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The Democratic Reunion: 100 Days, 100 Voters, 100 Actions

By Tracy Joan
Thu Jun 29, 2006 at 10:11:35 AM PST
Section: Diary Topic: Election news/info

I'm posting this all over because it;s a huge nation-wide event and I think it's going to be awesome!

Mark your calendars: July 29th we all take a huge leap forward.

Last year we took the first step. On November 15th we held the National Organizing Kick-off. Across the country Democrats gathered together and starting putting the pieces together to organize in every state, district and precinct.

Then in April we held the Neighbor-to-Neighbor National Organizing Day. It was an unprecedented effort. Six months before an election, holding a 50-State Canvass, and together we talked to over a million voters.

July 29th is going to be bigger and better. July 29th Democrats across the country will once again gather together for The Democratic Reunion.

Governor Dean described The Democratic Reunion in an e-mail he sent today:

The Democratic Reunion will be a series of events across the country, in every single state, that will bring people back into the political process and remind everyone who wants change that we're all in this fight together for the last 100 days.
Your local Democratic Reunion can be a social event like a picnic, a voter contact event like a canvass, or a campaign event with local candidates. The only requirement is that you come together with your neighbors on July 29th and kick off 100 days of work to build your local network and win this November.

It's that simple. We get together and make a commitment to ourselves, to each other and to our Party. With 100 Days left until the election, we will each contact 100 voters. We will take 100 actions to move our country forward. That's what the 50-State Strategy looks like in action.

You can host an event yourself, or you can hook into one already being planned by your state party.

You can invite your friends and family, your neighbors or your co-workers. You can tailor it to sync into your local candidates campaign plan or you can strike out on your own and be the representative for change in your community.

It's up to you.

We've done some of the work to get you started. We have a resource center available and we will be updating and adding to it as we get closer to July 29th.

But the real work is yet to be done and the power to do it lies in precincts across the nation, where ordinary Americans like you and me take on the extraordinary task of building up our Party, leveraging our power to win in November and changing the direction of our country.

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The Democratic Reunion: 100 Days, 100 Voters, 100 Actions | 8 comments (8 topical)

Party Building

Tracy,
Would this be the event hosted by the Auxiliary Cantwell Campaign (aka the Coordinated Campaign)? Sorry, I refuse to participate in any effort labeled as "party building" that openly discriminates against legally filed Democratic candidates.

Peace,
Chad (The Left) Shue
Vote Mark

by The Left Shue on Thu Jun 29, 2006 at 12:27:44 PM PST

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Read before reacting by switzerblog, 06/29/2006 01:12:07 PM PST (5.00 / 1)
The DNC is neautral in all primary contests... by Tracy Joan, 06/29/2006 05:04:58 PM PST (5.00 / 1)

...and I can't spell... by Tracy Joan, 06/29/2006 05:07:54 PM PST (none / 0)

Hi Tracy

We welcome the DNC's interest in our blog and Washington state politics! I do hope you'll stick around and answer questions comments, and not just advertise. :-)

Switzerblog'll knock you out!

by switzerblog on Thu Jun 29, 2006 at 11:06:05 AM PST

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Hey there :) by Tracy Joan, 06/29/2006 04:59:59 PM PST (none / 0)

Precinct 36-1392 idea, sent to 36th Dems.

> Howard sent out an email about having events on 29
> July, 100 days before election day.
>
> There is a park down the street from the Cavalry
> Church, and I am thinking of having an event on 29
> July in the park for my precinct AND close by
> precincts.
>
> I am thinking of it as a campaign shopping event -
> we
> have SOOOOOOOO many cool races this fall - Darcy
> Burner and Lillian Kaffman and someone against that
> jackass Sheldon and Peter Goldmark ...
>
> http://calendar.m3047.inwa.net/bamboo/
>
> It might be an opportunity to give people ideas of
> something to do in their local or larger community,
>
> IF The Coordinated Campaign (AKA
> Cantwell-In-Disguise)
> doesn't float their boat.
>
> Are there any big 36th events going on this day?
>
> Elizabeth, would this be a good idea for 5 or 10
> precincts around mine in NOC 2?
>
> I'll be back in Seattle by about 17 July, mail is
> spotty till them ( I am sweating in Boston f#$%ing
> humidity right now!)
>
> So my responses will probably not be too prompt.
>
> bob.
>
> BTW, Since I believe in full disclosure / open
> processes.
>
> I could care less about the Coordinated Campaign.
>
> In fact, If CantDoMuch is gonna get re-elected, it
> will be because of excitement for down ticket
> candidates will bring people who want Peter or
> Lillian
> and who, on election day, look at their boring
> ballot,
> and think, "what the hell, she at least doesn't
> stink
> as much as that jackass McSafeco."
>
> IF you have a problem with me, I am running in
> Precinct 1392, so run some Big Party Insider Dwight
> lackey against me. yawn.
>
> Robert M. Murphy
>
> Bob Murphy
> 2442 N.W. MARKET ST. #562
> SEATTLE, WA. 98107
> r.bmurph@gmail.com for math teacher stuff.
>
> _________________
> 36thdems-discuss mailing list
> 36thdems-discuss@36th.org

rmm.

http://www.liemail.com/BambooGrassroots.html

by rmdSeaBos on Sat Jul 01, 2006 at 07:11:09 AM PST

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WA-Dems Comments (not for cheerleaders)

rmm.

> Date: Sat, 1 Jul 2006 07:03:58 -0700 (PDT)
> From: Robert Murphy <>
> To: 36thdems-discuss@36th.org,
> democracyforwashington@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [36thdems-discuss] Dean & Democratic
> Reunion 29 July - What are
> WA-Dems Doing ; ) ?
>
> I got an email from Howard and the DNC about the
> "Democratic Reunion" on 29 July, and it had a
> snippet
> about OUR state & OUR party, AND
>
> there is Nada on the wa-dems website about 29 July.
>
> Too many Honchos at THE COORDINATED CAMPAIGN
> stratergerizing to involve the grassroots, OR
>
> does involving the grassroots mean they'll tell us
> peons at the last minute a whole bunch of critical
> save the world things that need doing?
>
> (AND, By The Way, it will be our fault when the
> critical things ain't done and the world ain't
> saved?)
>
> Cow Pasture Grassroots - stay in the field till the
> clowns come out to chew on, crap on, or pee on ya !
>
> (oops, I meant "cows", not "clowns".)
>
> bob.
>
> -- snippet from the email below.
>
> http://www.democrats.org/thedemocraticreunion/create
>
> Many state and local Democratic Parties have already
> started planning their Democratic Reunion events,
> and
> exciting things are happening.
>
> In Washington, the state party will focus their
> local
> events on grassroots organizing to get the word out
> about Democratic candidates. In Arizona, there are
> already 25 local organizing events across the state
> that will build local energy for candidates up and
> down the ballot on Election Day.
>

http://www.liemail.com/BambooGrassroots.html

by rmdSeaBos on Sat Jul 01, 2006 at 07:14:52 AM PST

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