Monthly Archives: June 2019

Marriage Equality – Pride Parades and Legacy Votes

Posted on June 26, 2019 by garyhooser

The Stonewall riots (also referred to as the Stonewall uprising or the Stonewall rebellion) were a series of spontaneous, violent demonstrations by members of the LGBTQ community against a police raid that began in the early morning hours of June … Continue reading →

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Elements of a campaign: Votes – Money -Team

Posted on June 18, 2019 by garyhooser

The 2020 primary election is on August 8, 2020. Next week Thursday the first presidential debates will be held. In June of 2020 the first “absentee ballots” will be mailed out.   For the first time in our history, every … Continue reading →

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Know your policy maker – eyeball to eyeball

Posted on June 12, 2019 by garyhooser

We agreed last week that the most important thing to every politician is to get elected and stay elected.  We also agreed that this is not necessarily a bad thing, and in fact is human nature. And, we agreed there … Continue reading →

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Tell me again, why I should care about politics?

Posted on June 4, 2019 by garyhooser

The short answer is driven by pure unadulterated self interest, which not-so-coincidently is also what drives most political decisions:  “If you don’t do politics, politics will do you.” Politics, policy and government action can add value to your life, and … Continue reading →

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