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"Storms make trees take deeper roots."

-Dolly Parton

UNITE FOR CHANGE EVENTS

Interested in getting involved in the Barack Obama for President campaign here in Tennessee? Tennesseans for Obama will host over fifty house parties on June 28 inviting friends and neighbors in an effort to "Unite for Change." The events are open to all Tennesseans who want to change the way things are done in Washington. Invite your neighbors of every political stripe to get involved in this historic campaign.

Go to http://my.barackobama.com/page/event/search_simple to find events within 20 miles of your zip code.

“The Tennessee Young Democrats stand behind our party, our Governor and Barack Obama. Young voters can make the difference in this election as we have already seen in the Democratic primary – especially in Tennessee,” said Seannalyn Brandmeir, President of the Tennessee Young Democrats. “In February we saw the number of Tennessee young voters quadruple. We have an opportunity to change our country.”

The Tennessee Young Democrats committed this week to reach 5,000 newly registered voters in order to turn Tennessee blue this November. How many voters will you reach out to?

SEN. ALEXANDER'S HOT AIR WILL NOT SOLVE RISING GAS PRICES

Tennessee Democratic Party Chairman Gray Sasser leveled charges of obstructionism at Sen. Alexander saying that seventy-seven partisan filibusters this year amount to a lot of "hot-air that will not solve our nation's energy crisis."

This week, Republican Senator Lamar Alexander gave Tennesseans another reason why he is the wrong choice at the November ballot box. Participating in the Senate record-breaking 77 filibusters, Republicans like Sen. Alexander voted four times in eight days to block debate on rising gas prices.

Alexander was in Nashville earlier this week to show off electric plug-in cars, something Republican nominee-apparent John McCain has previously opposed. Blake Hounshell of Foreign Policy wonders aloud, "How do you charge them if you live in the city and park on the street?"

SENATE 08 UPDATE

While our Democratic candidates are traveling the state listening to Tennesseans' stories, be sure to keep up with their policy positions and noteworthy quotes here. Be sure to tell your friends about the Tennessee Democratic Party's email, The Munday Message, and encourage them to sign up, send in comments or scathing criticism, and get involved with our legendary campaigns across the state.

Bob Tuke:

The Tuke for Tennessee campaign announced the Women for Tuke Steering Committee, "a diverse committee comprised of respected elected officials and community leaders to help represent the interests of all women," said Tuke. "I am very pleased to welcome all the new members of Women for Tuke and looking forward to working with them to reach women voters across the state."

For more visit www.tukefortennessee.com/energy

Mike Padgett:

After receiving the endorsements from twenty three prominent Democrats across the state, the Padgett for U.S. Senate campaign announced the endorsement of West Tennessee State Senator Lowe Finney. "Mike Padgett has visited 86 of the 95 counties in this state, showing Tennesseans what the people of Knox County already know," Finney said, "that Mike Padgett is a public servant in the trust sense of the word."

The Padgett campaign also unveiled the rural economic development plan "TN 2.0: Rebuilding from the Farm to the Front Porch." You can see it by visiting http://votepadgett.com/issues/rebuilding.php.

For more go to www.votepadgett.com/blog

Kenneth Eaton:

Kenneth Eaton will be attending the Cumberland County Street Festival on June 21st at 9 a.m. EDT in Crossville. Eaton will then travel to the Montgomery County Democratic Party meeting on June 24th at 7 p.m. CDT.

For more go to http://www.kennetheaton.com/

STATE HOUSE PROFILE http://www.tycobbonline.com/

Ty Cobb is a Maury County Commissioner running against incumbent State Rep. Tom DuBois in Tennessee's 64th House District. Visit Ty Cobb's website at http://www.tycobbonline.com/. Maury County was recently in the news after their own Rep. DuBois hosted a Mule Day Party in which several minors were found drinking and at least one DUI citation and arrest was made.

At 27 years old, Ty Cobb became the youngest County Commissioner in Maury County history. Cobb is a life long Tennessean and will work to promote economic development while preserving Maury County's unique character.

Keep up to date with Ty Cobb's State House campaign by signing up at http://www.tycobbonline.com/ and contribute to him today. Be sure to let your friends and family know about the great Democrats we have running in their districts. You can find all of our candidates online at http://www.tndp.org/2008Candidates.php.

WHILE YOU WERE WORKING

Sen. Barack Obama's faith adviser Shaun Casey will host an open forum at Lipscomb University on Saturday, June 28 at 10:30 a.m. CDT in the Ezell Center. (via Post Politics)

Former Vice President Al Gore endorsed Sen. Barack Obama before a crowd of 20,000 in Flint, MI. (via The Donkey's Mouth)

Sen. Obama went ahead in three key states in a Quinnipiac University poll. Obama leads McCain in Florida, Ohio, and Pennsylvania. (via CNN)

Sen. McCain was forced to cancel a Texas fundraiser after reports surfaced that party host, Clayton Williams, had made extremely vulgar and sexist comments when running for governor. The campaign has rescheduled the fundraiser without Williams. (via The Washington Post)

Sen. McCain flip-flopped and took up Pres. Bush's support for offshore oil drilling. McCain opposed it in 1999, and it is questionable now whether or not he can campaign successfully in Florida where the prospect of offshore oil rigs remain unfavorable. (via MSNBC)