March 15, 2024

Fake Electors Phenomenon

In December of 2023, the 10 so-called “fake electors” who had cast Wisconsin Electoral College ballots for Donald Trump three years earlier agreed that their action was not appropriate. After a civil suit was filed against them on behalf of legitimate Democratic electors, they agreed to not serve as electors in 2024 or whenever Trump is on the ballot as …

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March 10, 2024

Calumet County Democrats Newsletter

March 2024                         (Meeting Tuesday, March 19, 2024 Chilton Public Library, 6:30 PM) Hello, fellow Democrats, welcome to March!  We have “survived” Super Tuesday, and now it’s time to get involved.  A handful of Democrats cannot change the trajectory of this election. Everyone must step up!!  This is not the time to sit back and watch, or we will all be …

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March 2, 2024

Calumet County Democrats Newsletter

February 2024                         (Meeting Tuesday, February 20, 2024 Chilton Public Library, 6:30 PM) Good day everyone, Our next meeting will be Tuesday, February 20, 2024, Chilton Public Library, 6:30 PM Democrats in Wisconsin have started (as of Feb 3) a push to get voters registered and urge voters to go out for Primaries.  If you are interested in joining in:  “The …

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February 15, 2024

Lying or Joking?

Given his talent for lying, what can we believe from Donald Trump’s recent whoppers uttered at campaign rallies? There are so many. One of his smaller lies is Trump’s repeated claim that his uncle John Trump was a professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology for 40 years (actually 37) and that he was the longest serving professor ever at …

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January 15, 2024

Abortion Revisited

Abortion is alive and well. Lest anyone freak out at such a statement by taking those words literally, they are not an endorsement of abortion but they apply in other contexts. One is how abortion has become a potent political issue in the 19 months since the Supreme Court overturned the 1973 Roe decision which legalized abortion nationwide. For the …

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December 18, 2023

Newsletter December 2024

Merry Christmas, Happy New Year, Happy Holidays!  We wish you a peaceful, joyous season.   This is just a quick note this month, as it is hard to not say anything about the state of our country.  I hope, as you reflect on your place in this country/state/county, that you see that it is imperative you join together with those …

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December 15, 2023

State’s Political Strife Lingers

The arrogance and thirst for power by some Republicans in the Wisconsin legislature continues unabated. Among other goals, they want to tell the state’s schools, libraries, and even sports organizations how to operate – not to mention how the state’s elections should be conducted. An early November $109,300 media blitz (currently upped to $250,000) in the Milwaukee market was staged …

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November 20, 2023

Calumet County Democrats Newsletter

November 2023                         (Meeting Tuesday, November 28, Chilton Public Library, 6:30 PM) Dear Calumet County Democrats: We are a year away from “the” election, and the Democratic Party in Wisconsin is actively working this month to connect with voters who may lean Democrat, or are undeclared, or are Democrats kind of iffy on voting. The last couple of weeks has seemingly …

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November 1, 2023

October 2023

Newsletter October 2023     Good day everyone! My name is Doreen Woelfel, I am the 2023 chair of the Calumet County Democratic Party.  You are likely registered or expressed interest in the Calumet County Democrats group to receive this newsletter.   Let me assure you, there are Democrats in Calumet County.  I say this, as we all have been …

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