December 12, 2019
Your Weekly News from the Collin County Democratic Party
Come to the CCDP 2019 Holiday Party with a Latin flare!

Party with fellow Democrats and enjoy a buffet and Salsa band. Attire is holiday festive, and wear your dancing shoes! Some have asked if they can bring their own holiday desserts, cookies, cakes...YES! Bring anything you want for desert.

Where: El Noa Noa , 1915 N Central Expy, Plano, TX 75075 [ Map ]
When: December 21st at 7:00 p.m. - 11:00 p.m.
Tickets: $25 per person donation suggested and cash bar
Buffet: 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM
ADA Accessible!
RSVP Here for tickets and more information.
No Edition of The Rally over the Holidays
NOTICE TO ALL DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATES AND CLUBS: There will be no Rally published on December 26 - the week of Christmas. The last Rally before Christmas week will be published on December 19th. Publicity forms for the December 19th Rally must be received by 5pm on December 16nd. The first Rally after Christmas week will be published on January 2, 2020. Publicity forms for the January 2nd Rally must be received by 5 pm on December 30th. Please plan accordingly. As usual, all publicity requests should be sent via publicity form located at txdp.cc/publicity .
Is It Okay to Cheat to Win? 
by Brenda Willis
For whatever reason, you and your Republican friend, relative, voter, etc. don’t see eye-to-eye. This is completely understandable. However, you’re forced to “play nice” with these folks! 
 
It may seem pretty difficult to find common ground with a person like this but that is what I recently did when I got into it with my mother-in-law (MIL) at dinner. I think my response might have gotten to her – she changed the subject.

 
MIL: “Why is everyone so “up in arms” about Russia? They didn’t have any influence on my vote on Trump. What’s wrong with getting information?   Common ground - She and I both like baseball, so I said:
 
Me: “ Say you and I are on opposing teams in the world series championship game. Before the game, my team manager spoke to someone that made it known that he: a) has never played baseball, b) has no love of baseball, and c) actually might like to do away with baseball.
 
This baseball hater is very willing to give my team some info (that may or may not be true) to help my team win. Oh, by the way, we can pay back the favor some other way, sometime in the future.
 
You, (MIL), as the opposing team, would be upset, right? Like…. who is this guy?  It is NOT okay to cheat to win .  This guy is not playing fair! It’s un-American!
 
We play the game as scheduled and my team wins – was it because of the information my team got? It’s unclear.
 
In the meantime, baseball players/fans are alerted to the fact that my team manager had that talk with that rather shady baseball hater. They are furious that someone who doesn’t love baseball was INVITED to come in and intentionally influence (corrupt?) the game. 
 
And well…I’m just a little ole player on the team that won and I feel kind of weird about it. But we got the win, so I’m willing to overlook it.
 
The bigger picture – baseball/America is now open to outside influencers that we’re pretty sure don’t wish us well.  It is no longer our game!
 
Take Action: call your U.S. Congressman and/or Senator:
 
  • US House District 3: Van Taylor (Plano) 972-202-4150
  • US House District 4: John Ratcliffe (Rockwall) 972-771-0100
  • US House District 32: Colin Allred (Dallas) 972-972-7949
  • US Senior Senator: John Cornyn (Plano) 972-239-1310
  • US Junior Senator: Ted Cruz (Dallas) 214-599-8749

Say (example):  I would like {fill in name of Congressman or Senator} to vote in favor of impeachment. The President has betrayed our Country by asking another country to investigate an American citizen(s) for the President’s political gain. Our elections can never be fair with outside influence!

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Voter Registrar Training December 12th!
If you would like to become deputized as a Volunteer Voter Registrar, sign up for the next training lab being offered by the Collin Elections team.

Date: Thursday, December 12th
Time : 4:00 - 5:00 p.m.
Place: Collin Elections Office, 2010 Redbud, McKinney [ Map ]
Questions? Contact   VDRLead@collindemocrats.org
Note: Deadline to register to vote in the March 3rd primary is February 3rd, 2020!!
Alert: Condition Blue
Register to vote deadline is fast approaching : February 3rd is the deadline to register to vote for the Texas Primary on Tuesday, March 3 rd . Early voting starts Tues., Feb 18 th and continues through Fri., Feb 28 th . If you or someone you know needs to register, get in touch with your Voter Registrar today vdrlead@collindemocrats.org . 
Ann Richards Dinner 2020 "All Hands Meeting"
The Ann Richards Dinner (ARD2020) is in full planning mode and the Co-Chairs have much exciting news to share! If you would like to join one of our working groups or are interested in finding out how you can help make ARD2020 a huge success and want to have some fun, please plan to attend the " All Hands Meeting " on Thursday, December 19th at 6:30 p.m. at the CCDP Office. The office is located at 1915 N. Central Expressway, Suite 150, Plano, TX 75075 [ Map ].

If you can't attend, but are still interested in joining the ARD2020 Dream Team, please let us know by either calling the office at 972-578-1483 or emailing ard2020chairs@collindemocrats.org .
We’re Hiring Polling Place Workers!
The 2020 Collin County Democratic Primary is shaping up to be the largest ever, both in numbers of candidates and numbers of voters. To serve those voters, we need the largest ever numbers of people working in our polling places. These are paid positions. Pay ranges from $10 to $12 per hour , depending on your role and the day.

We need to staff 35 Early Voting locations February 18th-28th (including the February 22nd-23rd weekend) and 63 locations on Election Day, March 3rd . We are particularly in need of folks who can step up to serve as polling place Judges or Alternate Judges on March 3rd.

If you can take a day off work or are otherwise available, please contact the Collin County Democratic Party Primary Administration team at 469-609-0539 or   elections@collindemocrats.org . Our Judge and Alternate Judge appointment list needs to be completed by December 11, so please contact us right away.
Election Administration Volunteers Needed
Would you like to be engaged in the coming record-breaking Collin County Democratic Primary? We need volunteers who will work with party staff in administering the March 3 Primary and May 26 Runoff Elections . Activities will include recruiting election workers, processing candidate filing petitions, double-checking ballot proofs, scheduling training, answering questions from workers and voters, supporting the district or county conventions and a myriad of other tasks.

Please respond if you can contribute 2 or 20 hours per week (or anything in between). Particularly welcome will be people who can be “on call” for peak workloads, such as receipt of multiple candidate petitions or quick turnaround ballot proofing.

Work will begin this November and continue through June of 2020.

Election administration volunteers may also become paid polling place workers when voting is underway. Volunteers may get preference for some of the better 2020 polling place assignments as well as build qualifications for applying for paid administration work in the 2022 or future cycles.

If you can serve or have questions, please contact party elections administration at elections@collindemocrats.org .
Collin County Campaign Events
Sean McCaffity Joins Liberally Drinking McKinney
What: Sean McCaffity , candidate for US Congress TX-3 at Liberally Drinking McKinney
When: Friday , December 20, 2019, 6:30 p.m.
Where: Mellow Mushroom - 218 E Louisiana St, McKinney [ Map]
RSVP: Email
Other Upcoming Events
McKinney Parade of Lights
What: Come enjoy the beautiful McKinney downtown lit up with the festive parade floats, listen to marching bands, and support the Democratic party. Wear your favorite holiday attire, your favorite candidate t-shirt, or your Democratic apparel.
Where: 111 N Tennessee St. McKinney, TX 75069 [ Map ]
When: Saturday, December 14, 6:00 p.m.
RSVP: Here
Yes, We Can Talk Politics
Drinking Liberally and Living Liberally are informal, inclusive progressive social groups. Raise your spirits while you raise your glass, and share ideas while you share a pitcher. Drinking Liberally gives like-minded, left-leaning individuals a place to talk politics. You don't need to be a policy expert and this isn't a book club - just come and learn from peers, trade jokes, vent frustration and hang out in an environment where it's not taboo to talk politics.

Plano - Rugby House Pub
When: Friday, December 13, 6:30 - 8:30 p.m.
Where: 8604 Preston Rd #100, Plano [ Map ]

When: Friday , December 13 , 6:30 - 8:30 p.m.
Where: 2600 W, FM 544, Wylie [ Map ]

McKinney -  Mellow Mushroom
When:  Friday, December 20 , 6:30 - 8:30 p.m.
Where: 218 E Louisiana St, McKinney [ Map ]
Why: Sean McCaffity - candidate for US Congress TX-3 will be joining us.

Allen - Cafe Del Rio
When: Friday, January 3 , 6:30 - 8:30 p.m.
Where: 401 Central Expy S, Allen [ Map ]

Frisco/Little Elm - The British Lion Pub
When: Friday, January 3 , 5:30 - 7:30 p.m.
Where: 5454 Main St #123, Frisco [ Map ]

While drinking liberally, always remember to drink responsibly, and make liberal use of designated drivers. Drinking and driving is reckless and irresponsible, like a neocon war or corporatist tax cut. Liberals, don't do it!