http://ritdemocrats.com official blog of the RIT College Democrats Wed, 07 Oct 2009 06:47:55 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en this site is no longer active -- i will keep a mirror until 2010 at least if you are associated with the RIT College Democrats please contact me [gmail: jamespturk] and I will be happy to turn over the domain for free. http://ritdemocrats.com/2009/10/07/site-archived/ Today the DNC's rules and bylaws committee officially decided what to do about the votes in Florida and Michigan. All the delegates from both states have been reinstated, but they only get half a vote each to penalize them for having their primaries early. http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-dems1-2008jun01,0,3943793.story I think, overall, this is a great ... http://ritdemocrats.com/2008/05/31/florida-and-michigan/ Take the Bush-McCain challenge. There's even a bonus round where you have to differentiate McCain's policies from those of a carrot. http://ritdemocrats.com/2008/05/11/the-bush-mccain-challenge/ This Wednesday April 30th we are hosting a very exciting event for everyone who is looking to get involved in Democratic Politics and make a real difference. The Campaign Manager for Jon Powers For Congress as well as the political director of the Monroe County Democratic Committee and the New ... http://ritdemocrats.com/2008/04/30/event-tonight/ The 2008 Democratic Primary has been touted as the battle between change (Obama) and experience (Clinton) but what really matters to voters – rather, what should matter to voters? I think that we should all be concerned about judgment. We have had good and bad presidents with a lot of experience ... http://ritdemocrats.com/2008/03/10/change-vs-experience-%e2%80%93-shouldn%e2%80%99t-we-be-talking-about-judgment/ It is pretty shocking just how close Tuesday's results show this race to be.  Obama's net lead over Hillary went down by approximately 4 delegates, 4 delegates which the Obama camp quickly countered by announcing 4 new superdelegate endorsements.  After the results on Tuesday there actually are a few things ... http://ritdemocrats.com/2008/03/06/oranges-cars-and-superdelegates/ On February 11th, Rep. Tom Lantos, the only Holocaust survivor to serve in Congress passed away.  With his passing, the people of California's 12th district and the United States as a whole lost a terrific congressman.  Rep. Lantos was a distinctly qualified voice that truly cannot be replaced. Shortly after news ... http://ritdemocrats.com/2008/02/22/lawrence-lessig-a-unique-voice-for-change/ At Wednesday's meeting the club held Executive Board elections. The new club officers are: President: Frank Sciremammano Vice President: Caity Carter Treasurer: Ryan O’Hearn Secretary:Kelly Scheuer Congratulations to everyone who was elected or re-elected last night. Having served on the club's e-board since the beginning of the club in 2004 it definitely seems as if this year's ... http://ritdemocrats.com/2008/02/21/spring-e-board-elections/ Hello, and welcome to the new home of the RIT College Democrats. If you're reading this post while it's new you'll notice that the site is fairly empty, we're working on importing some old content and will hopefully be generating quite a bit of new content in coming months.  We'd like ... http://ritdemocrats.com/2008/02/07/welcome-to-the-brand-new-ritdemocratscom/ Today is election day so go out and vote!!! Then, come out and meet the local Democratic candidates while we watch the tallies come in. Cone to the Downtown Hyatt at 8pm. http://ritdemocrats.com/2007/11/06/election-day/