DON’T LOOK AWAY…STAND UP! By Carla Feinkind Much of the GOP’s core base IS the basket of deplorables and they LOVE Trump’s hate rallies.  We will never win over the basket…not in totality.  Maybe, eventually, some will peel away.  This base has been cultivated and nurtured and LIED to since Lee Atwater, working for Reagan,...Read More

SUPPORT OUR CANDIDTES – HOLIDAY ACTIVITIES By Chris Hotchkin The holidays are soon upon us and with this snowy weather it feels as if we are already in December. This may seem like a good time to take a break from political action and cuddle up at home. While we all need to take some...Read More

MESSAGE FROM OUR CHAIR – NOVEMBER EDITION By Kim Savage With the ever-changing political drama unfolding before us in real time, it is easy to become consumed with frustration, anger, and resentment when the Republicans have united to sanction bribery of a foreign official for political gain. It is a disingenuous display, intended to distract...Read More

[article originally published in DGTDO Newsletter – October 2019 Edition] FIX THE FOID! By Joanna Williams What is a FOID? TheFirearm Owners Identification card, required to buy a gun in Illinois. Why does the FOID system need to be fixed?  The tragic shooting in February in Aurora revealed dangerous gaps in the FOID law that...Read More