I would like to voice my endorsement of Chairman Forrester. I am Secretary of the Putnam Co. Democratic Party as well as President of Tennessee Tech's College Democrats chapter. With Chip Forrester's inspiration and vision, we have a county organization here that we have not seen before. We have many volunteers with votebuilder knowledge, we've began using Facebook for communications, and we've set up online contributions through ActBlue. None of this would be possible without the information garnered from the various meetings that Chip has had or the TNDP Summit at Monteagle. This last November, the PCDP signed a year lease to have a more permanent presence in Putnam County; the first time the county party has had a permanent space. We agreed with Chip's idea that the county party needs to be more visible and have a fulltime office.
I know messaging has been a problem for the state party, and I do agree with those that say we need to focus on a unifying message. However, Chip knows this as much as anyone. I believe firmly in his statement that his plan is a 4 year plan instead of a 2 year - we need to continue off the groundwork that has been put in place and use it to help communicate together and shape a message.
It is time that the Tennessee Democratic Party remember that it needs to stick with the working people of our state. Speaker Pelosi said it well today: “We extend the hand of friendship to create jobs, grow the middle class and reduce the deficit. We look for common ground to solve the problems of the American people: their health, their housing, their jobs, their savings, their children’s education.” “But where we cannot find common ground we must stand our ground on behalf of the pledge we take every day – ‘for liberty and justice for all’ – and that includes economic justice for all.”
I believe Chairman Forrester can continue his 95 county strategy and build up the Tennessee Democratic Party. We can continue going after small-donor dollars, as well as receiving the sustainable large dollar donations. Chairman Forrester has shown that he can do this, and I hope he gets at least another two years to expand his vision.
Alvis "A.D." Maynard
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