Subject: FW: *PRESS CALL TODAY* Virginia Democrats to Hold Press Call on GOP's Alarming Response to Restoration of Rights Action Leading up to State Convention
From: "Walker, Eric" <[email-masked]>
To: Comm_D <[email-masked]>
Date: Wed, 27 Apr 2016 06:38:02 -0700

From: Emily Bolton [mailto:[email-masked]]
Sent: Wednesday, April 27, 2016 9:35 AM
To: Emily Bolton
Subject: *PRESS CALL TODAY* Virginia Democrats to Hold Press Call on GOP's Alarming Response to Restoration of Rights Action Leading up to State Convention

Good morning - today Virginia Democrats will hold a press call to discuss Governor McAuliffe's historic restoration of rights action, the Republican rhetoric surrounding the action, and what it illustrates moving into the GOP state convention this weekend.

In order to join the call, you must register here:
http://myaccount.maestroconference.com/conference/register/383FM8T0CS306U7I

Call Participants:

  *   Congressman Bobby Scott
  *   State Senator Donald McEachin
  *   DPVA Chairwoman Susan Swecker
Other Logistics:

  *   Call recording will be available upon request, please email [email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>.

On Tue, Apr 26, 2016 at 8:30 PM, Emily Bolton <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>> wrote:

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

April 26, 2016

CONTACT: Emily Bolton, [email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>

*ADVISORY*

Virginia Democrats to Hold Press Call on GOP's Alarming Response to Restoration of Rights Action Leading up to State Convention

*REGISTER HERE <http://%20http/myaccount.maestroconference.com/conference/register/383FM8T0CS306U7I> TO PARTICIPATE; ADDITIONAL DETAILS BELOW*

Tomorrow, Congressman Bobby Scott, State Senator and candidate for VA-04 Donald McEachin, and DPVA Chairwoman Susan Swecker will hold a press call to discuss Republicans' alarming rhetoric and policies leading up to the GOP state convention this weekend.

Last week, Governor McAuliffe restored the civil rights of more than 200,000 felons and made historic strides towards mitigating the effects of archaic Civil War-era barriers to the polls<https://links4.mixmaxusercontent.com/kiukqN3YWHQMEuRve/l/wK1Wa4Ch2GhaEfCDd?messageId=f8EVVlvYxbD4UkeFg&rn=IibvRHbvJEI5xWatVkI&re=IyZy9mLzRXYyN2btVGZhZHQ5xWatVmI>. Hundreds of thousands of Virginians now finally have the opportunity to exercise the most fundamental right we have as Americans.

After the announcement, Virginia Republicans engaged<http://vademocrats.org/news/republican-voice-voter-disenfranchisement-virginia/> <http://vademocrats.org/news/republican-voice-voter-disenfranchisement-virginia/> in fear mongering <http://vademocrats.org/news/republican-voice-voter-disenfranchisement-virginia/> in response to the Governor's historic action. Then, GOP frontrunner Donald Trump catapulted himself into Virginia politics when he did what he does best: use demagoguery to demonize the Governor's historic action to restore the voting rights of felons who have served their time and reentered their communities.

This instance illustrates a key point: Virginia Republicans are no different than their flawed national counterparts - and this weekend, their priorities and deeply divided party will be on full display at the their state convention. There will be more fear mongering,  closed-door efforts to secure support for certain candidates, and their delegates are poised to be among the most divisive political figures in Virginia.

CALL DETAILS:

DATE: Wednesday, April 27, 2016

TIME: 12:00 p.m. ET

CALL DURATION: Approximately 20 minutes

REGISTRATION LINK: http://myaccount.maestroconference.com/conference/register/383FM8T0CS306U7I

Paid for by the Democratic Party of Virginia,www.vademocrats.org<http://www.vademocrats.org/>. Not authorized by any candidate or candidate’s committee

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Emily Bolton, Communications Director, Democratic Party of Virginia
[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]> ◆ @eebolton ◆ (630) 484-1214