Collier Democratic Roundup

Amber, Linda and I discuss our reactions to day 2 of the Democratic National Convention.

Amber, Linda, and I recap day 1 of the Democratic National Convention. Michelle Obama stole the show...Again. Bernie likened Trump to Nero, and ordinary Americans told their stories about COVID and how Trump has failed to deal with the pandemic.

This is a special episode of the roundup where Amber, Linda and I convened to chat about the announcement of Senator Kamala Harris as Joe Biden’s running mate. We also talk about the republican efforts to suppress the vote and Trump’s attacks on the post office.

This is a special episode of the Roundup where we bring you the candidate spotlight of Florida House District 105 candidate Maureen Porras. A reminder, this recording is of a live event and there may be some minor audio glitches, but we always feel the opportunity to hear from a candidate outweighs the slight technical hiccup. The event was recorded on August 4th.

This is part two of our interview with former Deputy Director of Global Aids Program at CDC, Mr. Gary West. In part two of our interview we talk about the efforts by the Trump administration to discredit his own health experts, the research on school children and Covid-19, and the process that the government goes through to create and distribute a vaccine. Gary is an excellent resource on this as he has been in charge of these types of vaccine trials. 

On this week’s podcast we have Gary West back on the podcast. Gary is the former Deputy Director of the Global Aids Program at the Center for Disease Control where he worked for 35 years. He is also the former Vice President in charge of Research at Family Health International, an international non-profit operating in 70 countries around the world. In part 1 of this interview, Gary and I talk about the surge in COVID Cases, the U.S. government response, and bunch more.

On the discussion portion of the show we go into the recent policy proposals that Joe Biden has put forward on climate change, the economy, etc. We discuss the positive case for Joe Biden’s presidency and why people should feel good voting for Joe Biden and not just feeling good voting against Donald Trump.

On this week’s podcast we have interviews with the two candidates competing in the Democratic Primary for U.S. House District 19, Dr. Cindy Banyai and Mr. David Holden. Republican Francis Rooney who is retiring after this term currently represents district 19. The winner of the August 18th primary will face off with the winner of the Republican primary on November 3rd.

Also on this episode of the roundup, Amber, Linda and I dive into the Trump Administrations push to repeal Obamacare in the middle of a pandemic, and we look at the decisions by the Trump Administration and Governor DeSantis to reopen schools without much of a plan on how to do so.

We are continuing our Candidate Spotlights for our Democratic Candidates. Our next event is on Tuesday July 28th at 5:30 with County Commission District 1 candidate John Jenkins. You can sign up for this event on our website or on our Facebook Page.  For those who missed previous candidate spotlights and want to see the candidates, we have the video recordings on our website gallery, and you can listen to the spotlights on special bonus episodes on the Collier Democratic Roundup. 

On August 16th the Collier County Democratic Party will be doing a Ridin’ with Biden caravan to show support for Vice-President Joe Biden. Caravans will be happening all over the state ahead of the Democratic Party National Convention. We want all of you to participate in this socially distant event so please sign up on our website or on Mobilize where you will see the drive route, start and stop locations,etc. That’s Sunday August 16th at 2:00 PM.

Every week I ask listeners to volunteer for phone banks and I need everyone to do that. We’re asking you to call Democrats and like-minded NPA’s and ask them to commit to sign-up for Vote-By-Mail and to vote for Joe Biden. If everyone would make just 3 calls a day, it would make a huge difference over the next three months. Please sign up to volunteer and help us elect the leadership we deserve.

Anyone who wants Biden Signs can still get Biden Signs. They are available for a Donation of $10 and we will even drive them out to your house for you and place them in your yard. Think of how confidently Trump supporters wave Trump Flags in support of a man who suggested we inject people with Bleach. We should be equally confident supporting a good man who knows the pain of loss and will work hard so we do not lose any more lives needlessly. You can sign up to get a sign at our Facebook Page. 

This is a special episode of the Roundup where we bring you the candidate spotlight of Florida House District 80 candidate Laura Novosad. A reminder, this recording is of a live event and there are may be some minor audio glitches, but we always feel the opportunity to hear from a candidate outweighs the slight technical hiccup. The event was recorded on July 7th.

This is a special episode of the Roundup where we bring you the candidate spotlight of County Commission Candidate David Turrubiartez Jr. This recording is of a live event and there are some minor audio glitches, but we always feel the opportunity to hear from a candidate outweighs the slight technical hiccup. This event was recorded on June 30th.

This is part two of our interview with Dr. Savarese from FGCU Water School where he is a professor of coastal resilience and climate adaptation. In part two of our interview we look at questions voters should ask of their elected leaders, what can people do to address climate change and we dispel some of the common myths around climate change, and more.