Pushing Absentee Voting

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Friday June 22, 2007 · 6:25 AM PDT

2007/06/22 · 06:25

Cross Posted: Reform Florida's DECs
One of the big lessons I've learned for the Senate District 3 special election (which occurs on Tuesday), is the need for the Democratic Party, particularly local DECs to push absentee voting as early as humanly possible.

MarionCountyDemocrat

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Monday June 18, 2007 · 11:46 AM PDT

2007/06/18 · 11:46

Cross-Posted: Reform Florida's DECs

With the essential elements described in Party Building Basics: Part I, the big question remains: now what do we do? This post, like all posts here at Reform Florida’s DECs are full of broad overviews, big ideas, with some specifics thrown in for good measure. However, every county in Florida is different. Each county has its own constituencies, its own unique issues, and its own colorful personalities and institutions. There is no such thing as a "one size fits all" model for Florida’s DECs to effectively build themselves up to be effective political institutions. The following ideas I present in this post are meant to serve as an outline – not an exact blueprint for success.

MarionCountyDemocrat

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Thursday June 14, 2007 · 11:01 AM PDT

2007/06/14 · 11:01

Cross Posted: Reform Florida's DECs

I see way too often DECs and progressive organizations going out to do party building/membership/volunteer recruitment without the basics to do it with. I also rarely see it all fitting into a larger plan - which means any results gained could possibly be short-lived. I'd like to open up the discussion today to focus around the basics of party building. By the way, the same tactics go for campaigns. Here are my ideas:

MarionCountyDemocrat

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Tuesday June 12, 2007 · 10:47 AM PDT

2007/06/12 · 10:47

Cross Posted from Reform Florida's DECs and Florida Progressive Coalition

Not all DECs have a lot of clubs. In fact, some have no clubs at all. In Marion, we have 10 chartered clubs, all geographically based. So its important for us to have some level of coordination. Its just as important for all DECs who have clubs to have a club coordinator, or someone who works solely with club leadership.

MarionCountyDemocrat

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Monday June 11, 2007 · 8:46 AM PDT

2007/06/11 · 08:46

I've heard many times on Kos and MyDD, that the trend in blogging is towards the local level. This is absolutely correct. While there is still some frontier left at the state level (not in Florida though) in some portions of the country, the real possibilities lay in counties, towns, and neighborhoods. Local issues, local politicians, and local institutions need to be given the same critical analysis and research that the blogosphere has brought to the state, national, and international levels.

DECs can play a small role here. Read On At Reform Florida's DECs...

From Criticism to Empowerment

MarionCountyDemocrat

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Tuesday January 30, 2007 · 8:11 AM PST

2007/01/30 · 08:11

*For a little context, this was originally posted at FLAPolitics, where I will begin discussing soon, how my father, the new chair of the Marion DEC is attempting to change the party there.

"I think we can end the divisions within the United States. What I think is quite clear is that we can work together in the last analysis. And that what has been going on within the United States...-the divisions, whether it's between blacks and whites, between the poor and the more affluent, or between age groups, or over the war in Vietnam - that we can start to work together again. We are a great country, an unselfish country, and a compassionate country."

-Robert Kennedy (some of his final words before being gunned down minutes later)

Matt just wrote an awesome diary about the true power of Unions in America: building community. I'm going to expand on what I believe is the most important concept for us in the progressive movement: community.

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After 2006

MarionCountyDemocrat

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Friday June 09, 2006 · 8:30 AM PDT

2006/06/09 · 08:30

This is cross-posted from FLA Politics. I fully realize this doesn't apply to most of you. However, I do think this might provoke some brainstorming about what your state and community progressives and Democrats will need to do after 2006 is over. -Ray Seaman

We all agree here that this election is critically important for all Floridians and Americans. We're going to work harder than we ever have before to elect Democrats and progressives to office. Great - but we must constantly be looking down the road if we are to be an effective political movement. In the extended entry, I'll discuss a few things we as Democrats and progressives will need to do after 2006 and before 2008, regardless of whether we gain the Governor's mansion or not, or even if we gain seats in the legislature or not.

MarionCountyDemocrat

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Wednesday April 19, 2006 · 3:27 PM PDT

2006/04/19 · 15:27

The path to a Democratic majority and possibly subsequent realignment will be paved with the work of precinct captains and the volunteers they are so key in bringing into the process. However, this post isn't completely focused the importance of precinct captains and precinct-level organizing. This post is mainly focused on the question I've been asked over and over again: how are precinct-captains recruited and therefore how are precincts organized?

As a prospective precinct captain for precinct 3230 in Marion County, Florida, I have a few ideas.

MarionCountyDemocrat

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Sunday April 16, 2006 · 6:10 PM PDT

2006/04/16 · 18:10

"Communities under attack can prevail in this next chapter of conflict with the right, but they themselves need the knowledge, research skills, and resources to fight the right locally."
- Lee Cokorinos, author of Target San Diego, a report on the right-wing's assault on the progressive movement in San Diego and urban democracy, as well as its implications nationwide. Read More

What Democrats Need Right Now: Motivation

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Wednesday April 12, 2006 · 9:42 AM PDT

2006/04/12 · 09:42

I, like so much of the blogosphere over the past several months have been watching all of the special elections all over the country, starting in Ohio's 2nd Congressional District (Paul Hackett's almost miracle) to last night's California's 50th Congressional District (where Democrat Francine Busby is now "in the driver's seat.") There has been a disturbing trend in all of these races, and that's very low Democratic turnout - lower than expected (with the one exception of Hackett's race). Read More

"Taking Over" Local Parties

MarionCountyDemocrat

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Friday April 07, 2006 · 7:10 AM PDT

2006/04/07 · 07:10

Note: Even though this is mostly about events happening inside Florida's Local Parties (this is crossposted from flapolitics.com), this is generally indicative of what's going on in the Democratic Party throughout the country.

"Let us begin anew - remembering on both sides that civility is not a sign of weakness and sincerity is always subject to proof."

- President John F. Kennedy

MarionCountyDemocrat

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Monday April 03, 2006 · 12:08 PM PDT

2006/04/03 · 12:08

Over at Florida Public Policy (the ideas presented here can be applied throughout the country, so don't let the "Florida" part discourage you), I've posted a GARGANTUAN post on better growth management policies for Florida's counties (through the lens of Marion County, which is a general reflection of how Florida and the country is handling growth.)

Its actually my research paper for one of my classes at the University of Florida (Florida Environmental Politics.) Some of you (probably all of you) may know how serious the growth issue is, and some of the information I put in you may or may not know already.

Nonetheless, I encourage you to read it, because you might learn something you didn't - and maybe you'll get some ideas for your community.

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Pushing Absentee Voting

FL: Party Building Basics: Part 2

FL: Party Building Basics: Part 1

FL: Club Coordination: A Must Have

FL: Building Local Progressive Blogospheres

From Criticism to Empowerment

After 2006

Precinct Organizing: The Path to the Promised Land

The Need for Local Progressive Think Tanks

What Democrats Need Right Now: Motivation

"Taking Over" Local Parties

Beyond Sprawl: New Policies for Better Managing Growth