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Date: Thu, 5 May 2016 15:34:33 +0000
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Colorado
Riste Capps earns Democrat of the Year honor
Former Denver Mayor Wellington Webb told about 70 party faithfuls at the Jefferson-Jackson Day Dinner that in many ways Gandhi’s philosophy represents the values of the Democratic Party. Gandhi’s seven deadly sins are wealth without work, pleasure without conscience, knowledge without character, business without morality, science without humanity, religion without sacrifice and politics without principle. As the keynote speaker, Webb observed, “Those are also the values of the Democratic Party.” Those are also the principles that the Logan County Democratic Party uses to help select the Democrat of the Year. Earning the accolade on Saturday night was Riste Capps, the second Vice President of the Logan County Democratic Central Committee. Presented by Janice Dermer, the 2015 Democrat of the Year, said, “Our Democrat of the Year is not a Colorado native, but did choose Colorado as home at least 40 years ago. Her family actually escaped the Soviet occupation of Estonia after
World War II and she was raised in rural Pennsylvania. She was always a social child and has worn many hats over the years. She was a playwright in elementary school, an award winning actress in high school, and professionally, an insurance claims adjudicator and rehabilitation specialist; and, a writer with investigative journalism being her true calling.”
http://www.southplattesentinel.com/2016/05/riste-capps-earns-democrat-year-honor/

Indiana
Exit poll: Indiana GOP voters pick Trump, but party divided
Donald Trump called for GOP unity after his Indiana primary victory Tuesday night, but exit polls suggest he's facing a significant intraparty rift. A majority of Indiana Republicans say they think their party has been divided by the battle fought by Trump, Texas Sen. Ted Cruz and Ohio Gov. John Kasich. In fact, half of those who voted for Cruz or Kasich on Tuesday night said they would not vote for Trump in the general election. On the Democratic side, Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders beat former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton by drawing support from men and younger voters. But Democrats are largely satisfied with either of their top candidates, according to exit polls conducted for The Associated Press and television networks by Edison Research. The findings from the exit polls also show that Trump can thank male voters for running up the score against Cruz, who dropped out of the presidential race after his Indiana defeat. On the Democratic side, more than 7 in 10 in the
state say they've been energized by the nomination contest between Clinton and Sanders. And about 7 in 10 say they would be excited or at least optimistic about either a Clinton or Sanders presidency.
http://www.wxow.com/story/31882461/exit-poll-indiana-dems-excited-optimistic-gop-divided

Tennessee
Tennessee Democratic chairman assails Republican-dominated legislative session
Tennessee Democratic Party Chair Mary Mancini stood outside the statehouse Tuesday and presented a different view. "This year's legislative session and the 109th General Assembly perfectly illustrate the differences between Tennessee Democrats and Republicans. Republicans are in the supermajority in the Legislature and at every critical moment when they could have shown leadership they instead at best said 'There's nothing we can do' and at worse showed themselves to be unethical, self-serving extremists," Mancini said. "They spent hours debating the state book, the state rifle and whether or not skunks should be house pets — but refused to bring Insure Tennessee to the House floor for even one minute of discussion. They fought hard to give tax breaks to the top wage earners while doing nothing to address the fact that Tennessee has the highest percentage of low-wage workers in the nation."
http://www.commercialappeal.com/news/government/state/tennessee-democratic-chairman-assails-republican-dominated-legislative-session-31f50756-f5b8-5a40-e0-378005281.html

Wyoming
Cruz-loving Wyomingites consider supporting Trump
“The national convention isn’t going to be as exciting as we thought it was going to be,” said Bonnie Foster, chairwoman of the Natrona County GOP. “But there still will be excitement and fun. I think a lot of them were preparing for the contested convention.” Republican voters have the option of uniting behind Trump, which many indicate they will do. They could vote for the Democratic nominee, who will likely be Hillary Clinton, vote for a third-party candidate, write in a candidate or skip the presidential part of the ballot in November. Some Republicans may cross over and vote for the Democratic nominee, said Aimee Van Cleave, executive director of the Wyoming Democratic Party. “I do think that it’s going to change some of the dynamics of the race,” she said. “Republicans across the country, especially here in Wyoming, are going to have to consider what their values really are. If you’re looking at a candidate who has the stances he does, and is not endeared by the leaders
of our state, they’re going to have to come down to are they just going to have to just vote party lines or if they’re going to consider candidates based on the actual individual running.”
http://trib.com/news/state-and-regional/cruz-loving-wyomingites-consider-supporting-trump/article_db6d8260-77dd-5356-8ffb-4284eaf64c03.html

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