Dallas County Democrats
Gore News Archive

This site is an ARCHIVE of the website used for the Dallas County Democratic Party from 2000 to May of 2002, and which was built by the then Chair Bill Howell. Though some information here will be relevant through the 2002 elections, other pages here are of interest for history or research. For the latest updated news about the Dallas County Democratic Party, see their own website at www.dallasdemocrats.org.

Local news of the Gore-Lieberman campaign from Ken Molberg, Dallas County Co-Chair, Texans For Gore/Lieberman. Get on the local Gore/Lieberman email list by sending an email to [email protected]

This page is an archive of previous updates. For the current and most recent updates, see Gore News.

October 29, 2000 update:

The time is now to pull out all the stops in our efforts to elect Al Gore, Joe Lieberman, and their fellow Democrats. The presidential race is extremely close. The good news today is that several swing states appear to be moving back in our direction. We are also buoyed by several prominent newspaper endorsements in key areas. Excerpts from some of them are set out below.

Volunteers Needed

For those of you who can volunteer from now through Election Day, Nov. 7th, and who have not been plugged into a project, please send an e-mail to me at [email protected]. If you can phone, walk or drive voters to the polls in Dallas County--and you don't yet have an assignment--let us know and tell us what you can do. Your help is needed. For the lawyers on the list, if you currently have no assignments for Election Day, please let me know if you are available for the Dallas County legal team and I will give you the details.

Early Voting

In-person early voting continues through Friday, Nov. 3. Again, we urge you to vote early and encourage your fellow Gore-Lieberman supporters to do the same. To find the times and locations of early voting in your county for the Nov. 7 election, click on the following:

Dallas County

Tarrant County (click on the early voting locations tab)

Collin County

Denton County

Travis County

October 27, 2000 update:

The Texans for Gore-Lieberman Campaign, under the auspices of, and together with, the Dallas County Democratic Party and it's finance council, invite you to a

2000 ELECTION NIGHT VICTORY PARTY

Join with us and our candidates and elected officials to have fun watching the election returns with other good Democrats from Dallas and the surrounding area. Come see Al Gore and Joe Lieberman vanquish the opposition! Here's the info:

Tuesday, November 7, 2000, 7-11 p.m.

CITYPLACE CENTER

2711 North Haskell Ave. (at North Central Expressway),

First Floor, Dallas, Texas

$10 PER PERSON / Cash Bar

(Sustaining Members $5, Fostering Members Free, Finance Council and guests Free)

Free Garage Parking (Entrance on Weldon)

Please help support this event.

Become a:

Host $400

Patron $250

Sponsor $100

You will be listed in the program and you and your guests admitted free. For more information, call the Dallas County Democratic Party at 214-821-8331.

DIRECTIONS:

From North Central Expwy., take the HASKELL exit, go east on Haskell, take the first right onto WELDON, enter GARAGE RAMP # 5. Park in Garage C, and take the elevator to Concourse Level (C). Enter through the revolving door and take the Lobby Elevator to Ground Level.

Thanks to Lisa Payne, Gore-Lieberman Co-Chair and State Democratic Committeewoman from the 9th Senatorial District, for coordinating (doing the work on) this event.

Ken Molberg

October 25, 2000 update:

This morning I spoke at length with long-time Gore supporter and noted Dallas attorney Fred Baron who had just returned from a series of meetings and visits in Nashville. After conferring with many of the Gore-Lieberman campaign higher-ups and the vice president, Fred's report is very encouraging, and we have seen this reflected in the polls in the last 48 hours. I pointed out the CNN/USA Today/Gallup Poll last evening. Since then, Reuters (Zogby) has released a poll showing us with a three-point lead. See this. The Pew Research Center shows the race dead even. See this. There is no question, however, that the "Nader factor" is playing into the Republicans' hands, particularly in Michigan, Washington, Wisconsin, Minnesota, and Oregon.

Take Action: What can be done? Once again, we prevail upon you to take a moment to write a letter to one or two newspapers in those states listed above, showing your support for Gore and telling the truth about Bush, particularly on issues of the environment and choice. And again, the link to the newspaper directory is found at this. Here are some links you can follow to get a better picture of the situation:

Gore Visit Highlights Struggle with the Nader Factor

Gloria Steinem Warns Oregonians Against Nader Vote

Nader Is Poised to Play Spoiler

Nader's Groovy Night Out

It's Turn-out: This election is coming down to voter turn-out--even more so than usual. And that means Democratic turn-out! The more registered voters who turn out to vote nationwide, the more likely is victory. To see the math, look at this. Maximizing voter turn-out in Democratic areas is the key, not only for Gore-Lieberman, but for all Democrats on the ticket.

Good Reading: To help you convince those undecideds and to "up" our turn-out, take a look at the following. These links will also help you in your letter writing effort. Pass them along.

Molly Ivins: Surely this has to be a bad Bush dream

Michael Kinsley: The Emperor's New Brain

Robert Scheer: Beware of Bush; He's Not What He Seems

David Nyhan: 'What's not to like' you say?

A Sad Note: Dallas County Democratic Precinct Chair J.P. Joyce of the Oak Lawn area died last evening. J.P. was a Democratic stalwart for many years, and he had been heavily involved in the Gore-Lieberman campaign and the campaigns of other fine Democrats. Say a prayer for him. We will truly miss J.P.

Volunteers: Please let us hear from those of you who are available for driving voters to the polls, walking and phoning between now and election day and on election day.

Thanks, Etc.: Once again, thanks to the many of you who have just not stopped in this effort. A particular thanks to Dallas County Chairman Bill Howell who regularly transmits these updates and posts them on the Party's web site. See this. Equal thanks to Rockwall Chairman John Duke and Web Master Becky Brock who get the message out to the Rockwall folks and to others, as well. And,of course, to all of you who transmit this information to your own lists, including the Stonewall Democrats, you have our gratitude. Through the efforts of all of you, we will win this race. Thanks also to my other co-chairs, and particularly Theresa Daniel, the State Democratic Executive Committeewoman from Texas' 16th Senatorial District.

We are currently out of yard signs, but we have hopes of obtaining more (though not many). If so, they will be placed at the Dallas County Democratic Party Office. Be sure and call before you head over. There are still some bumper stickers and buttons available.

For those of you who have asked about the Victory Party for Dallas County and the surrounding area, it's in the works. State Committeewoman Lisa Payne is undertaking this project even as I write. We'll let you know more when things are firmed up.

Finally, there is a group of civil rights and employee advocates and attorneys who are signing onto a petition in support of Al Gore and Joe Lieberman. Once completed, the petition and a news release will be distributed to the media. This petition discusses Bush's Texas record on issues of civil and employee rights. If you fit this description (e.g. a lawyer who does civil rights work, an advocate for the NAACP, AARP, etc.) and wish to have your name included, please contact Bill Isbell .

Don't forget to vote early!

October 24, 2000 update:

There are but two weeks left in what appears to be the closest presidential election in four decades. All polls now show insignificant differences between the candidates. For example, the Gallup/CNN/USA Today Poll, which showed an 11- point lead for Bush two days ago shows a one-point Gore lead as of a few minutes ago. See this. What we do now can and will make a difference.

Many of you have taken the opportunity to write letters to the editor, and a number of your letters have been published. Notably, some members of this list, including Sharon Barbosa and Janette Johnson (and perhaps someone else I have missed), had letters published in the Dallas Morning News' print and cyber editions today. See this and this. I also know that another of Janette's letters will soon appear in a paper in Pennsylvania, which is extremely helpful. Good work! Please keep writing those letters to Missouri, Pennsylvania, Oregon, Washington, Florida, Wisconsin, Michigan, Arkansas, Iowa, West Virginia and Illinois. To find a paper, go to this and write your heart out. You, a Texan, can fully and most credibly transmit the truth about George Bush to the voters outside this state. For some good information, see this and this. For a timely story about the truth in Texas education, see this.

And what about those so-called Democrats from Texas who are on the so-called "Truth Squad" for Bush. Read about two of them--Hugo Berlanga and Sandy Kress--here and here. Do you get some idea what a Bush administration would be like?

I voted early today, and many of you have written to say you have voted early, too. Mark Coomes of Denton County wrote shortly after the early voting polls opened yesterday to say that he had voted. Please take yourselves and as many of your fellow Gore-Lieberman supporters as possible to the polls during the early voting period. For the times and locations in Dallas County, click on this. For Tarrant County, click on this.

In the coming days, the Texans for Gore-Lieberman Committee will be asking you to volunteer in various ways to help turn out our vote. Much of this will consist of giving your time to other Democratic candidates in programs that will maximize our vote. In the meantime, keep doing what you're doing--writing, e-mailing, calling, walking--and a little bit more. Thanks to all of you.

On to victory,

Ken Molberg

October 22, 2000 update:

Dear Gore-Lieberman Supporters:

I just wanted to let you know that I and several others on the list had the opportunity to visit briefly with Vice President Gore this morning while he was in Dallas for the dedication of Rev. T.D. Jake's famous Potter's House on West Kiest Boulevard. The vice president wanted me to use this list today to express his sincere appreciation to those of you who have labored so hard on his and Joe Lieberman's behalf--recognizing that Texas is a difficult electoral venue. He knows this race is close, and he wanted me to urge each one of you to do whatever you can to help him and the other Democrats on the ballot. He is dedicated to victory on Nov. 7. We specifically spoke of the misrepresentations made by the Republican candidate relating to child health care, a patient's bill of rights, and hate crimes legislation in Texas. I told him he would be proud if he could have seen some of the things we've accomplished in Bush and Cheney's "hometown." He was pleased by this, of course. The vice president looked rested and ready to carry the battle to the Republicans in the closing days of the campaign.

Along those lines, remember that early voting starts tomorrow, October 23. I have previously sent information about polling locations. If you need me to resend it, let me know. Please go vote and take some supporters with you!

Today and within the last couple of days, we received some major newspaper endorsements, including those of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch , the Akron Beacon Journal , the Eugene (Ore.) Register Guard , the Washington Post, the Detroit Free Press , Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minn. Star Tribune, and others.

Tom Blackwell forwarded me the following link. I would ask you all to click on that link and read Charlton Heston's words a few days ago. You can judge a candidate by the company he keeps, like Heston, Bob Jones, Reyn Archer, Tom DeLay, Trent Lott, Jesse Helms, Strom Thurmond, Newt Gingrich, etc. Click here.

Finally, and along those lines, you should see some of the harassing e-mails I get as the moderator of this list. Evidently, some of our messages are forwarded to a few nutcases who have nothing better to do than to sit around trying to harass people. One guy regularly spams half of the U.S. Senate when he responds to me. I kind of enjoy it. It lets me know what kind of people Gov. Bush attracts.

Thanks to all of you, and on to victory. Vote Tomorrow.

Ken Molberg

October 21, 2000 update:

Thanks! With your help today in Dallas County we stuffed, sealed, stamped and mailed more than 27,000 individualized pieces of mail to targeted voters in the county, supporting Gore-Lieberman and many other fine Democrats! Without the firm commitment of the many of you who volunteered, we could not have completed this task in such a short time.

A big "thanks" also goes to Shannon Bailey, Theresa Daniel, Janice Mattox, Gary Fitzsimmons, and a handful of other valiant workers who spearheaded this successful effort. And "thanks" to Chairman Bill Howell and the Democratic Party Office for their support.

A couple of more items of information:

Candidate Debate: The Dallas Northeast Chamber of Commerce is sponsoring a Candidates Forum on Monday, October 23, beginning at 7 p.m. at the Lake Highlands United Methodist Church, 9015 Plano Road at McCree. Here is the Mapquest site to obtain driving directions. Present will be our candidates Regina Montoya Coggins, David Cain and Harryette Ehrhardt, and their Republican opponents. For those of you who can, please show up and support our candidates!

Letter Writing: Keep that letter writing campaign going to swing states. Let me suggest Wisconsin, Florida, Michigan, Iowa, Arkansas, Oregon and Washington. Today, John Ticnor told me he had been successful in getting published in one of the major Florida papers. To find the major papers in the states, go to this site. For some good resource information for your letters, see this. We Texans can best tell the rest of the country about George Bush. Tomorrow, the Dallas Morning News will endorse George Bush. See this. Of course, this comes as no surprise. I would, however, urge some of you to pen a letter to the editor telling the paper what you think. Go to DMN Letters.

Early Voting--In Person and by Mail: Early voting in person begins Monday, October 23, and goes through Friday November 3. Check with your county election officials for times and locations of early voting. For those in Dallas, go to the Dallas County Democratic Party web site. Please vote early so you can be available on election day for other projects.

The voting-by-mail process is also underway for those who qualify. If you need assistance in any regard (such as obtaining a mail ballot because of age, disability or expected absence from the county), contact your local voting officials. You may find the name and number of your local elections person here.

An application for a mail ballot has now either been removed or made essentially inaccessible on the Secretary of State's Web Site. Thus, I recommend going to the Dallas County site if you wish to print off the form and send it in to your county's voting authority. Remember, the mail ballot application must be received by October 31--but don't wait that long. Return the completed form to the elections administrator of your voting county, as indicated in the previous links. As an alternative (or if you are not able to print the form), you may request that the secretary of state send you a mail ballot application by clicking on this link.

Etc.: For a good newspaper column about our governor, go to this. For some good reading and a great link to pass onto your friends who may be undecided, see this.

Quote for the day: "Nothing in the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity." --Martin Luther King Jr.

On to victory on November 7,

Ken Molberg

October 20, 2000 update:

Don't forget the massive Get-Out-the-Vote mailing tomorrow, Saturday, October 21, 2000, at the CWA Hall, 1408 N. Washington (at Bryan) in Dallas. This is a hugely important undertaking. This project will begin at 9 a.m. Please come help fold, stuff, seal and stamp. We can't get this done without you. If you need driving directions, please click on this.

The Zogby Poll today shows the race dead even, while other polls show us a few points behind. See this one. What we do now can help determine the outcome.

For those of you with undecided friends--particularly in battleground states--I suggest that you send Molly Ivins' most recent column to them. That Bush lied to the American people during the last debate is indisputable.

See you tomorrow!

Ken Molberg

October 16, 2000 update:

Please try to attend the final Debate Watch Party of the campaign tomorrow, October 17, 2000, at the Flying Saucer, 1520 Lower Greenville Avenue in Dallas, beginning at 7:15 p.m.. We'll have some yard signs, bumper stickers and buttons--as long as they last. Snacks and a cash bar. Bring a friend.

Come show that there are plenty of Gore-Lieberman supporters in Texas. We not only have the best-qualified ticket, we happen to know the opposition well. For some good reading and a great link to pass onto your friends who may be undecided, see www.georgebush2000.com.

See you there!

Ken Molberg

October 15, 2000 update:

DON'T FORGET!!!

For those of you in the Dallas area, don't forget the Debate Watch Party on Tuesday, October 17, 2000, at 7:15 p.m. at the Flying Saucer Draught Emporium, 1520 (Lower) Greenville Avenue in Dallas, one block south of Ross. We want to have a great showing for the third and final debate between Vice President Al Gore and the other fella. Snacks will be furnished, thanks to our steadfast supporters at the Saucer. It's a cash bar. For a map, click here. For more information, call the Dallas Gore-Lieberman line at 214-821-4773.

Yes, for those many of you who have asked: WE WILL HAVE YARD SIGNS. We completed several hundred October 15th. A big, big "thanks" to those who helped, including the young and enthusiastic Grant Frankfurt.

Local-area candidates: You are welcome and encouraged to attend. Our last debate watch was a real blowout, so come and be introduced and let these fine Gore-Lieberman supporters know who you are.

RSVP's are not necessary for this event, but it would help for those of you who know you are coming to send me a return e-mail. Also, if you can help volunteer to set up and staff the entry tables, let me know. I will forward your e-mail to Theresa Daniel, one of my fellow co-chairs of the campaign, who helped make the first debate watch a tremendous success.

For those of you with lists, please transmit this information. Thanks.

OTHER IMPORTANT INFORMATION

Volunteers: If you can volunteer on the Gore-Lieberman phone line for an hour or two during the week, please let me know. We have some spaces available. Thanks so much to those of you who have been helping out. As you know, this is a volunteer effort, and you're real troopers.

Letter Writers: Keep writing your letters. Let me suggest Wisconsin, Florida, Missouri, Iowa, Arkansas, Ohio, West Virginia, Pennsylvania, New Mexico, Oregon and Washington. To find the major papers there, go here. For some good resource information for your letters, see this .

The Campaign: There is no doubt that this race is close. See this and this. We can make a difference. The way we do it is by sending the message to voters in swing states--telling them what the real George Bush is about. The second way is to enhance the Democratic turnout for our local candidates, through phoning, walking and mailing. The more Democrats we can turn out, the higher our numbers will be for all of our candidates, including Al Gore and Joe Lieberman. Please help those local candidates turn out the vote. Call your local Democratic Party Office and you will be provided with the appropriate information. Also, stay tuned here for important information coming in the next several days about a major mailing we will be doing out of Dallas to "up" our turnout.

Voting: Once again, don't forget that in-person early voting starts Monday, October 23. Also, the voting-by-mail process is already taking place. If you need assistance in any regard (such as obtaining a mail ballot because of age, disability or expected absence from the county), contact your local voting officials. You may find the name and number of your local elections person here. (Note that these are new links from those previously provided to you. Why the Bush's Secretary of State changed them right before the election is anyone's guess.)

An application for a mail ballot has now either been removed or made essentially inaccessible on the Secretary of State's Web Site. This is not surprising, given that Republicans fear that the elderly and disabled might actually vote by mail. Thus, I recommend going to the Dallas County Elections Department site if you wish to print off the form and send it in to your county's voting authority. Remember, the mail ballot application must be received by October 31--but don't wait that long. Return the completed form to the elections administrator of your voting county, as indicated in the previous links. As an alternative (or if you are not able to print the form), you may request that the secretary of state send you a mail ballot application by clicking here.

Early voting in person begins Monday, October 23, and goes through Friday November 3. Check with your county election officials for times and locations of early voting. For those in Dallas, go to this Dallas County Democratic Party web site page. Please vote early so you can be available on election day for other projects.

We hope to see you on Tuesday at the Debate Watch!

--Ken Molberg,
Texans for Gore-Lieberman
Dallas, Texas
email: [email protected]

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