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Maryland Democratic Party Chair Visits New Harford Democratic Club to Discuss What Went Wrong in 2016 Election

October 5, 2017 By Dagger News Service 19 Comments

From the New Harford Democratic Club:

Minutes of the New Harford Democratic Club
Wednesday, September 6, 2017, at the Aberdeen Holiday Inn Express

President Steve Johnson opened the meeting at 7:05 pm
Johnson led those present in a pledge to the flag.

Johnson then asked for a moment of silence for the victims of the recent hurricanes in Texas, Louisiana, Puerto Rico, The Virgin Islands and other areas of the Caribbean, as well as the victims of the current effort to move against the Dreamers.
He recognized Adam Hiob, legislative aide to Del. Mary Anne Lisanti, Jason Robertson of the Havre de Grace City council, Carlos Taylor candidate for State’s Attorney, Ryan Burbey president of the Harford County Teacher’s association and Pat Foulk of the Cecil County Democratic Central Committee.

Those present were asked to stand and identify themselves
Treasurer George Harrison submitted the financial report. Johnson asked for and received unanimous approval.
He asked for a motion to approve the minutes from the August meeting. Approved unanimously. There was no meeting in July.
He asked for reports for any other clubs but none was present.
Johnson thanked everyone for attending and adjourned the meeting at 8:06 p.m.

Johnson noted that the club is preparing a fund raiser later in the fall. He said the club will be represented at the Darlington Apple Festival.

Committee reports:
George Harrison said the club is keeping tabs on the zoning plans now before the County Council and urged members to pay attention to the council’s plans since what they decide will have a profound effect on the future development of the county.

Johnson introduced Kathleen Matthews the night’s speaker. He noted she was born in California and is a graduate of Stanford University. She is married, mother of three and spent 25 years in television journalism. She has been awarded 9 local Emmy awards as well as the Edward R Murrow award. She later became head of communications for Marriott Corporation. She ran for congress in Maryland’s sixth district in the 2016 Democratic Primary. She currently holds the post as Chair of the Maryland Democratic Party.

Ms Matthews said this visit was her 22nd to Maryland’s county Democratic organizations. She said she wanted to take over leadership of the state party to make sure the party understands what went wrong in 2016 and what Democrats must do to appeal to those who turned away from the party. How to do a better job of messaging and to find out what people respond to. She said the party will be doing training to help local committees and clubs do a better job of contacting voters. She said they will be targeting “soft Democrats” who are those who don’t always vote for Democrats and in many cases don’t vote at all.

She said the Democratic party not only must contact voters but also must listen to those voters to get a feel for what they are concerned about and what the party can do to bring those voters back to the party.

She encouraged those who want to get involved to run for Central Committee. “We need younger people, those from high schools and the colleges, and others who are close to their community.”

There was vigorous discussion from the floor.
Johnson thank Ms Matthews for coming.
No further business was before the club and Johnson adjourned the meeting at 8:27.

Submitted by George Harrison, Acting Secretary.

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  1. nonpartisan says

    October 6, 2017 at 9:35 am

    What went wrong? Easy Hillary was a terrible candidate.

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  2. Paperboy says

    October 6, 2017 at 2:01 pm

    Wrong messages and wrong messenger. Cant win a campaign on sheer hate, for both your own party and apposing party

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    • Local Yocal says

      October 6, 2017 at 10:18 pm

      Learn to spell and use punctuation you deplorable!

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  3. Mike Callahan says

    October 6, 2017 at 10:40 pm

    Local Yocal: Learn some civil manners. You got spell check!

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  4. Mike Callahan says

    October 6, 2017 at 10:42 pm

    Local Yocal: Learn some civil manners. You have spellcheck!

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  5. Terrance says

    October 7, 2017 at 9:36 pm

    What went wrong? A lot went wrong at this meeting. First of all, only Cheetos and Cool Ranch Doritos were served. Are salty snacks too much too ask?

    Then the coffee press malfunctioned, and no one could provide a suitable replacement. I must’ve made at least four trips to the water fountain before I got fed up and left.

    C’mon, Dems. Step up your game!

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    • Just a guess says

      October 8, 2017 at 8:45 am

      You went to the wrong meeting. You must have been the idiot who was eating all the snacks at our STD support group meeting. Everyone was horrified when you kept double dipping.

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      • triggerfish says

        October 8, 2017 at 4:19 pm

        We all know what you might get when someone double dips.

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        • biology and math says

          October 8, 2017 at 4:26 pm

          Ya – Patient Zero

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  6. RichieC says

    October 8, 2017 at 3:42 pm

    This thread is as good as any to rant. .

    Rant #1. Clark donates 200 million to UMB. WOW is this the money he allows his thuggish contractors to steal institutionally from their vendors? What a guy!!!!

    Rant #2
    What went wrong? The DNC machine wasn’t able to control the negatives about your candidate. When your candidate is as disconnected as she was…did you really expect illegal voters and propaganda spewed from weaponized agencies of the govt we watched slowly become a surveillance state making the old east German STASI look like a Girl Scout Jamboree, to carry Hillery and the Dem machine across the finish line? . You ask…WHAT WENT WRONG?

    Rant#3

    The Maryland Transportation Authority managed the jfk and rt 40 crossings across the suski river. The toll discount for the Hatem is a major problem. This discount causes the entirety of Interstate traffic crossing the river to use the Hatem bridge. The roads leading to it are 1 lane each way. THIS DISCOUNT WAS NEVER MEANT TO BE A FREE RIDE TO HIGH PAID APG WORKERS AS IT WAS MEANT TO PROVIDE THE CONTINUED COMMUNITY OF THE EAST AND WEST SIDE TOWNS OF THE RIVER AND NOT A FREE RIDE FOR THOSE WHO WANT TO LIVE IN CECIL COUNTY. tThe time has come to ether allow the discount on I95 or resident test for the discount for the hatem toll. The traffic in HDG is horrible as a result of this nonsense.

    SPECIAL NOTE TO WHOEVER PUT THE SPEILCHUCKER IN THE COMMENTS…..AND

    GO DAGGER !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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  7. RichieC says

    October 8, 2017 at 3:57 pm

    Reading this article on the wannabe leader of the dem party in harford county i see the same nonsense from the plantation. The Democratic plantation tries to strongarm ILLEGALS., dreamers, in order to have a captive voting block. This practice is disgusting and is one of the reasons many call the dem machine the “DEM PLANTATION”. The recent action by Trump moves the hands of those who want no legislation on illegal immigration. Lets see if the democrats try to make immigration reform…ill bet they dont…as they need the illegals to be just that…illegal…so they have leverage over them.

    DEMOCRATS NEED TO WAKE UP. !!!!

    GO DAGGER !!!!!!!

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  8. throw them all out R's and D's says

    October 8, 2017 at 4:14 pm

    Rant #1 OK

    Rant #2 Two very bad choices from two very corrupt political parties – the country got screwed

    Rant #3 Basically agree the traffic is outrageous especially APG commuters from PA, DE and NJ

    From MTA

    “You can have up to 4 transponders and 10 two-axle vehicles on your account, allowing you to move the transponders between vehicles.”

    “Transponders CAN be transferred between vehicles.”

    Another alternate solution – special transponder deal only good for legal residents of Harford and Cecil with verified address limit one per vehicle registration.

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  9. RichieC says

    October 8, 2017 at 9:18 pm

    Now we are talking.. By the way…who is the snowflake elitist complaining about the speiling chucker? This ballon head wrote the same post three times…can anyone spell troll?

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    • RichieC says

      October 8, 2017 at 9:20 pm

      GO DAGGER !

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  10. Billy Van says

    October 9, 2017 at 6:31 am

    I vote that they start the “NEW” New Democrat Club; especially since their ideas are so novel!

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  11. We are on to you says

    October 9, 2017 at 8:14 am

    Democratic Playbook:

    #1. Import as many illegals and refugees as possible
    #2. Denounce everything American
    #3. Control the Universities and Media to push their liberal policy
    #4. Eliminate any alternative views with armed protests and violence
    #5. Blame white people for everyone else’s failure to succeed
    #6. Just like ISIS, eliminate any reference to our nations history
    #7. Denounce the constitution
    #8. Call anyone a racist that does not support their agenda
    #9. Eliminate the electoral college
    #10. Forever change the demographic of the United States to place minorities the majority to eliminate the opposing political party.

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    • JR Breeden says

      October 9, 2017 at 8:21 am

      Great Post

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    • RichieC says

      October 9, 2017 at 9:08 am

      The opposition only succedes if there is an ability to threaten …such as deportation.

      GO DAGGER !

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    • SoulCrusher says

      October 9, 2017 at 2:14 pm

      You left out to turn the government into a crime syndicate. You left out allowing the Judiciary to introduce and establish law. You left out using police to act as terrorists for personal and political agendas. You left out gerrymandering entire states to control voting districts. You left out to replace the democracy with socialism. Lastly, you left out taxation of the citizens, while lacking the authority to do so, because the democratic controlled legislature has eliminated the rights guaranteed to us by multiple constitutions….

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