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GU College Dems Rally

The 2010 midterm election rally held at the Democratic National Committee headquarters brought in hundreds of college students, including members of the Georgetown University College Democrats, on Sept. 16.

Over 20 GUCD members attended the event, where notable Democratic congressmen encouraged Democrats from all D.C. universities to support congressional campaigns.

The event was organized by the D.C. Federation of College Democrats, the DNC, and the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee. Speakers included DCCC Chairman Rep. Chris Van Hollen (Md.), Vice Chairman of the DNC Rep. Mike Honda (Calif.), Rep. Tom Perriello (Va.), Rep. Frank Kratovil (Md.), Mitch Stewart, national director of Organizing for America, and Marlon Marshall, national field director of the DCCC.

The speakers, all senior members of the DCCC, encouraged the crowd to volunteer for Democratic candidates before the midterm elections, especially Van Hollen and Kratovil, who encouraged the college students to aid their campaigns in Maryland. The D.C. College Democrats also plan to motivate students to vote based on issues relevant to college students, such as health care and financial regulatory reform, according to a press release.

“The D.C. College Democrats are committed to ensuring that youth turnout is strong for this November’s election as we advocate for Democratic candidates who have and will continue to fight for the issues that matter most to college students,” Matt Fulton, president of D.C. College Democrats, said in his opening speech at the rally.

Despite the optimism at the meeting, Bryan Woll, president of GUCD, acknowledged that the Democrats will probably lose some seats this year.

“I think that the Democrats will certainly lose some seats in the House, as has been the trend each midterm election following a presidential election,” Woll said. “I think that we can hold on to control of the House. Democrats took control of the House, the Senate and the White House with commanding majorities and strong mandates for change.”

Despite the anti-incumbent atmosphere around the country, Woll said that believes voters will reward the Democrats for their legislative achievements.

“The Democrats have delivered on promises of health care reform, financial services reform and just social policies on issues like `don’t ask, don’t tell’ and the Arizona immigration law. Perhaps more importantly, the Democrats have the grassroots campaign structure to be victorious in November. The Democrats can and will turn out those citizens who need representation the most – new voters, young voters, low-income voters and minorities, among others.”

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