By now you’ve heard that Sanders, Warren and Schumer are supporting Keith Ellison as DNC chair. And I hope everyone knows that Howard Dean is a lobbyist. What you may not know is that I am a founding member of NJ 4 Dean. In 2006 Dean showed Democrats at the national level how to do Field Operations, something that every Camp Wellstone graduate knows.
I’ve been in 16 campaigns since 2004, Wellstone grad 2005, lit dropped 6,000 houses in Stratford Ct in 1972 for McGovern. I built a county level campaign for Sanders, including building a voter database for NY state that was shared with organizers in 8 other congressional districts in NY, and distributed nearly 2 million phone numbers we got by “Scraping”.
I did this in Hillary’s home county Westchester NY. We did this in Hillary’s hometown. We were phone banking and knocking on doors months before the Sanders Campaign made in state hires. I wore many hats, Press Secretary, Communications Director, Campaign manager, Communications Director, Volunteer recruitment coordinator
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I’m old, I’m 58. I’ve downloaded skills and knowledge to Millenials and Gen Xers, and have watched them go forth.
2 of my volunteers ran a ballot access operation, getting a guy on the ballot for a congressional race. Another was the Field Director for George Latimer for State Senate, he turned what could have been a close race into a veritable blowout.
Now I’m telling these young Berniecrat volunteers who recently attended a Camp Wellstone political training, its your turn- Its you turn to manage a campaign, its your turn to run for office. Its your job to win public office.
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Ellison earned a 100% ranking in 2011.
Ellison met with Occupy Minnesota in October of 2011 and 2 months later introduced a jobs bill called “Restore the American Dream for the 99 Percent Act” In 2009 Ellison was named Vice Chair of the Populist Caucus, served a board member: Wellstone Foundation, PDA, Economic Policy Institute. citation
Ellison is a tireless worker, disciple of Wellstone and worked hand in hand with John Conyers on a variety of justice issues. Ellison has the cred and the chops. Ellison also warned us about Trump 14 months ago and was all but laffed off the set by George Stephanopoulos.
Howard Dean is not the only soul in this country that knows Field. And the Democratic leadership knows that.
Friday, Nov 11, 2016 · 11:53:08 PM +00:00
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Roger Fox
So you want a full time chair?
Ellisons perfomance is what counts.
My volunteer effort for Sanders was accomplished by building a team. I had a job, I manage an 18 hole golf course that in the summer requires my being onsite from 60 to 80 hrs a week.
See the rest of my comment below. Leaders that lead, perform. Leaders that micro manage and dont build team rarely do well.