SEIU 1199, 150 Mt. Vernon … [Read more...]
Breaking: The Scott Brown Radio Report. Money to spend, but nothing to say.
Stop me if you've already heard this ad, but really? Really? Listen for yourself here: http://www.youtube.com/user/scottbrownma#p/u/1/l2Zxa-107Q4 Sen Brown's campaign spends thousands, if not more, on a full minute spot where he talks … [Read more...]
SOTU Watch Parties
Friends, I hope by now you've found a place to watch the President's State of the Union address tonight at 9PM. If you haven't, YDM would like to invite you to join us at one of four parties hosted by our regional chapters: Greater … [Read more...]
Republican political aide in Maryland guilty of voter fraud.
We've already learned a lot about "The GOP War on Voting" from Ari Berman courtesy of Rolling Stone. "As the nation gears up for the 2012 presidential election, Republican officials have launched an unprecedented, centrally coordinated … [Read more...]
Be a Champion for Equality.
As you probably heard this morning, "An Act Relative to Transgender Rights" H502/S764 will be voted on Tuesday or Wednesday. The Young Democrats of Massachusetts voted during the past two legislative cycles to endorse the bill. Here's some … [Read more...]