{"id":2123,"date":"2014-08-04T13:20:12","date_gmt":"2014-08-04T18:20:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/napervilledemocrats.org\/ntdo\/?p=2123"},"modified":"2014-08-04T13:24:16","modified_gmt":"2014-08-04T18:24:16","slug":"precinct-committee-preparedness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/napervilledemocrats.org\/ntdo\/precinct-committee-preparedness\/","title":{"rendered":"Precinct Committee Preparedness"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"mailto:dianne@napervilledemocrats.org\">NTDO Chair Dianne McGuire<\/a> provides this superb write-up of last week&#8217;s meeting:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/napervilledemocrats.org\/ntdo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/votedemocrat.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2128\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/napervilledemocrats.org\/ntdo\/precinct-committee-preparedness\/votedemocrat\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/napervilledemocrats.org\/ntdo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/votedemocrat.jpg?fit=296%2C170&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"296,170\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"votedemocrat\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/napervilledemocrats.org\/ntdo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/votedemocrat.jpg?fit=296%2C170&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignright wp-image-2128 \" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/napervilledemocrats.org\/ntdo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/votedemocrat.jpg?resize=179%2C103\" alt=\"votedemocrat\" width=\"179\" height=\"103\" \/><\/a>The Naperville Township Democratic Organization hosted ten candidates or their representatives at their most recent meeting held on July 31 at the Naperville Municipal Center. The evite invitation was titled: \u201cA Little Shoeleather Goes a Long Way!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Either present or represented by staff were the following candidates:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Senator <strong>Richard Durbin<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Congressman <strong>Bill Foster<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Governor <strong>Pat Quinn<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Bob Peickert<\/strong>&#8230;.Candidate, DuPage County Board Chair<\/li>\n<li><strong>Mike Quiroz<\/strong>&#8230;.Candidates, DuPage County Sheriff<\/li>\n<li><strong>Shannon Burns<\/strong>&#8230;..Candidate for Forest Preserve, District 6 (incumbent)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Laurie Nowak<\/strong>&#8230;&#8230;..Candidate for DuPage County Board, District 6, (incumbent)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Regina Brent<\/strong>&#8230;&#8230;..Candidate for DuPage County Board, District 5<\/li>\n<li><strong>Stephanie Kifowit<\/strong>&#8230;.Candidate for State Rep, District 84 (incumbent)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Ed Agustin<\/strong>&#8230;.Candidate for State Rep, District 41<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Each briefly addressed the nearly 50 supporters present, in some cases highlighting their accomplishments as an office holder and in\u00a0others outlining their positions on various key issues.<\/p>\n<p>Following a PowerPoint presentation by the officers of the NTDO and the distribution of a new NTDO Handbook for PC\u2019s and Volunteers highlighting \u201cbest practices\u201d for voter contact and getting out the vote, participants were encouraged to visit with the various candidates or their representatives and to volunteer their help. Tantalized with sweet treats (think \u201cpotato chip cookies\u201d) to BBQ meatballs, participants made their way from table to table.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2124\" style=\"width: 160px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/napervilledemocrats.org\/ntdo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/teaparty.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2124\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/napervilledemocrats.org\/ntdo\/precinct-committee-preparedness\/teaparty\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/napervilledemocrats.org\/ntdo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/teaparty.jpg?fit=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"800,600\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"teaparty\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/napervilledemocrats.org\/ntdo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/teaparty.jpg?fit=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2124\" class=\"wp-image-2124 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/napervilledemocrats.org\/ntdo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/teaparty-150x150.jpg?resize=150%2C150\" alt=\"teaparty\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/napervilledemocrats.org\/ntdo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/teaparty.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/napervilledemocrats.org\/ntdo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/teaparty.jpg?resize=50%2C50&amp;ssl=1 50w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/napervilledemocrats.org\/ntdo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/teaparty.jpg?zoom=2&amp;resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/napervilledemocrats.org\/ntdo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/teaparty.jpg?zoom=3&amp;resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2124\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Will drop-off voters\u00a0stay home and give Tea Party lunatics another bite at the apple in 2014?<\/p><\/div>\n<p>By the end of the meeting, all candidates found new supporters to help them in the Naperville township area as they go after the elusive <strong>\u201cdrop off\u201d voters<\/strong>, the voters who turn out for the general elections in presidential years, but often sit out the midterm elections. 2010 was just such a year! The results are with us yet today, as we view a Congress dominated by the far right, committed to obstructionism and not much else! If we want to assure that our nation continues to move in a progressive direction, it is vitally important that we ALL vote in 2014!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Of special note<\/strong>: September 21 will be a very exciting day for the NTDO! <strong>Lisa Madigan, Attorney General for the State of Illinois<\/strong>, will be our Guest of Honor at our annual fundraiser, a cocktail hour reception at Sullivan\u2019s which will be held from 4-6 PM&#8230;So put it on your calendar now!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<!-- sktbuilder starter --><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/napervilledemocrats.org\/ntdo\/wp-content\/plugins\/skt-builder\/sktbuilder\/sktbuilder-frontend-starter.js\"><\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/napervilledemocrats.org\/ntdo\/wp-content\/plugins\/skt-builder\/sktbuilder-wordpress-driver.js\"><\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> var starter = new SktbuilderStarter({\"mode\": \"prod\", \"skip\":[\"jquery\",\"underscore\",\"backbone\"],\"sktbuilderUrl\": \"https:\/\/napervilledemocrats.org\/ntdo\/wp-content\/plugins\/skt-builder\/sktbuilder\/\", \"driver\": new SktbuilderWordpressDriver({\"ajaxUrl\": \"https:\/\/napervilledemocrats.org\/ntdo\/wp-admin\/admin-ajax.php\", \"iframeUrl\": \"https:\/\/napervilledemocrats.org\/ntdo\/precinct-committee-preparedness\/?sktbuilder=true\", \"pageId\": 2123,  \"nonce\": \"7ca83600d7\", \"pages\": [{\"title\":\"NTD Officers\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/napervilledemocrats.org\\\/ntdo\\\/wp-admin\\\/post.php?post=475&action=sktbuilder\"},{\"title\":\"2022 Election\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/napervilledemocrats.org\\\/ntdo\\\/wp-admin\\\/post.php?post=11490&action=sktbuilder\"}], \"page\": \"Precinct Committee Preparedness\" }) });<\/script><!-- end sktbuilder starter -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NTDO Chair Dianne McGuire provides this superb write-up of last week&#8217;s meeting: The Naperville Township Democratic Organization hosted ten candidates or their representatives at their most recent meeting held on<br \/><a class=\"moretag\" href=\"https:\/\/napervilledemocrats.org\/ntdo\/precinct-committee-preparedness\/\">+ Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2128,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1],"tags":[26,24,19,110],"class_list":["post-2123","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-agustin","tag-extremist-gop-2","tag-foster-2","tag-quinn"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/napervilledemocrats.org\/ntdo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/votedemocrat.jpg?fit=296%2C170&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2BzCg-yf","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/napervilledemocrats.org\/ntdo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2123","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/napervilledemocrats.org\/ntdo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/napervilledemocrats.org\/ntdo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/napervilledemocrats.org\/ntdo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/napervilledemocrats.org\/ntdo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2123"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/napervilledemocrats.org\/ntdo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2123\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2130,"href":"https:\/\/napervilledemocrats.org\/ntdo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2123\/revisions\/2130"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/napervilledemocrats.org\/ntdo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2128"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/napervilledemocrats.org\/ntdo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2123"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/napervilledemocrats.org\/ntdo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2123"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/napervilledemocrats.org\/ntdo\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2123"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}