With only 67 days until the Election, our county is buzzing with excitement and energy! The enthusiasm among our community is palpable, and it's clear that we're ready to make a significant impact in this election. As we approach these final weeks, it's crucial that we harness this momentum and channel it into action.
This week’s newsletter is packed with opportunities for you to get involved and make a difference. Our greatest need is for volunteers to join us as we canvass in neighborhoods across the county.
Check out all the details below and let’s make these next 67 days count! Thank you for your passion and dedication.
Get Involved
We invite you to join our voter registration team, contribute to our editorial efforts, volunteer as a poll watcher, sign waver, or join our texting team. Get involved with the Democrats of Indian River by signing up to volunteer here. We also welcome donations to support our initiatives. Together, let's stop Project 2025 and create a brighter future for our community and our country.
Meet the Candidate
Debbie Mucarsel-Powell came to the U.S. from South America at a young age with her mom and sisters, fleeing violence and searching for a better life.
While her mother worked double shifts as a home healthcare provider, Debbie worked at a doughnut shop to help her family make ends meet. After working her way through high school and college, Debbie worked for Florida International University’s Colleges of Health and Medicine. While at FIU, Debbie helped lead a program to expand access to affordable healthcare to more Floridians.
Serving in Congress, Debbie fought to expand opportunity for every American. Debbie wrote the bill to expand seniors’ Medicare Advantage coverage, and she worked with Republicans to provide economic relief to families and small businesses, and secured $200 million for Everglades restoration. When Debbie was 24, she tragically lost her father to gun violence, and she has been a lifelong advocate for reducing crime and keeping guns out of the hands of dangerous criminals.
NOW, DEBBIE IS RUNNING FOR THE U.S. SENATE BECAUSE OUR DEMOCRACY, OUR ECONOMY AND OUR RIGHTS ARE ALL ON THE LINE — AND SENATOR RICK SCOTT HAS FAILED FLORIDIANS.
Florida is one of the least affordable states in the nation, but Senator Rick Scott wants to raise taxes on our families and end Social Security and Medicare coverage. As someone who takes care of her elderly mother, Debbie will always fight to protect Medicare, Social Security and access to quality, affordable healthcare.
And Rick Scott has pushed for a nationwide abortion ban, working to take the rights away of women and their families.
Join our canvassing team to knock on Democrats' doors in Indian River County. We will be notify voters of changes to vote-by-mail and share candidate and ballot measure information. If you are a Spanish speaker we need your help too. No experience is necessary and training is provided.
Join our Voter Registration Team meeting every Monday at 11:30 a.m.
2024 Ballot Measures
Ballot measure 2 would provide a state constitutional right to hunt and fish and declare that hunting and fishing are the preferred means for "responsibly managing and controlling fish and wildlife" and "shall be preserved forever as a public right."
Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board: "This amendment could also have a significant impact on the state’s ability to manage public lands against wildfires and flooding. Some analysts have suggested that this amendment could even trump the rights of private property owners to restrict hunting on their own land. It could certainly tie the hands of future lawmakers to respond to currently unforeseen environmental consequences of hunting, such as Florida’s ban on gill-net fishing or its most recent laws against the gruesome “Internet hunt” sites that allow online users to fire real guns, loaded with real ammunition, at Florida wildlife using remote control and webcams— a practice so dangerous and wasteful that it’s banned in 42 states. That’s why this amendment seems so scary. Nobody can say exactly what it could do, or how much harm it could cause. Meanwhile, the only arguments in its favor seem to rest on the fallacy that hunting and fishing in Florida are under attack. So what’s the point of putting it on the ballot? The best argument we can see for this stinker is that it’s bait — intended to draw out low-information, far-right voters who can be easily swindled into believing that their rights are somehow under attack and who will, presumably, be voting conservative across the rest of the ballot."
Yes on 4 is looking for volunteers to participate in their weekly phone banks every Thursday 6:00 to 7:00 p.m. EST. Yes on 4 yard signs and other merchandise is now available to order HERE.
Throughout his many years as a self-serving politician, Rick Scott has been defined by his extreme and anti-freedom agenda.
“Rick Scott has made it clear he believes in breaking the promise of a secure retirement for Florida’s seniors, that workers should pay higher taxes while his wealthy, corporate elite donors get handouts, and that politicians should interfere with the private medical decisions of patients, including when it comes to abortion care, access to contraception, and IVF. There is no freedom for hardworking Floridians and seniors that Rick Scott won’t put under attack if he is reelected and that is why voters will retire him from office this fall." - Scott Watch Communications Director Anders Croy
Watch as Vice President Kamala Harris delivers her speech to accept the nomination for President of the United States at the 2024 Democratic National Convention.
We heard you! Ready to make your voice heard and have a blast while doing it? Come on out to our high-energy Sign Waving Events for Democrats! Whether you’re a seasoned activist or just looking to show your support, these events are all about unity, joy, and making a statement.
Come join the Democratic Club of Indian River team as we partner with Coastal Connections for the 2024 International Coastal Cleanup Day. We've adopted a location right here in Indian River County for our team to meet up and take action on Saturday, September 21, 9:00am-11:00am.
We continue to share important election information, updates on Biden-Harris successes and Project 2025 information on our social media sites. Follow us HERE.
Write Postcards
Center for Common Ground is writing Get Out The Vote postcards for Florida's general election. Their goal is to send almost 1 million postcards to Black women in Florida. Racially inclusive, uplifting, colorful and eye-catching postcards with voting rights themes, designed by young immigrant artists of color, are part of their strategy, and provided at a discount through their online postcard store.
Sign up below to write postcards to rally Democrats in Florida to vote on Nov 5. Postcards to Swing States will mail you free postcards, voter lists and instructions with three message options. You'll provide the postcard stamps and mail the postcards in October on the instructed date.
DEMOCRATS OF INDIAN RIVER Volunteer with Democrats of Indian River HERE
Steering Meeting Wednesday, September 18, 2024 5:00 p.m. ZOOM Meeting
Democratic Executive Committee (DEC) Meeting Thursday, September 26, 2024 6:00 p.m. Vero Beach Main Library Multi-Media Room
Voter Registration Team Meeting This is the first step in participating in our monthly voter registration events. Every Monday 11:30 a.m. Democrats of Indian River Office
Editorial Team Meeting
TBD
Virtual ZOOM Meeting
Board Meeting Tuesday, September 10, 2024 6:00 p.m. ZOOM
Democratic Club of Indian River Meeting Wednesday, September 11, 2024 6:00 p.m.
Our September and October meetings will be held at the Democratic Office at 6:00 p.m. The address is 2345 14th Avenue in Vero Beach.
Join our club or pay dues HERE.
Members, join our Dem Club Facebook group HERE.
DWC Book Group Meeting Friday, September 27, 2024 2:00 - 4:00 p.m. Bjorkman Room at the Brackett Library on the IRSC Mueller Campus
We will discuss “ The Country of the Blind: A Memoir at the End of Sight”
Author: Andrew Leland
Questions? Email [email protected]
DWC Luncheon Saturday, September 14, 2024 11:30 a.m.
Bent Pine Clubhouse 6001 Clubhouse Drive, Vero Beach, Florida 31967
Speaker: Angela Davis-Green, MPA Executive Director of the Economic Opportunity Council
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Awarding of LPN Stipends to Students at Treasure Coast Technical College
Non member guests are invited to attend. The cost is $35, payable at the door by cash or check. Please RSVP by noon on Wednesday September 11 to [email protected] and include your meal choice: Chicken Breast Marsala, Marinated Grilled Swordfish or Vegetarian Plate. Valet Parking will be limited to arrival from 11:15 & departure 1:30 to 2:15.
GOVERNMENT MEETINGS
September 23, 2024 6 p.m. - 9 p.m. School District of Indian River County School Board Business Meeting. Details here.
1st and 3rd Tuesday of the month 9 a.m.
Indian River County Board of County Commission Meeting. Details here. Watch live here.
2nd and 4th Tuesday of the month 9:30 a.m. City of Vero Beach Regular City Council Meeting. Details here.
September 26, 2024 Town of Indian River Shores Regular Town Council Meeting. Details here.
Thursday, September 5, 2024 City of Fellsmere Regular City Council Meeting details here.
September 11, 2024 City of Sebastian Regular City Council Meeting at City Hall. Details here.
Thursday, September 16, 2024 Town of Orchid Regular Town Council Meeting. Details here.
