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Biden/Trump Debate Watch Party!

Join Tenth Dems and Lake Dems on Thursday, June 27, to cheer on President Biden as he debates the former guy. We’ll be at Half Day Brewing, 200 Village Green, Lincolnshire, The debate is scheduled to start at 8:00pm (doors open at 6:30pm), but feel free to come early and grab some drinks and dinner with old friends and new. RSVP here.

When: Thursday, June 27, 2024
Where: Half Day Brewing, 200 Village Green, Lincolnshire
What: Presidential Debate Watch Party. Join Tenth Dems/Lake Dems as we cheer on President Biden. The debate begins at 8. Join us for dinner (available for purchase) before the debate if you’d like. Doors open at 6:30pm.

Hope to see you there!

Lake Dems Honor Flag Day with 3rd Annual Democrats Defending Democracy Reception

When: Thursday, June 13, 2024 from 5:30 – 7:00pm

Where: DoubleTree by Hilton, 510 E. IL Rte. 83, Mundelein

What: We’re excited to announce that Deputy Director of Civic and Community Engagement/Volunteer Director for the Democratic National Convention, J.D. Van Slyke, will be our featured speaker on Thursday, June 13, at the Lake Dems Annual Democrats Defending Democracy Reception. Come get a look at the inner workings of the Democratic National Convention, a historic event at a pivotal moment for our democracy. Reserve your tickets here: lakedems.org/democracy. Now more than ever, we need to defend democracy from the right-wing extremists who are trying to destroy it. We hope you’ll join our Democratic elected officials, candidates, and like-minded friends as we gear up for the fight ahead. Open to Democrats.

Trump Criminal Co-Defendant Coming To Lake County, To Be “Special Guest Speaker” At Upcoming Meeting By Extremist Local Republicans

While the rest of the country is watching the historic trial of Donald Trump in New York, local Republicans are hosting a currently indicted co-defendant of Donald Trump’s. After Trump lost Georgia in the 2020 election, election worker Ruby Freeman was repeatedly lied about by Trump and threatened by his supporters, so she called 911. Election denier Stephen Lee appeared at Freeman’s home on consecutive days, banging on her door. Lee was then criminally indicted in Georgia for what The Washington Post described as “[trying] to coerce an election worker to falsely confess to voter fraud.” Antioch Township Republicans, who are featuring Lee as Special Guest Speaker at their May 1st meeting, pathetically describe it instead as “a political and religious persecution.”

“Rather than stand up to Donald Trump and his MAGA extremism, local Republicans continue to move closer and closer to Trump. Embracing an indicted Trump co-defendant who allegedly intimidated an election worker shows how out of touch the local Republican Party has become. Lake County voters have overwhelmingly rejected Trump before, and they are seeing more and more how the local Republicans fail to reflect their values. Democrats are going to win again in Lake County in 2024 because the contrast between Democrats who get things done and extremist Republicans is so clear,” said Lake County Democrats Chair Lauren Beth Gash.

Remarkably, this is just the latest example of local Republicans embracing the indicted Stephen Lee. (Click here for more.) In October 2023, the Antioch Republicans held a fundraiser featuring Lee’s attorney, himself an election denier who had been sanctioned earlier in the year for filing a frivolous election challenge. The GOP event was attended by Republican nominee for Congress in the 10th District, Jim Carris, and Mary Cole, the Republican nominee for Lake County State’s Attorney, among others.

Antioch Republicans describing the criminal indictment of Trump co-defendant Stephen Lee as a “political and religious persecution” in their invite to their May meeting where Lee is a Special Guest Speaker.

 

Sit with us at the Women for Brad Luncheon

The stakes keep getting higher: Trump has clinched his party’s nomination and the Republicans are right behind him. There’s no sitting on the sidelines, especially when it comes to reproductive rights and, more broadly, not rolling back the clock on progress for women in America. Join Congressman Brad Schneider at his 2024 Women for Brad Luncheon on Sunday, May 19th, in Northbrook. Doors open at 11:00am. Featuring keynote speaker MK Pritzker. Special guest Congresswoman Susie Lee, Nevada, 3rd District. Note: If you’d like to sit with us, let us know by emailing info@tenthdems.org.

This annual event means so much to so many – and it’s incredibly popular. Don’t miss out! RSVP here. For additional information or to sit with Tenth Dems, contact Eli Krule at eli@schneiderforcongress.com. You can let him know you’d like to sit with Tenth Dems.

Hope to see you there!

Weekly Update Newsletter: June 13 – Lake Dems Defending Democracy Reception