Thursday, September 23, 2010
Wednesday, September 22, 2010
President Obama to Visit Madison Wisconsin September 28th
He'll be getting us fired up for the final stretch of our Vote 2010 campaign -- and making sure we all know how important it is that we keep moving
Can you join the President in Madison?
Here are the details:
What: Moving America Forward Rally with
President Barack Obama
Where:University of Wisconsin
When: Tuesday, September 28th
Doors open:3:30 p.m.
Program begins:4:45 p.m.
President Barack Obama
Where:
When: Tuesday, September 28th
Doors open:
Program begins:
This event is free and open to the public, but please note:
-- Use of public transportation is encouraged.
-- Please avoid bringing bags to the rally if at all possible.
-- No tickets are required, though an RSVP is strongly encouraged.
I hope you can make it. It'll be a great event -- just five weeks from Election Day -- and you won't want to miss it.
RSVP here:
http://wi.barackobama.com/MadisonRally
Thanks,
Mitch
Mitch Stewart
Director
Organizing forAmerica
-- Use of public transportation is encouraged.
-- Please avoid bringing bags to the rally if at all possible.
-- No tickets are required, though an RSVP is strongly encouraged.
I hope you can make it. It'll be a great event -- just five weeks from Election Day -- and you won't want to miss it.
RSVP here:
http://wi.barackobama.com/MadisonRally
Thanks,
Mitch
Mitch Stewart
Director
Organizing for
Doors open at 3:30 pm. President Obama will speak at 5:00 pm. There is no charge for this event, but anyone planning to attend needs to RSVP to the Democratic Party of Wisconsin Office by calling 608-260-2430. You may need to stand, so please bring a chair if needed.
Garage Door Russ Feingold Campaign Video
Today, Russ's campaign released a new statewide television ad, entitled ”Garage Door.” The ad highlights the garage door pledge Russ made to the people of Wisconsin in 1992. Russ put three promises on the garage door of his Middleton home, added two more promises, and has kept that pledge to the people of Wisconsin since they first elected him to be their voice in the U.S. Senate.
The ad highlights what Wisconsinites know, Russ has always worked for them. The Journal Sentinel reported that research proved Russ was the number 1 maverick in the Senate in seven of the nine sessions of Congress in which he has served.
Not only has Russ been a constant independent voice, he has been the right type of maverick.Washingtonian Magazine concluded in a recent survey that Russ was the number one enemy of lobbyists in the Senate and called Russ, “still the body’s chief anti-lobbying crusader.”
Wisconsin needs Russ now more than ever. Ron Johnson is backed by the Senate’s biggest friend to lobbyists, Mitch McConnell, while Russ was named the lobbyist’s enemy. The choice is clear for Wisconsin: a true independent voice, or a man with a shaky record who’s afraid to debate because he has no real positions or solutions.
Tuesday, September 21, 2010
Post from Erica Sagrans's Blog: Urgent: Vote on "Don't Ask, Don't Tell"
Post from Erica Sagrans's Blog:
Urgent: Vote on "Don't Ask, Don't Tell"
| By Erica Sagrans - Sep 20, 2010 2:47:06 PM ET |
OFA Director Mitch Stewart just asked supporters to call Senator John McCain and ask him to stop standing in the way of repealing "Don't Ask, Don't Tell":
There's going to be a showdown on the Senate floor this week -- and we'll have a chance to do away with "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" once and for all.Right now, though, it's not clear we'll have the votes to win.That's because moments after Sen. Harry Reid announced the vote, Sen. John McCain again threatened to stop the bill at any cost. He said he plans to filibuster not just a vote, but even the procedure to bring it up for debate."Don't Ask, Don't Tell" isn't about politics -- it's about discrimination. And when Republicans defend discrimination of any kind, they need to know that their constituents are watching and ready to respond.It is up to each of us to let the Republicans who are blocking this vote know that Americans want repeal.Call Sen. McCain at (202) 224-2235 now, tell him America supports the repeal of "Don't Ask, Don't Tell," and ask him to stop standing in the way.As the President has said, we must end this law "because it is the right thing to do." A majority of Americans agree that those who are brave enough to stand up and serve our country deserve to do so openly.Call Sen. McCain today at (202) 224-2235 to tell him to end his filibuster threat and get out of the way of change.Thanks for your help on this critical vote,MitchMitch Stewart
Director
Organizing for America
Friday, September 10, 2010
Henry Sanders for Lt. Governor Of Wisconsin, Support Request
Dear Supporters,
As I travel the state, I’m continually inspired by the hard work and dedication of grassroots Democrats across Wisconsin
I’m honored to have earned the support of 30 more of these outstanding Democratic Party leaders today—bringing the total number of Party Leaders for Sanders to more than 100 statewide.
I have made a very real commitment to supporting the grassroots of our party. Our Progressive Farm Team program supported more than a dozen candidates for local offices this past spring. My campaign has invested resources to boost turnout at democratic events around the state. And I’ve personally headlined dozens of dinners, pot-lucks, picnics, and other events to help raise funds for our County Parties
A grassroots campaign isn’t a one-way street, and I will be right there on the frontlines with these party leaders as we work to elect progressive candidates to local offices, win legislative seats, and elect Tom Barrett and Russ Feingold this fall.
Below are the latest to add their names to Party Leaders for Sanders, with more endorsement announcements available on our website at www.henrysanders.org/news.
Jack Allgaier, | Lisa Herrmann, | Lanore Rusch, |
Laurene Bach, | Rollie Hicks, | Jane Schley, |
Warren Bender, | Jennifer Jackson, | Penny Sharp, |
Michael Berg, | Tom Kemp, | Peggy Slez, |
Charles Bradley, | Frank Kinateder, | Linda Solie, |
Kay Collins-Schulz, | Paul Knuth, | Jan Stoltz, |
Doug Cvetkovich, | Torrey Lauer, | Travis Thyssen, |
Carolyn Dunning, | Joe LeBeau, | Jeff VanKoningsveld, |
Karen Erb, | Lindsey Lee, | JD Wine, |
Keith Fair, | Margo Miller, | Larry Zamba, |
Sue Reich, |
Our grassroots campaign depends on people like you reaching out to friends and family, and together we can win on September 14.
Let's get to work!
Henry Sanders, Jr.
P.S. Help support our grassroots efforts in the final days with a contribution today! Click here to donate online or call us at 608-234-4170.
Post from Erica Sagrans's Blog: President Obama Headlines Campaign Rallies this Fall
Also listed in: 2010 HQ Blog |
President Obama will headline five major campaign events leading up to November’s election—joining with local candidates to rally supporters and get 2008's first-time voters fired up about returning to the polls this year.
At four rallies and one town hall webcast to voters across the country, the President will highlight what’s at stake in this year's election—from health care reform to strengthening the economy, November's outcome will have tangible effects on the lives of every American. The President will emphasize why it's so critical to elect strong leaders and retain Democratic majorities in Congress so that we can continue moving our country forward.
Here’s the schedule of events with the President organized by Organizing for America
· September 28: Moving America Madison , WI
· October 10: Moving America Philadelphia , PA
· October 12: Commit to Vote Tele-Town Hall Webcast, part of OFA’s Commit to Vote program
· October 17: Moving America Ohio
· October 22: Moving America Las Vegas , NV
You can check out the full schedule here, and we'll have much more to come on how you can take part in an event this fall.
Post from Jeremiah Bird's Blog: Moving America Forward: One Door at a Time
| Also listed in: 2010 HQ Blog |
OFA Deputy Director Jeremy Bird wrote on Huffington Post about the success of our recent Moving America Forward Day of Action, where volunteers knocked on more than 200,000 doors throughout the country.
Now that Labor Day weekend has come and gone, political season is in full swing. With November 2nd less than two months away campaigns are buzzing with activity and polls and predictions are dominating cable news. Here at OFA, we've been hard at work since our June 5th VOTE 2010 kickoff contacting voters and getting ourselves ready for the fall push. Just a few weeks ago, we decided that we would use August 28th to test our organizational strength by holding "Moving America Forward" canvasses across the country.
Nationally, we set an ambitious goal by pledging to hit 200,000 doors in the dog days of August. OFA staff leadership across the country talked to their volunteers and set state-specific goals: South Dakota Indiana New York
OFA volunteers and staff have been working closely on the ground with campaigns, state parties, and other allies since we launched our VOTE 2010 campaign--we knew the effort would be a test for OFA volunteers who had already been canvassing throughout the summer and who would continue knocking on doors until Election Day as the core forces behind our get-out-the-vote (GOTV) operations. But our volunteers and staff made clear they were ready to test their ground game 10 weeks out from a critical election.
As it turns out, OFA volunteers were more than up to the challenge.
After tallying up the reports from across the country, our volunteers made some spot on predictions--nationwide, OFA supporters knocked on the doors of 200,893 targeted voters. Volunteers made another 168,330 phone calls on top of the canvasses. In state after state, OFA supporters not only hit their goals--they blew past them. South Dakota Indiana New York
Ultimately, the numbers tell only part of the story. What's behind the numbers is a corps of volunteers across the country who are fired up and working hard to move America forward and to keep us from going back to the policies that drove our country into a ditch. And this past weekend was only the beginning.
Post from Erica Sagrans's Blog: Obama and Kaine on What's at Stake in November
| Also listed in: 2010 HQ Blog |
President Obama and Democratic Party Chairman Tim Kaine each gave major speeches yesterday—laying out the choice voters face in November and what’s at stake in this election. Both addresses drew strong contrasts between the work of Democrats to move our country and economy forward, and Republicans who want to take us back to the failed policies that got our country into trouble to begin with.
Check out some of the news on the President in Cleveland Philadelphia
Unveiling his economic agenda for the fall campaign in a lengthy and sharply populist speech that sought to appeal to the middle class, Mr. Obama also urged voters not to allow Republicans to “ride” fears about the economy into the election booths in the midterm elections in November. Mr. Obama acknowledged that “people are frustrated and angry and anxious about the future.” But he argued that a Republican return to power would lead to a repeat of failed policies of the past. “A lot has changed since I came here in those final days of the last election,” Mr. Obama told a largely sympathetic crowd of around 3,000 at the Cuyahoga Community College Parma Cleveland
President Barack Obama, fighting to preserve his party’s control of Congress, laid out his battle plan on Wednesday, drawing sharp distinctions between his vision to rebuild the nation’s economy — and the struggling middle class — and Republican economic policies, which he said triggered last year’s financial meltdown.… In a blunt critique to Boehner’s economic policy speech in Cleveland
In a starkly political speech President Obama assailed House Minority Leader John Boehner, R-OH, by name eight times today, attacking the Republicans economic philosophy as flawed and weak, attempting to define the choice that people have in November’s election....The president defined the Republican economic philosophy as, “Cut taxes, especially for millionaires and billionaires. Cut regulations for special interests. Cut trade deals even if they didn’t benefit our workers. Cut back on investments in our people and our future.”
In his first major speech of the fall campaign season, Kaine emphasized his party's legislative accomplishments while acknowledging a tough road ahead. Kaine told a group of students and supporters at the University of Pennsylvania America
Democratic Party Chairman Tim Kaine delivered a full-throated defense of his party's record on the economy, health care and financial regulation here Wednesday as he kicked off the fall campaign season with a speech casting the Democrats as underdogs in the battle for control of Congress. Kaine, a former Virginia
Thursday, September 9, 2010
Julie Lass for U.S. Congress - Her message is clear and so is John Duffy's (see videos)
Fellow Democrats:
Heading into next week's primary, Scott Walker is going to barnstorm the state pushing his sham brown bag campaign.
But we know that Walker’s phony brown bag is full of baloney.
Walker’s claim that he will cut spending is baloney – Under Scott Walker, spending in Milwaukee County increased by $349 million, or 35 percent. That’s more than Tom Barrett OR Jim Doyle.
Walker’s big talk that he will reduce taxes is baloney – Scott Walker has proposed 18 percent increases in the property tax levy during his time as County Executive – or $39 million more in tax increases.
Walker’s laughable assertion that he is fiscally responsible is baloney – Scott Walker saddled future generations with $400 million in debt when he recklessly borrowed money to solve the County’s pension fund deficit.
Walker’s baseless claim that he can get the job done is baloney – Scott Walker will say or do anything to try to get elected. He flip flopped on immigration in less than 24 hours, reversed his position on the smoking ban within days, and continues to contradict himself on health care, stimulus, concealed carry and many more issues.
And baloney is all Wisconsin’s working and middle class families will be able to afford after Walker gives his enormous $1.8 billion tax giveaway to the wealthiest 1% and big corporate elite.
$681,203.78 : That's the amount that Scott Walker has paid SCM Associates Incorporated. SCM Associates Incorporated is a conniving East Coast political consulting firm that is literally recycling this phony brown bag tour that Walker has bizarrely made the centerpiece of his campaign. As you know it was first used in 1998 for an Ohio Republican running for the Senate and Walker is even using some of the material verbatim.
By clicking here or here, you'll find an artist's portrayal of Scott Walker as he tries to sell Wisconsin a phony baloney brown bag movement. Also, please check out our "Scott Walker's Brown Bag is Full of Baloney" flyer. Feel free to share it with your family and your friends.
And make sure you tell Walker if he comes to your town that it's going to take more than his baloney to get Wisconsin working again.
Sincerely,
Heading into next week's primary, Scott Walker is going to barnstorm the state pushing his sham brown bag campaign.
But we know that Walker’s phony brown bag is full of baloney.
Walker’s claim that he will cut spending is baloney – Under Scott Walker, spending in Milwaukee County increased by $349 million, or 35 percent. That’s more than Tom Barrett OR Jim Doyle.
Walker’s big talk that he will reduce taxes is baloney – Scott Walker has proposed 18 percent increases in the property tax levy during his time as County Executive – or $39 million more in tax increases.
Walker’s laughable assertion that he is fiscally responsible is baloney – Scott Walker saddled future generations with $400 million in debt when he recklessly borrowed money to solve the County’s pension fund deficit.
Walker’s baseless claim that he can get the job done is baloney – Scott Walker will say or do anything to try to get elected. He flip flopped on immigration in less than 24 hours, reversed his position on the smoking ban within days, and continues to contradict himself on health care, stimulus, concealed carry and many more issues.
And baloney is all Wisconsin’s working and middle class families will be able to afford after Walker gives his enormous $1.8 billion tax giveaway to the wealthiest 1% and big corporate elite.
$681,203.78 : That's the amount that Scott Walker has paid SCM Associates Incorporated. SCM Associates Incorporated is a conniving East Coast political consulting firm that is literally recycling this phony brown bag tour that Walker has bizarrely made the centerpiece of his campaign. As you know it was first used in 1998 for an Ohio Republican running for the Senate and Walker is even using some of the material verbatim.
By clicking here or here, you'll find an artist's portrayal of Scott Walker as he tries to sell Wisconsin a phony baloney brown bag movement. Also, please check out our "Scott Walker's Brown Bag is Full of Baloney" flyer. Feel free to share it with your family and your friends.
And make sure you tell Walker if he comes to your town that it's going to take more than his baloney to get Wisconsin working again.
Sincerely,
| Mike Tate |
Democratic Party of Wisconsin Chair
"Growing up on a dairy farm, my father taught me not to take any bull and how to milk a dollar for all it's worth, two skills they could use today in Washington," she says as a cow moos nearby.
Government Accountability
Julie has been a champion for making government more accountable and transparent for Wisconsin taxpayers. She advocated for fiscal reform in government by creating the Fraud, Waste and Mismanagement Hotline to identify and eliminate wasteful spending. She authored legislation to require greater transparency and accountability in government through regular performance and management audits of government agencies to ensure that taxpayer dollars aren’t being wasted, and pushed to reform the state’s contracting practices with her Truth in State Contracting Act to make sure taxpayers are getting the best bang for their buck. She also wrote a proposal to close the revolving door between former government officials and special interests so citizens can have more confidence that government officials are looking out for the people’s interests instead of their own.
In the U.S. Congress, Julie will bring this common-sense approach to Washington to ensure that taxpayers can count on efficient, effective government that uses their tax dollars wisely
Agriculture
Julie knows first-hand the importance of hard work and the value of agriculture to our nation. She has been a tireless advocate for Wisconsin farmers and has been endorsed by the Wisconsin Farm Bureau in her previous elections.
Growing up on a small dairy farm herself, Julie is uniquely familiar with the challenges facing family farms, from the low prices dairy farmers are receiving for milk to the difficulty in getting credit from lenders to help family farms to expand. In Wisconsin, Julie authored programs like Buy Local, Buy Wisconsin and Farm to School that build new markets for agriculture and help family farms prosper while also giving consumers access to fresh and nutritious agricultural products. In Congress, Julie will make helping family farms thrive and grow a top priority.
Jobs and Economic Growth
Julie Lassa knows firsthand the stress that families in Wisconsin are feeling. As a young girl, Julie grew up on her family’s small farm and, during some winters, watched as her father was laid off from a factory job he worked to support the family. As the next representative from the Seventh District, Julie will work hard across party lines for policies that promote the creation of good-paying, family-supporting jobs in Central and Northern Wisconsin.
In both the public and private sector, Julie has been a leader in building a positive business environment in Wisconsin to promote job creation and economic growth. She wrote the CORE Jobs Act, a comprehensive job creation package that was signed into law which contains eighteen provisions to help put Wisconsin back on the road to economic recovery. CORE gives entrepreneurs new tools to build small businesses, helps existing businesses thrive and grow and provides additional resources for worker training. Julie has also worked across party lines to find positive solutions and pool resources to create jobs. Julie will bring this same bi-partisan, results-oriented approach to the U.S. Congress.
CAFTA that are sending our jobs abroad are reformed.
Reducing Our National Debt
Growing up on a small dairy farm, Julie learned about hard work and the value of a dollar. She understands that our government must stay within its means, just like Wisconsin families do every day. Julie believes our national debt has skyrocketed to unsustainable levels and threatens international relations with countries like China, which is now America’s biggest creditor.
To control and reduce the national debt, Julie believes we must take action to reign in spending and vastly improve our government’s accountability and transparency. Julie believes we should reform our contracting procedures to root out waste and duplicative spending in government, just as she did in Wisconsin. She will also work to ensure that audits are conducted of government programs and that unproductive programs are changed or eliminated. Julie also believes we must close the special interest loopholes that allow big businesses to avoid paying their fair share, while reducing the burden on Wisconsin individuals, families and small businesses.
Julie believes we need to hold corporations that get government contracts to high standards for quality and cost-effectiveness -- and hold them accountable if they fail to meet those standards.
Seniors
Julie Lassa believes that our seniors deserve the benefits they have been promised through Social Security and Medicare. In Congress, she will work to ensure that Social Security benefits remain in place for our seniors and future generations of Americans. Knowing that many individuals rely on Social Security for their retirement, she will fight against risky privatization schemes that put our seniors’ social security benefits at the mercy of Wall Street greed.
Julie will also fight to make sure that Medicare remains a steadfast benefit for our seniors. She will work to allow Medicare to negotiate lower prices for prescription drugs to lower the cost of life-saving medicines for seniors and save taxpayers money by leveraging Medicare’s large purchasing power.
CQ Politics
State Sen. Sean Duffy(R) to replace retiring Rep. David Obey (D).
"Growing up on a dairy farm, my father taught me not to take any bull and how to milk a dollar for all it's worth, two skills they could use today in Washington," she says as a cow moos nearby.
Lassa goes on to say she wants Members' pay cut until unemployment drops and raises eliminated until the budget is balanced. The ad builds upon a theme in the Lassa campaign. She released a plan to clean up Washington last week. Campaign manager Rick Fromberg said that the effort is a response to what she hears from voters.
"I think it's important that what we talk about is what Julie hears every day out on the campaign trail," he said on a press call Thursday morning. "This is an ad that's rooted in her values and what she wants to do. She is running her own campaign, and she's going to talk about what's important to her and what's important to the voters of the seventh district."
Lassa won a special election to the state Senate in 2003 after serving in the state Assembly.
She entered the Congressional race in May after Obey announced he would step down and had raised $313,000 by the end of June. She's among the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee's Red to Blue candidates, and this district is among the districts where the DCCC has reserved TV time.
On the other side, Duffy joined the race before Obey dropped out. Best known nationally as an alum of the "Real World" TV show, Duffy served as special prosecutor and then district attorney in Ashland County. He was named to the top tier of the National Republican Congressional Committee's Young Guns program and had raised $971,000 by the end of June.
Lassa and Duffy are expected to win their primaries, which will be held Sept. 14.
See Julie Lassa's Website For More Information
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