Carson 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 past weekend the campaign spent some time reaching out to voters at the Carson City Rendezvous and Carson Valley Days. Campaign staff and volunteers walked around both events passing out Richardson for President stickers and collecting information from interested Nevada voters.

Governor Richardson has said he will “outwork any other campaign” and this past weekend we proved it by being the only presidential campaign at either event. At the Rendezvous we met one vendor from Yerington. He is an Ostrich rancher and was selling leather and jerky. The conversation quickly turned to healthcare. He is a Veteran and has to drive from Yerington to Dayton to visit a VA facility. We let him know that under Governor Richardson’s Health Care Plan, he would receive a “Hero’s Health Card” that would allow him to visit a medical facility close to home and the VA would pay for it as if he had visited them.

This is just one example of how Richardson’s grassroots strategy is reaching out to voters in counties other than Clark and Washoe. This strategy is especially important now that rural America is becoming more and more Democratic. This article by NPR highlights that change; a change in which the Carson City Democrats are on the frontline.