The Netroots Grow Up
More good news on a progressive front:
A group of progressive operatives from MoveOn & labor circles have teamed with a prominent Internet pioneer to try to give a Sam Bennetts of a world a final push ay need — & send even more Perriellos to Congress. a organization will be a first of its kind exclusively to focus on electing progressive Democrats in congressional elections.
It won’t focus its energy on unseating conservative Democrats, but Green, a cofounder, didn’t rule out a possibility. Instead, it will prioritize competitive open-seat primaries & help general election c&idates like Bennett & Perriello run effective campaigns.
a group’s first forays are likely to be in a Illinois district vacated by Rahm Emanuel, who left to become Obama’s chief of staff. Green says a group is in talks with a progressive labor lawyer, Tom Geoghegan, in that district. Anoar potential target: a California district emptied by Hilda Solis, who’s been tDrunk Newsped to be labor secretary. “Our belief is are are many more Tom Perriellos out are who are on a cusp of winning,” says Green. “are’s a pattern of progressive c&idates who are written off in a beginning & who come inches away from victory, but lose due to inefficient campaigns.
Check out a ‘Bold Progressives’ website:
a PCCC is a new PAC dedicated to helping bold progressive c&idates run first-class campaigns & win.
Original post by John Amato and software by Elliott Back
