Progressive Democrat Newsletter Issue 291

The anti-union, pro-billionaire Teabagger Republicans have stimulated a backlash that has raised more than $500,000 for the Wisconsin Democratic State Senate Committee. Which is WONDERFUL. Mostly in $14 increments (in honor of the 14 Democratic State Senators who stood up to pro-billionaire, anti-working class Walker) we have raised more than half a million dollars for the next State Senate elections! THAT may be one of the most important results of the last couple of weeks. But I want to call people's attention to the Wisconsin State Assembly, which Democrats used to control but is now a Teabagger/Republican body. We need to win the Wisconsin Assembly as well as the Wisconsin State Senate. I urge people to donate $14 to the Assembly fund as well as $14 to the State senate fund. If we raised over $500,000 for each, we'd be really well positioned to hand the Teabagger Republicans their collective ass in the next election. Please click here and donate $14 to each. Believe me, you will be thrilled next time you watch an election in Wisconsin if enough of us take this one little action.

But the fight has moved on beyond Wisconsin. It is being fought in Ohio and Indiana as well. Over at Daily Kos some have been complaining that Ohio and Indiana have been ignored. Well, as you will see on this Act Blue Page and in this week's newsletter, I have been focusing on Ohio and Indiana as well, and I urge you to donate to those efforts as well. Might as well keep $14 as the iconic pro-union donation. Just give LOTS of $14 donations if you can.

But there is also a related fight going on in, of all places, Idaho:



When people start fighting back against the Republican extremism even in Idaho, you know the Republicans have screwed up big time. Read more about the Idaho fight here.

Here is this week's newsletter:

TABLE OF CONTENTS:

Right here, right now, we have to come together: Union Solidarity Across Three States

Longer term: Liberals Strike Back in 2012

New York Focus: Green Power Switch

Brooklyn, NY Focus

Manhattan, NY Focus

Bronx, NY Focus

Queens, NY Focus

Suffolk County, NY Focus

Rochester, NY Focus

NEW YORK STATE FOCUS

California Focus: Green Power Switch

San Diego, CA Focus

Los Angeles/San Fernando Valley/San Gabriel Valley, CA Focus

Orange County, CA Focus

Silicon Valley Area, CA Focus

California 11th District Focus: San Joaquin, Alameda and Santa Clara Counties

CALIFORNIA FOCUS

Dallas County, TX Focus

Austin/Travis County, TX Focus

Houston/Harris County, TX Focus

Texas 10th District Focus: Bastrop, Lee, Burleson, Washington, Austin, Harris, Waller Counties

Texas 15th Congressional District Focus: Hidalgo, Brooks, Duval, Live Oak, Bee, Jim Wells, Karnes, DeWitt, Goliad, San Patricio, Refugio Counties

Texas 21st District Focus: Travis, Kerr, Real, Bandera, Kendall, Comal and Blanco Counties

TEXAS FOCUS

Pennsylvania Focus: Green Power Switch

Philadelphia, PA Focus

Lancaster Co. PA Focus

PENNSYLVANIA FOCUS

Washington State Focus: Green Power Switch

Seattle/King County, WA Focus

Spokane County, WA Focus

Thurston County, WA Focus

WASHINGTON STATE FOCUS

Illinois Focus: Green Power Switch

Chicago/Cook County, IL Focus

McHenry County, IL Focus

ILLINOIS FOCUS

Florida Focus: Green Power Switch

Tampa/Hillsborough County, FL Focus

Orange County, FL Focus

Broward County, FL Focus

Pinellas County, FL Focus

FLORIDA FOCUS

Wisconsin Focus: Green Power Switch

Madison, WI Focus

Milwaukee, WI Focus

Monroe County, WI Focus

WISCONSIN FOCUS

New Jersey Focus: Green Power Switch

Jersey City/Hudson County, NJ Focus

Warren County, NJ Focus

Passaic County, NJ Focus

Sussex County, NJ Focus

New Jersey 7th Congressional District Focus: Hunterdon, Middlesex, Somerset, and Union Counties

NEW JERSEY FOCUS

Virginia Focus: Green Power Switch

Charlottesville/Albemarle County, VA Focus

Fredericksburg/Spotsylvania County, VA Focus

Hanover County, VA Focus

Stafford County, VA Focus

Roanoke County, VA Focus

VIRGINIA FOCUS

Michigan Focus: Green Power Switch

Detroit, MI Focus

Oakland County, MI Focus

MICHIGAN FOCUS

Georgia Focus: Green Power Switch

Georgia Focus: Bringing the fight to Georgia

Atlanta, GA Focus

Coweta County, GA Focus

Fayette County, GA Focus

GEORGIA FOCUS

Arkansas 1st Congressional District Focus

Arkansas 3rd Congressional District Focus

Colorado Focus: Green Power Switch

Denver, CO Focus

Boulder County, CO Focus

Douglas County, CO Focus

Larimer County, CO Focus

COLORADO FOCUS

North Carolina Focus: Green Power Switch

North Carolina Focus: We Have a Moral Obligation

North Carolina Focus: NC-5 District Focus (Forsyth, Stokes, Statesville, Surrey, Iredell, Watauga, and Yadkin Counties)

North Carolina 11th District (Cherokee, Graham, Clay, Macon, Swain, Jackson, Transylvania, Haywood, Madison, Buncombe, Henderson, Polk Counties)

NORTH CAROLINA FOCUS

Tennessee Focus: Green Power Switch

TENNESSEE FOCUS

Iowa Focus: Green Power Switch

Davenport/Scott County, IA Focus

IOWA FOCUS

SOUTH CAROLINA FOCUS

Arizona Focus: Green Power Switch

Phoenix/Maricopa County, AZ Focus

ARIZONA FOCUS

Wichita, KS Focus

KANSAS FOCUS

Minnesota Focus: Green Power Switch

Minneapolis, MN Focus

MINNESOTA FOCUS

Oklahoma County, OK Focus

Nevada Focus: Green Power Switch

Las Vegas, NV Focus

NEVADA FOCUS