There are many ways to volunteer with the Walla Walla County Democrats. You can staff our downtown office, write letters to the editor, host a candidate meet-and-greet, put a sign in your yard, and more.
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The daily work of the Walla Walla Democrats is conducted by seven committees staffed by volunteers.
Meetings of the Walla Walla County Democrats are held the second Tuesday of every month at 6:30 p.m. Newcomers are always welcome! Both in person and virtual options available.
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Learn the ins and outs of a political campaign at the local level whether you plan to become a candidate now or next year, whether you are interested in learning more but have no plans at present to run for office, and/or someone who wants to help a candidate get elected as a key volunteer or manager.
April 17 is another opportunity to share your experiences and opinions with the major changes of the 47th President, DOGE and the captive US House of Representatives, including our representative from the 5th Congressional District, Michael Baumgartner.
Inspired by Michael Moore’s podcast “Our Civic Duty: We Must Attend,” twelve Walla Walla Democrats are now reporting on the actions and decisions of the six key government boards in Walla Walla County. Here’s a roster of these dilegent volunteers.
A majority of Washington voters say President Donald Trump is bringing the wrong kind of change to the country, according to a new Cascade PBS/Elway poll. And to many, the impacts of the president’s second term are personal.
“Democracy is not a spectator sport.”
That truism has been repeated by notables from Gen. Jim Mattis to Barack Obama to George Shultz, Ronald Reagan’s secretary of state. But it’s fitting that the person credited with first saying it was a private citizen whom nobody particularly remembers.
Timothy Noah, The New Republic
Let’s talk about the moment Donald Trump blinked. It wasn’t loud. It wasn’t a tweetstorm or a rally rant. When the tariff threats that had the world on edge—125% on China, 25% on Canada’s autos, a global trade war in the making—suddenly softened. And the reason?
Dean Blundell, Substack
Chris Murphy, the junior senator from Connecticut, has tirelessly argued that unless the Democratic Party broadens its coalition with a primarily populist economic message and takes risks to oppose the destruction of democratic institutions, it will fail to mobilize popular support, continue to lose elections, and squander (as in Hungary, Turkey, and beyond) democracy itself.
David Remnick, The New Yorker
Last week, we glimpsed regenerative grazing on the bottom ground made lush by grazing management. This week, we shift from pasture management to cattle management and wildlife.
Don Schwerin, chair, Ag & Rural Caucus
Last month in Washington D.C., Seattle’s U.S. House representatives, Pramila Jayapal and Adam Smith, sat down for a frank talk. The subject: Smith’s loud criticisms of the far-left wing of the Democratic Party, which he casts as largely to blame for Donald Trump’s return to the White House.
Jim Brunner and Daniel Beekman, Seattle Times
We’re building a community that is going to be part of a broader solidarity movement. And all of the pieces of this movement need to be supported. In the coming months everyone will be forced to choose a side, like it or not. Stand with the Bulwark community. We want you with us.
Jonathan V Last, The Bulwark
Politicians and government agencies routinely put up signs to advertise who gets the credit for public works projects. Variations on “your tax dollars at work” have been in use for a century.
But there may be no more audacious signs than the two that went up recently down in Seattle’s Sodo neighborhood. These big MAGA-red boards welcome passersby to a completely alternate reality.
Danny Westneat, Seattle Times
Allan Savory moved managed grazing into popular view in his 2013 TED talk on “how to green the desert.” With quiet passion, Savory argued from his experience in Africa that livestock grazing could reverse desertification. And even more, livestock could slow climate change. The secret in the sauce was rotational grazing and holistic management.
Don Schwerin, Ag & Rural Caucus, Washington State Democrats
