Deb Dassow, DPOC Chair 10/11/25 Deb Dassow, DPOC Chair 10/11/25

The Trump Government Shutdown Continues

As of writing, the Trump Government Shutdown has entered day eight. Slight tweak to the memory: This is Trump’s third government shutdown. He had two in his first term.

Deb Dassow, DPOC Chair 10/4/25 Deb Dassow, DPOC Chair 10/4/25

We're Fighting for Healthcare

We are shutting down, because Donald Trump thinks he’s a king. This was totally avoidable, but Donald Trump told Republicans, ‘Don’t negotiate with Democrats.’...

Deb Dassow, DPOC Chair 9/27/25 Deb Dassow, DPOC Chair 9/27/25

Never Doubt That You Can Change The World

Margaret Mead once said, “Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.”

Deb Dassow, DPOC Chair 9/19/25 Deb Dassow, DPOC Chair 9/19/25

It’s Fun to Take Action

Until 2020, car crashes were the leading cause of death for American children. Starting in 2020, gun injuries have been the number one cause of death between the ages of 1 and 17. From 2013 to 2022, gun suicide rates between the age of 10 and 17 increased by 40 percent. Think about that.

Deb Dassow, DPOC Chair 9/13/25 Deb Dassow, DPOC Chair 9/13/25

A Tragic Week

I will start by sharing the Chair of the Wisconsin Democratic Party’s statement regarding Charlie Kirk being killed at Utah Valley University.

Deb Dassow, DPOC Chair 8/30/25 Deb Dassow, DPOC Chair 8/30/25

Guns don’t kill people… yeah right.

School has not started yet for most Wisconsin kids and school should be a place where our kids and neighbors’ kids and grandkids are safe.

Deb Dassow, DPOC Chair 8/21/25 Deb Dassow, DPOC Chair 8/21/25

Only Republican votes count?

I used to joke that someday Republicans will create a system where only their votes can be counted.

Deb Dassow, DPOC Chair 11/18/24 Deb Dassow, DPOC Chair 11/18/24

Not Giving Up, Not Going Back

So how are we all doing? The fact that you are sitting up reading this is a good sign. We are not giving up, we are not going anywhere and we are DEFINITELY not going back!

We will be meeting next week for our first post-election celebration. There will be time to talk with each other. There will be time to appreciate the fact that we continue to move blue. Five short years ago, we had zero Democratic representation in Madison from Ozaukee County. We now have half of our representation in Madison for the majority of our county as Democrats. So join us.

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