Capital City Democrats

This past Sunday, Governor Richardson made his case for being the one candidate that will bring both experience and change to Washington DC. The ABC Debate allowed Richardson to make the case for his 2 for 1 candidacy.

This Wednesday (August 22), the candidate of experience and change will be in Northern Nevada. Here is his schedule:

11:10AM Speech to the Nevada AFL-CIO – Grand Sierra Resort, Reno, NV

3:00PM Brookings/UNR Candidate Forum – Lawlor Center – Free tickets available on a first-come, first-serve basis – Call HQ at (775) 787 2444

6:30 PM Meet & Greet at Fernley High – 1300 Hwy 95A, Fernley, NV – Free and open to the public

The issues most likely to be highlighted by the Governor's visit this week? Value of unions, the economy, education, and western issues.

This Saturday, a California State Senator will be visiting Reno on Governor Bill Richardson's behalf. Senator Gilbert Cedillowill attend the Nevada Democratic Party's State Central Committee Meeting.

At 2:00 PM the Richardson Campaign will host a roundtable discussion with Senator Cedillo at their campaign headquarters 418 Cheney St. Reno, NV 89502. The roundtable is open to the public so feel free to join us. Feel free to ask him your questions about the 2008 race and western politics in general.

Starting at 4:30PM, two Richardson supporters will be hosting a reception for Senator Cedillo at their home off the Pyramid Highway. This is a great event for those looking for something to do after the State Central Committee Meeting. The reception will be at:

11880 Oceanview Drive.

Take Pyramid Highway North. Take a left turn onto landmark. Turn left on Oceanview.

After a successful Nevada campaign swing last week, Governor Richardson has announced the kickoff for his Women For Bill Richardson campaign. Rather than explain why you should join Women for Richardson, I'll let his co-chair Dr. Martha Burk discuss the Governor's commitment to women.

Sign up for Women for Richardson today!

*Governor Richardson will be in Reno on Thursday and Friday

While campaigning in South Carolina this week, Governor Richardson continued to criticize President Bush's Leave No Child Behind Act.

Among it's many problems, Richardson believes struggling schools need support rather than taking their funds away. In addition to fixing the Leave No Child Behind Act so that it lives up to its name, Governor Richardson has several others aspects of his education platform(read it here), story continues - here