This is a submission from a fellow Democratic County Chairperson who I had the opportunity to meet and learn from. I wanted to share his eloquent words about the upcoming election. Please take note of his suggestions and help to bring Wisconsin back to a more Progressive path.
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Let's take a serious look at this April 2 election. Here are some thoughts:
THEIR SIDE:
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Roggensack has more money, although not astronomical. ($200,000 plus) How much money would it take to equal paying for all our grassroots volunteers on the ground? Our experience is becoming quite substantial.
They have the corporate machine. (Remember, that machine lost on Nov. 6)
OUR SIDE:
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1. Obama for America
(2008 & 2012) built an unparalleled grassroots organization for winning
campaigns. He had huge numbers of Democrats and Progressives. phoning,
doing doors, & working an extensive network of offices across Wisconsin and
the U.S. Huge numbers of Democrats & Progressives built amazing
campaign skills.
2. Citizen United
decision forced greater grassroots campaign operations for Democrats since that
happened.
3. We got a taste of
winning during the Clinton years and have had greater "fire in the
belly" grassroots campaign efforts since Clinton. Obama campaigns have put
that campaign "fire in the belly" on steroids!
4. Wisconsin Democrat and Progressive campaigns have been some of the most competitive and most
developed in the nation. We have been at the heart of the battle. We have many
battle hardened Democrats in Wis.
5. Republicans can sit
back and let their corporate friends do their campaign work. However, that
leaves them with a Republican grassroots team that is of no
comparison to ours.
6. The number of phone
banks and campaign distribution locations have been working for weeks and are now
noticeably increasing in Milwaukee and S.E. Wisconsin. Madison is set to enlarge their operation
significantly this week.
7. Milwaukee is a gold
mine of votes for us. African Americans are dedicated, serious voters,
and they are grateful to be reminded about the importance of the April 2
election. A few words sets them ablaze! You
will enjoy working a GOTV grocery store shift in Milwaukee! Organizers
Jim Brown, Linea Sundstrom and Judith Free are expertly experienced and great
to work with.
8. Great numbers of
Hispanics in Milwaukee are Progressive supporters. Working the Hispanic
grocery stores for GOTV is a special joy. Hispanic music and art create a celebration-type mood in giant supermarkets with heart warming Hispanic people
putting you in a pleasant "foreign culture" atmosphere. Great!
Friendly! However, only about 50% are
U.S. citizens that can vote. Also, however, the crowd in those stores are
huge all day long and 50% of big numbers are still big numbers!
9. We might have enough
votes in Milwaukee to swing this election if we got everyone out!
10. Our November 6
majority still has a momentum in the heart! A slight echo of a fully
alive Democrat/Progressive/OFA type spirit could ignite this state. It
could bring back to full force of that spirit if every OFA volunteer became active
again for 2 weeks until April 2.
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HERE ARE SOME
OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOU TO HELP:
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1. Super Market Legends
and student GOTV at UWM and MATC. Call Judith Free at 414-581-5201.
2. Phone Bank with
Wisconsin State AFÒ-CIO. Call Steve Kwaterski at 414-975-8650.
3. Phone band for Fallone.
Email A.J. Kahle at: ajkahle@gmail.com.
Note: Electing Ed
Fallone to the Wisconsin Supreme Court could be the most important election in
Wisconsin history - all things considered.
4. Call or contact any
of these sources to do phone bank work at home.
5. Remind your Democrat and Progressive friends to vote for Fallone and Evers on April 2. Early voting starts on March
18.
6. Oconomowoc Phone
Banks: Call Kristen Maguire at 262-490-1270 or Steve Ralph at
262-567-9813.
7. Waukesha Phone Banks:
Call Scott Trindl at 414-254-2058 or Email Scott at: strindl@att.net.
8. Hand out
Fallone/Evers brochures in Milwaukee - Wisconsin's largest voter market. Call:
*Jim Brown
at 262-834-8033 or email Jim at: jimwauk@gmail.com.
*Linea
Sundstrom at 414-963-088 or email Linea at: linea.sundstrom@gmail.com.
9. Contribute to the Ed
Fallone Campaign: www.falloneforjustice.com.
10. Contribute to the
Tony Evers Campaign: www.tonyevers.com.
Thanks for all you do!
Dwayne Block
Oconomowoc Democratic Group
