Most of the Democratic clubs in Carbon County hold no meetings during the summer. The Lehighton Area Democratic Club is meeting in August, but the CCDC, the Palmerton Club, and the Executive Board of the County Party are all skipping July and August meetings.
I think this is a mistake. I don’t know what the County Republicans or the 9/12 rightists are doing, and frankly, I don’t much care, but I think two months in this election year are too important to skip. True, each of the aforementioned Demo groups is holding a picnic and staffing a booth at the fair, but you can’t plan strategy at a picnic or the fair booth.
Nonetheless, the Party will remain active. The Headquarters at 110 S. First Street in Lehighton will remain open at least three days a week--more by July. We will run voter registration and ID assistance out of the HQ, and we will continue to recruit volunteers and supporters.
The Republicans will have more money. They are already trying to suppress Democratic turnout. They will go dirty. We have five months until election to counter them, and we will need all five.
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