I agree with cappy...I would not have seen it either.....did not even know there was a thread for meetings.

Moved to clubs per Author's request.

Now we know why the parties can't seem to get along! What a crock!!!chilout

Okay, to summarize......
 

1) It is posted in the "Clubs of The Villages" Section, and rightfully so! Its a Villages Club notice.

2) It was funny for awhile...see Bob Dylan refrences!

3) It became political with one unforunate comment blaming Republicans for the recent debt issues; deleted by the poster, but too late!

4) The "Political Forum" is by subscription only because many of us DO NOT WISH to be subjected to "Ear pollution."

......and I am not a Democrat...I'm the other kind!

What's the definition of a "Statesman?"

A "Statesman" is a dead Politician....and

GOD! Do we need more "Statesmen!!!!"


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Look forward to joining....
 

We'll be there within 12 months.....look forward to being an active member of your group.

Democrats/Republicans
 

The last Presidential election had about 75% Republicans and the rest Democrats and independents.

Its a very nice group of intelligent people. We'll look forward to meeting you!

2 of us coming from Baltimore/Bethesda,Potomac/Miami in January to Sanibel. Actually, we had two serious concerns -- one was being Democrats and the other was being Jewish. We were told that being Jewish isn't an issue, but being a Democrat. . ! Well, that's a twist for us!

We look forward to joining all if you and hope that neither of our concerns will be issues.

Two new Jewish Dems here. We have only lived in TV for a month, but people have been incredibly friendy and it has never been an issue.

Happy Belated Rosh Hashanah cappyjon!:)

Why would anyone think that being Jewish and Democrat would be an issue in The Villages?

Most people do not even talk politics in their everyday conversations. We are having too much fun with Pokeno, bowling, golf, and other clubs. Very nice temple here, too.

True, this is a conservative Republican area but who cares? If you do not like the happy newspaper (Daily Sun) which is totally Republican, subscribe to the Orlando Sentinel, and read the Washington Post online.

People are here having a great time with activities. Welcome!

HelenLCSW and Cappyjon - welcome! If you're interested in checking out the Democratic club, the following is a link that give the website, and info on meetings, etc. Glad to have you here!....http://thevillagesdemocrats.com/

Good news
 

Great to know we are growing, I worried about how we would be received in TV.
We love it here, but haven't been to any of your meetings yet.:wave:

Wouldn't say it was 50-50, Dems are still a minority here. This was in the post mentioned earlier that gave a breakdown for Sumter County:

The Villages (Sumter County) Voting Statistics January 2010:
Registered Voters: 36,651
Democrats: 10,226
Republicans: 19,354
Other: 7,071

We've only been here a couple of months, but it really hasn't bothered me like I thought it might. Everyone I've met has been very friendly and politics has yet to come up. If I didn't read the local rag I wouldn't even know how politically conservative TV actually is compared to my previous haunts.

When does the tea party meet??