Our Democracy Is Imperiled

Our United States’ democracy is imperiled…something spoken of frequently in the media today. There has been corrosion of our democracy from the beginning, far longer than the current presidential commotion. Gerrymandering, for example, is old-school voter disenfranchisement, as old as the country itself.

Major institutions which evaluate the status of democracy across the world cite gerrymandering as a contributing factor to the erosion of U.S. democracy. The Economist Magazine publishes an annual report on the status of world democracies, which rates the U.S. merely 29th in the world and calls us, by name, a “flawed democracy”.  Historically, the report cites our Electoral College and gerrymandering as primary structural reasons for the low ranking. Incidentally, Canada is the sole “full democracy” in North America, as the US continues to languish as a “flawed democracy”, the classification to which it was relegated in 2016, according to the report. 

New Mexico Voter Resources

2024 Fall Calendar Notes

The WSD meeting schedule will be a little different for the next 3 months.

The presidential race and the race for New Mexico House and Senate and for the US House and Senate is upon us ….

Dorothy Wilkinson Chair, WSD

Join the Fight

It is our turn now. Yours and mine. Democracy must be fought for in each generation. Now it is our turn to fight for democracy. We cannot give up hope and we cannot rely on others or on the belief that goodness will prevail.

Goodness can prevail and our democracy can continue. But we must all do our part. We must vote, call, contribute and speak out.

We must preserve the Blue Westside, and Blue New Mexico and we must send Gabe Vasquez and Melanie Stansbury back to Congress to fight for us.

I am calling on all Westside Democrats to enlist in our war. Please let me know that you will volunteer by emailing me at
chair@westsidedems.org

We could just give up and say all is hopeless. It is not hopeless. We will prevail if we’re willing to fight. I have great optimism that Americans, including Westsiders, will 

fight for our democracy and for our freedom.

If you are willing to join this fight please reach out to me.

You are invited to attend Executive Committee meetings

As a member of West Side Democrats you are welcome to attend Executive Committee Meetings. The committee meets on the first Monday of each month at 1:00 on Zoom.

If you wish to attend, please email us at info@westsidedems.org

Join, Renew, Update

The West Side Democrats of Bernalillo County is a caucus of the county Democratic Party that helps to educate, mobilize, and educate voters about campaigns and issues pertinent to Albuquerque’s west side. Any registered Democrat can join for $10 per calendar year. Your membership fee helps to pay for materials and events that bring West Side voters together.
 
CLICK HERE to join, renew your membership, or update your contact info.

Our Mission
To Serve the 88,000 Democrats
Living on the West Side

Democrats Care!

We encourage and support candidates who will work for the good of everyone in our community. We believe in a government that is truly “of the people, by the people, and for the people”…not just for corporations, Wall Street, or the rich.

United By A Common Goal…

Social justice and human rights are more important than corporate profits. We seek to improve the quality of life for all of our residents through grass-roots support of candidates who listen and work to implement liberal programs and legislation.​

Get Involved…

Your candidates can’t win without your help. Canvassing, phone banking, word-of-mouth, volunteering, and donating are all ways to work together to achieve our common goals.