Events

Central & Executive Committee Meeting
The April Meeting of the Central & Executive Committee of the Fairfield County Democratic Party is Thursday Aplril 22nd at 7PM. It will be a ZOOM Meeting. Note this is the 4th Thursday!
Event Details  ·  Apr 22, 2021

Primary Election
Primary Election
Event Details  ·  May 4, 2021

Executive Committee Meeting
The May Meeting of the Executive Committee of the Fairfield County Democratic Party is Thursday May 20th at 7PM. It will be a ZOOM Meeting.
Event Details  ·  May 20, 2021

Non Partisan filing deadline
Filing deadline for non-partisan offices.
Aug 4, 2021

General Election
November General Election
Event Details  ·  Nov 2, 2021

News Articles

News Roundup: Congress was 'target' on Jan. 6; more Republican woes; more Gaetz revelations
In the news today: A new watchdog report finds that officials knew in advance that Congress itself was the "target" of Jan. 6 insurrectionists. The Republican Party continues to ponder retaliation against corporate critics. It's a day that ends in "y", and that means newly uncovered details...
News Item  ·  5 DailyKos Headlines  ·  Apr 15, 2021  

A terrible disease, children at risk, and a promising treatment that's about to vanish: Part I
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has a specific classification for what is known as a “rare pediatric disease.” Every condition that meets that designation is, by definition, horrible. These are the diseases that most families are blissfully unaware of, while for...
News Item  ·  5 DailyKos Headlines  ·  Apr 15, 2021  

Geraldo Loses His Mind at Dan Bongino: ‘You Son of a Bitch! You Punk!’
Fox NewsThe moment Sean Hannity brought Geraldo Rivera and Dan Bongino onto his Fox News show Wednesday night, everyone watching knew that the sole purpose of the segment was to watch the two Fox pundits fight.And they did not disappoint, as the bickering pair immediately engaged in a...
News Item  ·  Daily Beast  ·  Apr 15, 2021  

Inside the Battle to Run CBS News
Photo Illustration by The Daily Beast/GettyABC News’ Wednesday announcement of the historic appointment of former top CBS News executive Kim Godwin as the first Black woman, indeed the first woman, to lead the Disney-owned network’s news division was the initial step in an unprecedented game...
News Item  ·  Daily Beast  ·  Apr 15, 2021  

Far-Right Extremism Has Become One of the Intelligence Community’s Rising Threats
When the US intelligence community last released its public assessment of global threats at the beginning of 2019, white supremacism was barely mentioned. The 42-page report devoted one note about “ethno-supremacist” violence in the context of its threat in Europe, not the United...
News Item  ·  Mother Jones Politics  ·  Apr 14, 2021  

Why Puerto Rico Statehood Is So Much More Complicated Than It Is for DC
As the partisan bias of the Senate, which favors sparsely populated states with overwhelmingly white populations, has been more broadly recognized, statehood for the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico has become a rallying cry for Democratic activists. The Democratic-controlled House of...
News Item  ·  Mother Jones Politics  ·  Apr 14, 2021  

Coinbase Went Public. What—and Why—Is Coinbase?
A cryptocurrency company is now worth $85.8 billion. Yes, there are some things you should know.
News Item  ·  Slate  ·  Apr 15, 2021  

As a Former Star Comes Out as Gay, The Bachelor’s Retrograde Heterosexual Theater Takes a New, Nasty Blow 
Colton Underwood's entire season was explicitly about his "secret."
News Item  ·  Slate  ·  Apr 15, 2021  

The US Is a Mass-Killing Machine
Tom Engelhardt What do you get when endless wars meet mass shootings? The United States of America. The post The US Is a Mass-Killing Machine appeared first on The Nation.
News Item  ·  The Nation  ·  Apr 14, 2021  

How to Lose a Union Drive
Mike Gecan The failed campaign to organize Amazon workers in Bessemer, Ala., holds key lessons. Whether organizers learn them is another matter. The post How to Lose a Union Drive appeared first on The Nation.
News Item  ·  The Nation  ·  Apr 14, 2021  

Judge rules Capitol rioter who tried to flee to Switzerland be jailed before trial
A man charged with allegedly beating police officers during the Capitol riot will be jailed before trial after he tried to flee to Switzerland, according to ...
News Item  ·  The Hill  ·  Apr 15, 2021  

Bernie Sanders says he disagrees with Tlaib's call for 'no more police'
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) said on Wednesday that he did not agree with fellow progressive Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) who called for "no more policing, incarceration, and militarization" following the fatal polic...
News Item  ·  The Hill  ·  Apr 15, 2021