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"How to Build a Farm Team"Submitted by Mark Naccarato on Mon, 06/12/2006 - 9:08pm.
I don't normally like to post articles on this site because I feel like, to a certain extent, enterprising progressives with a computer are able to locate news fairly easily on their own without having it forced on them by email blasts, Yahoo Groups, and the rest. But I am breaking my own commandment for a special occasion to share this great piece from The Nation about an organization called "Progressive Majority". Progressive Majority focuses on training and helping elect progressive candidates in down-ballot races in order to seed a new "farm team" of candidates who battle for progressive and liberal ideas at the local level and who will hopefully someday run for higher office. Sound familiar? It should. It's the same mission that Democracy for Tennessee has been on over the last year and one which will ramp up to a higher level with our list of endorsed candidates, "The Tennessee 12". Even though Progressive Majority is only working in a handful of states, it has been amazingly successful in the short amount of time that it has been in operation. We hope that becomes the case with DFT in this election cycle. So take a look at the article. Think about both the value and the strategic necessity of the work that both PM, DFA, and DFT are doing. And then, take the leap and decide to be a part of this mission by pledging to help the Tennessee 12 as they are announced over the next few weeks. Donate to each one of the Tennessee 12. Write letters to the editor on their behalf. Make phone calls to their voters. Or sign up to do a door-to-door canvass for them - even if you have to drive an hour to get to their district. A $25 dollar donation or a day knocking doors won't make a big difference in a multi-million dollar Senate or Governor's race, but it could be all the difference in a county commission or sheriff's race. And you can have the peace of mind knowing that your valuable time and money will be spent electing progressive candidates who share your values. Thanks for your time and watch your email box for the first wave of Tennessee 12 candidates! -Mark Naccarato ( categories: Candidates | Democracy for Tennessee )
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