Polk County Democrats

Change your calendars and pass the word: We are moving up the June Executive Committee meeting to this Thursday, May 24, at the usual hour of 7:30 pm at the HQ. The week of July 4 is just crazy with events this year, and we simply cannot hope to do them all without serious advance planning. More at "Read more"...

To the surprise of no one, our lone candidate who was entitled to make a challenge for a second primary has done so, and we're stuck again with putting on a whole new primary for a single office -- Secretary of Labor. It will be July 17, and words simply fail me as to why.

Well, it's over. The final results statewide are here, and those for Polk County are here, the 2010 Elections page has been updated, there are various other stories on the front page, and there's some time for reflection before attitude adjustment, at "Read more"...

Incumbent Commissioner Renee McDermott led the way, followed by Emily Bartlett and Russell Mierop -- the three who will be on the ballot in November. Congratulations to them, and more at "Read more"...

One of the toughest calls for any Democrat in this primary was over who to nominate for Congress in our new district. Having more than one good candidate is a mixed blessing, because while it shows the health of our party it also forces some hard decisions. The voters this time spoke very clearly in favor of Patsy Keever, who won by a big margin both here and in the district as a whole. More at "Read more"...

We're going to have one, bet on it. Civilians don't need to worry about it, but junkies do: check our Second Primaries page for the skinny...

While I breathe, I hope.

-Cicero