Tenth Dems December Newsletter
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In this issue of Tenth News:
Dems in 10th District Buck National Trend with Victories Up and Down the Ballot
A Message from the Founding Chair
The Way Forward: Do Something!
200 Attend Lively Post-Election Forum
Tenth Dems Dinner Mixes Awards and Baseball
Election Protection Saves Votes
From the Heart: A personal perspective
Congress Watch: Now that the 10th District is Blue, We Must Gear Up for the Coming Struggle
Healthcare Under a Trump Administration
Dems in 10th District Buck National Trend with Victories Up and Down the Ballot
By Eric Herman and Roger Baron
Despite disappointments for Democrats nationally, Election Day 2016 was a far different story in Illinois, and in the 10th District in particular. Tenth News has all the facts and figures.
A Message from the Founding Chair
Tenth Dems Founding Chair Lauren Beth Gash speaks from the heart.
The Way Forward: Do Something!
By Barbara Altman
The 2016 election is over. So what do we Democrats do now?
One thing Dems can do is write letters. Here’s one example.
200 Attend Lively Post-Election Forum
By Nancy Krent
A huge throng attending a post-election forum on November 21 heard from a great many people with a lot on their minds.
Tenth Dems Dinner Mixes Awards and Baseball
By Adrienne Kirshbaum
What happens when you mix an awards dinner with a critical World Series game featuring the Chicago Cubs? As you can see from our extensive photo album, a good time was had by all.
Election Protection Saves Votes
By Barbara Altman
The Tenth Dems Election Protection team was out in force on Election Day to ensure a smoothly running election in which everyone eligible to vote would be allowed to vote.
From the Heart: A personal perspective
By Steven Gan
The devastation for Democrats on November 8 was deep and widespread. Our columnist shares his thoughts from that night and beyond.
Congress Watch: Now that the 10th District is Blue, We Must Gear Up for the Coming Struggle
By Laurence D. Schiller
Mark Kirk and Bob Dold were defeated. Donald Trump…wasn’t. And Republicans still control the Congress. What does this mean for our country?
By Mark Rosenberg, M.D.
How unique is the 2016 campaign, particularly when it pertains to the hate speech that was uttered? And do those words have consequences?
Healthcare Under a Trump Administration
By Mark Rosenberg, M.D.
Of all the dramatic changes Americans should expect under the coming Trump administration, none may be as sweeping as some of the proposed changes to healthcare programs like Medicare, Medicaid, and Obamacare.