Progressive Democrat Newsletter Issue 258

Primary season is in full swing. May 18 is the big one when we determine if Blanche Lincoln or Bill Halter will be the Democratic candidate for Arkansas' Senate seat. Blanche Lincoln is a machine candidate who has been siding with Republicans on almost every issue recently while Bill Halter is an outsider who is far more progressive. Here are some videos of Bill Halter in action:









I was born in Arkansas, so I feel a particular desire to see Arkansas represented by good people. Bill Halter is an excellent and deserves our support. You can donate through my Healthcare4America Act Blue Site. This is one primary that we can win if we all pitch in.

Lots of important stuff in this week's newsletter. Scientists fighting back against the right wing propaganda machine. A direct link between the Arizona "we hate immigrants" Republican Party leadership and the KKK. The possible return of Social Security and Medicare "reform." And I continue to highlight excellent candidates all over the country that need your help to win. Keep up the good work. We can keep the momentum for change going in America, but only if we work for it.

Here is this week's newsletter:

TABLE OF CONTENTS

The Latest Scientific Position on Global Warming

Arizona Republican Leader Follows KKK Leader on Twitter

Here we go again: "Reform" of Social Security and Medicare

NYC Focus: Update on the Closing of St. Vincent's Hospital

Brooklyn, NY Focus

Manhattan, NY Focus

Queens, NY Focus

Bronx, NY Focus

Suffolk County, NY Focus

Rochester, NY Focus

New York 19th District Focus: Putnam, Dutchess, Orange, Rockland, and Westchester Counties

NEW YORK STATE FOCUS

Debra Bowen for Secretary of State in California

Orange County, CA Focus

Silicon Valley Area, CA Focus

San Diego, CA Focus

California 11th District Focus: San Joaquin, Alameda and Santa Clara Counties

CALIFORNIA FOCUS

Texas Focus: (CRITICAL!!!) Texas Board of Education

Bill White for Texas

Austin/Travis County, TX Focus

Dallas County, TX Focus

Houston/Harris County, TX Focus

Texas 10th District Focus: Turn TX-10 Blue

Texas 21st District Focus: Turn TX-21 Blue

TEXAS FOCUS

Sussex County, NJ Focus

Passaic County, NJ Focus

Warren County, NJ Focus

NEW JERSEY FOCUS

Broward County, FL Focus

Orange County, FL Focus

Pinellas County, FL Focus

FLORIDA FOCUS

Charlottesville/Albemarle County, VA Foucus

Fredericksburg/Spotsylvania County, VA Focus

Hanover County, VA Focus

VIRGINIA FOCUS

Pennsylvania Focus: Lois Herr for Congress

Lancaster Co. PA Focus

PENNSYLVANIA FOCUS

Illinois Focus: Dan Seals for Congress (IL-10)

Pat Quinn for Illinois Governor

ILLINOIS FOCUS

Boulder County, CO Focus

Larimer County, CO Focus

Douglas County, CO Focus

COLORADO FOCUS

Atlanta, GA Focus

Fayette County, GA Focus

Coweta County, GA Focus

WASHINGTON STATE FOCUS

WASHINGTON STATE FOCUS

Former chair of College Republicans of WI leaves GOP

WISCONSIN FOCUS

Jocelyn Benson for Michigan Secretary of State

MICHIGAN FOCUS

NC-5 Congressional Race: Democrat Bill Kennedy Outraises Republican Virginia Foxx

North Carolina Focus: NC-5 District Focus (Stokes County, Statesville, Surrey County, Iredell County, Watauga County, Yadkin County)

NORTH CAROLINA FOCUS

Kansas Democratic Party Platform Survey

KANSAS FOCUS

Phoenix Suns Do the Right Thing!

ARIZONA FOCUS

Michael Mauro for Secretary of State in Iowa

IOWA FOCUS

Elliot Anderson for Nevada Assembly

NEVADA FOCUS

TENNESSEE FOCUS

Mark Ritchie for Secretary of State in Minnesota

MINNESOTA FOCUS