PCCC PAC Forming to Elect Progressives to Congress

[liskddksil]

On Tuesday, Tom Perriello was sworn in as a freshman member of Congress. Sam Bennett was not.

The divergent courses these two progressive candidates took were not driven by the political winds. Perriello won in a deeply conservative rural Virginia district controlled by a veteran Republican and was considered by insiders to have almost no chance of victory. Bennett, meanwhile, lost in an Allentown, Pennsylvania district that has gone for Barack Obama, John Kerry and Al Gore over the past three cycles.

"Sam was bold and progressive, but her campaign went through four campaign managers, which is a disaster," says Adam Green, formerly MoveOn.org's Director of Strategic Campaigns. Further south, Perriello acted early to put together a staff that had a grasp of the connection between technology and grassroots campaigning.

A group of progressive operatives from MoveOn and labor circles have teamed with a prominent Internet pioneer to try to give the Sam Bennetts of the world the final push they need -- and send even more Perriellos to Congress. The organization will be the first of its kind exclusively to focus on electing progressive Democrats in congressional elections.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/01/07/dem-activists-plan-pccc-t_n_155873.html
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This is just what we need going forward to ensure that progressives can take on DCCC backed centrists in primaries and to get them elected in the upcoming special elections and in 2010.

[FLAprogressive]

1. fuck yeah -- hopefully it'll be like Blue America, only much more prominent & stronger.

[DinahMoeHum]

2. The website, if interested, is below:

www.boldprogressives.org

I, for one, will seriously look into it, but frankly, what do they have that orgs like
Democracy For America and Progressive Democrats of America don't??

www.democracyforamerica.com
www.pdamerica.org

:kick::kick::kick:

[Vincardog]

7. I could not get DFT to endorse David Van OS for TX AG. May be they Will be a little more help

[undeterred]

15. Progressive candidates need more money.

A lot more. Most of them barely get on the radar and don't raise enough money to buy advertising which is so desperately needed. Nothing wrong with PDA or DFA - which help mobilize people to work on campaigns, but these candidates need $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ to get elected.

[anonymous171]

3. Good. Start from the bottom up.

[dflprincess]

4. "Perriello won in a deeply conservative rural "

but, but, but aren't we told that only right of center Democrats might be able to win in districts like this? (and against an incumbant, not less).

Perriello says an organization like this would have helped avoid some of the mistakes he made. I'd also advise any progressive thinking about running to attend a Camp Wellstone.

I'll be checking out the PCCC. I hope they develop a PSCC as well.

[FLAprogressive]

5. "but, but, but aren't we told that only right of center Democrats might be able to win in districts"

Even here we are told that.....whenever you criticize shitty "Dems" like John Barrow, Heath Shuler, Jim Marshall, etc....you get told that they're the "only ones who could win in those districts". Congressman Perriello proved them wrong.

[liskddksil]

6. so now we can mention Perreilo whenever someone tries to make that claim

[Libertyfirst]

9. I think you might want to check out Perreilo more before you set off the fireworks.

[Phred42]

8. It needs to be done. God knows the DNC are not doing it.

[liskddksil]

12. certainly not with Dean no longer there

[ColbertWatcher]

10. Great news! Thank you for posting! k+r, n/t

[Uzybone]

11. Actual Action, this is great

now watch this thread sink.

[defendandprotect]

13. Why is it that ALL liberal/progressive organizations ....

don't come together as one to support ALL liberal/progressive agenda---???

[defendandprotect]

14. Thanks for info & link --