Collier Democratic Roundup

In our first episode of the Biden Administration we talk about how Collier County did in the 2020 elections, what the hell happened in the transition and we focus our attention on Ron DeSantis and his handling of the Covid Pandemic.

We also give some updates on party elections, who's back and who's new.

We discuss where the vote count stands in Florida and Collier County, what that could mean for tomorrow, how the final weeks of the race have unfolded and the impact it could have on the outcome, and we sprinkle a dash of levity for good measure.

We give our reactions to the Vice-Presidential Debate between Kamala Harris and Mike Pence. We talk about the pressure on Kamala, the tone of the Vice-President, whether this will mean anything to the race, and why you need to get involved now.

We attempt to recap the first debate of the presidential election. We dive into the high points (Ummm...not really) and the low points (All of the points, sir, all of the points). Trump decided to pee on stage and call it a day and Chris Wallace is still trying desperately to contain the child that is our President. Holy Cow that was bad.

Amber, Linda, and Jeff dive into the Slate of Candidates here in Collier County. We talk about the candidates; why you should vote for them. We talk about Vote-by-mail and why its safe and should be used and used now. And we talk about the passing of Ruth Bader Ginsberg and the repercussions from Republican Senators efforts to push through a nomination.

On this week’s podcast we have an interview with Captain Chris Wittman of Captains for Clean Water done about two months ago that we never got to put out due to all the news happening every week. We felt if that this is the last opportunity to get this done before the election as the next 6 weeks will be focused entirely on the election.

Here’s a quick update on things going on in the Party.

Vote-By-Mail ballots will be in people’s mailboxes any day and you can finally put pen to paper and vote for Joe Biden for President and remove the danger to America. Also look out for the Collier County Democratic Party Voter’s guide which was mailed to all 55,000 Democrats and left-leaning NPA’s. That should be in your mailboxes now as well. If you have not received those, please check out our website where you can find out all of the candidates and our recommendations on the amendments.

We are in full GOTV mode for the next 39 days of this election. We are calling voters who have requested Vote-By-Mail ballots and telling them to send them in immediately. We are dropping literature at doors to encourage people to vote. We are sending post cards, we’ve got radio ads running, we’re texting, waving signs…we have something for you to do and you need to do it. Please sign up by going to our website www.collierdems.org and click on volunteer.

Lastly, we want to take a moment to remember RBG, Ruth Bader Ginsberg. We will talk about this more on the next episode of the podcast, but we just want to say that she dedicated her life to the principle of equal rights for all Americans under the law regardless of gender, race, sexual orientation, etc. She fought for these principles and we will continue the fight. Her last words were that her most fervent wish was for her replacement to be made after a new president is installed. She deserved better than this. RIP RBG.

Amber, Linda, and Jeff try to sift through the whirlwind of news stories including the Bob Woodward tapes, the Atlantic Article reporting Trump calling soldiers losers and suckers, the Justice Department stepping in to defend Trump with Tax Payer money, another whistle blower who claims the Trump Administration is downplaying the threat from Russia and white supremacists, and more.

We dive into the deep red waters of the Republican National Convention and discuss what worked, what didn't and where we go from here.

Amber, Linda and I get together for night 4 of the Democratic National Convention and we revel in the power of Joe Biden's speech. We discuss the many terrific moments from the final night of the Democratic Convention.

Amber, Linda and I recap all of the great speeches and videos from the Democratic National Convention day 3 where Kamala Harris officially accepted the nomination for Vice-President of the United States.