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upaloopa

(11,417 posts)
Wed Jan 7, 2015, 06:31 PM Jan 2015

I just donated to the 21st Century Democrats

The person on the phone said they supported Elisabeth Warren and progressive Dems and talked about the reason we didn't vote in 2014 because of the lack of real progressives running.
I never heard of them but I gave anyway. I hope my money helps.
I believe in putting your money where your mouth is.
I must say it is the real progressives on this board who are responsible for my willingness to give. Your augments make sense.

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I just donated to the 21st Century Democrats (Original Post) upaloopa Jan 2015 OP
from Wikipedia: brooklynite Jan 2015 #1
I will look into them. Here is their website - group is was founded by Tom Harkin... djean111 Jan 2015 #2

brooklynite

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1. from Wikipedia:
Wed Jan 7, 2015, 06:34 PM
Jan 2015

21st Century Democrats is a political organization founded by Senator Tom Harkin, commentator Jim Hightower and Congressman Lane Evans to help elect "progressive" or "populist" candidates.

21st Century Democrats started out relatively small but has quietly grown in size and significance in the last few election cycles." In 2004 election cycle, according to the Political Money Line, it was the 13th largest Political Action Committee (PAC) in the United States raising nearly $7 Million. Among progressive ideological PACs, it ranked fourth behind America Coming Together, EMILY's List, and MoveOn.org.

Unlike traditional PACs, 21st Century Democrats focuses on recruiting, training, and hiring field organizers to organize grassroots campaigns on behalf of candidates for local offices, statewide office, and even targeted presidential swing states.[3] The group has ties to Democracy for America, which grew out of Howard Dean's presidential campaign.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/21st_Century_Democrats

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