Jack Alford
What Now?
As I write this, election results are still being counted in mostly western states. While the Senate race in Georgia is headed for a...
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Jack Alford
- Nov 9
- 2 min
Election Results
After months of voter education and get-out-the-vote efforts by North Shore Democrats, the election is finally over. And now that most...
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Jack Alford
- Nov 2
- 1 min
Should I be Depressed About Election Poll Results?
In a Washington Post opinion piece entitled "4 Reasons to be Skeptical About Election Polling Results," Jennifer Rubin lays out, well, 4...
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Jack Alford
- Nov 1
- 2 min
Republican Lies About The Border, Immigrants, and Fentanyl
The October 31 issue of the Austin American-Statesman contained a Politifact article entitled "GOP misleads voters in fentanyl ads." The...
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Jack Alford
- Oct 28
- 1 min
Is the Texas Power Grid Really Fixed?
The Austin American-Statesman recently published an article about a report on the health of our grid. The Federal Energy Regulatory...
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Jack Alford
- Oct 22
- 1 min
"Tax and Spend Democrats" Cut Budget Deficit in Half
I have been hearing Republicans rail about the "tax and spend" Democrats for as long as I can remember. But what the actual numbers show...
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Jack Alford
- Oct 17
- 2 min
An App to Remind Your Contacts to Vote Blue
I'm too old and married to have any experience using Tinder or other dating apps. But I get that it's easy to "swipe left" or "swipe...
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jjcarney100team
- Oct 7
- 1 min
Democracy is at stake in November!
299 Republican candidates for the House, Senate, and important state offices are election deniers, and 174 of them are running in...
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Jack Alford
- Oct 4
- 1 min
Lago Vista City Council -- Meet the Candidates Night
Mark your calendar! North Lake Travis Chamber of Commerce is inviting all Lago Vista City Council candidates to a Meet the Candidates...
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Jack Alford
- Sep 30
- 1 min
Texas Governor's Debate Tonight!
The only debate between Beto O'Rourke and Greg Abbott is TONIGHT (September 30) at 7:00 PM. You can watch the debate on KXAN-TV or...
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Jack Alford
- Sep 18
- 2 min
Notes from Beto on the Campaign Trail -- 9/18
From Greenville in Hunt County — where we filled the school gym to its 500-person capacity only to find more than 300 additional...
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Jack Alford
- Aug 31
- 1 min
Robert Reich on "The Second Biggest Republican Lie"
Are 87,000 IRS agents "coming for you?"
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North Shore Democrats
- Aug 23
- 1 min
$1.6 Billion Tax Free to Buy Influence for the Right Wing!
Breaking story about “dark money” and how multi-billionaire Barre Seid just made the largest known single donation to a political...
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North Shore Democrats
- Aug 17
- 1 min
"Sleepy Joe" is actually having a pretty good year!
April – President Biden appointed the first Black woman to the Supreme Court. June – He signed the first meaningful gun reform...
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Joan Carney
- Aug 9
- 1 min
Coming soon!
The North Shore Democrats of Travis County are starting a blog! Check back soon for new blog posts.
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