Puddytat
Giles Goat Boy
noise of rain
ruleoflaw
AnnieJo
PvtJarHead
Quicklund
Mark E Anderson
Jud Lounsbury
jamess
Wisco Wherls
rhubarb
Newsie8200
Laura Clawson
wmspringer
Cream City
and others I have surely missed...
While I would like to be able to set back the clock - erase the harms that Scott Walker has unleashed upon the state of Wisconsin, there is one thing I don't regret witnessing: the diaries, and the commitment, of all of the above. So frequently the site of information sharing, discussion, and collaboration, the diaries that have landed in the archives of the Badger State Progressives represent the best that DailyKos can be: passionate, informative, effective, and full of community.
Giles Goat Boy offers his excellent analogies, descriptions, and motivating prose. noise of rain is the king of GOTV - I will never forget his Playground Legends diaries from last year. Puddytat catches the scoops from the Friday afternoon news dumps and is always the source for up-to-date news. ruleoflaw wrote a memorable diary about retiring from his career in corrections last spring - since then, his most frequent comment has been "Tipped, recced, and republished to the Badger State Progressives." I could go on and on.
I just wanted to take a few minutes to write this down, to thank my fellow Badgers and Badger-sympathizers, and all the kossacks who have helped increase the visibility of our problems.
Side-note: if you can't GOTV in the next 4 days, consider providing food for your local phone-bankers/canvassers! It's hungry-making work. Our Dem Headquarters and our labor headquarters ("We Are Wisconsin") are both coordinating volunteers. Addendum to the side-note: As Ice Blue notes below, not all offices will want/need food and may prefer a monetary donation. You may want to call ahead and check. Our office has a specific request for food out, which made me think of those locals who cannot call or canvas. Of course, I should have guessed that generous out-of-state kossacks would step up. :)
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madhaus's obligatory "One Stop" donation link
Updated: To make phone calls (wherever you are): Sign up with We Are Wisconsin
Local GOTV efforts:
We Are Wisconsin
To donate: https://secure.actblue.com/...
Their Field Offices: https://maps.google.com/...
United Wisconsin
To donate to United Wisconsin: http://www.unitedwisconsin.com/....
Their offices: http://www.unitedwisconsin.com/...
For the Wisconsin Democrats, all I see is Barrett's campaign for donations:
https://secure.barrettforwisconsin.com/....
Wis Dem Recall offices:
http://www.wisdems.org/...
I'm not sure about food. I'm thinking pizza or sandwiches.
Erbert & Gerberts has many locations in WI: http://www.erbertandgerberts.com/...