4. Founded in 1998 “ Censure and Move on” Currently 5.2 million online members Founded in February 2009 18% of Americans endorsed 129 House candidates, 9 Senate candidates House Caucus with 52 members
7. Changing Behavior in Washington Focusing on People, Politicians and Press Involvement in the 2012 Election Cycle Illustrating the Necessary Structural Changes: Open Primaries and Redistricting
8. December 13, 2010 No Labels Launch Mayor Bloomberg, Governor Crist, Mayor Booker, Mayor Villaraigosa, Senator Bayh, Senator Manchin, Rep. Tom Davis, Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski 1,000 people from all fifty states Fifty two million media impressions USA Today, Washington Post, New York Times, Wall Street Journal
10. National Day of Conversation January 26, 2011 Senate Interviews: Maria Cantwell (WA) Kay Hagan (NC) Amy Klobuchar (MN) Mary Landrieu (LA) Joe Lieberman (CT) Joe Manchin (WV) John McCain (AZ) Ben Nelson (NE) Debbie Stabenow (MI) Mark Warner (VA) Ron Wyden (OR)
11. John Avlon CNN Contributor, Fmr. Giuliani Speechwriter Hon. Lisa Borders President, Atlanta City Council (2004 to 2008) Jon Cowan President, Third Way David Frum Founder, Frum Forum, Fmr. Bush Speechwriter Bill Galston Senior Fellow, Brookings Institution Nancy Jacobson Founder, No Labels Kiki McLean Partner, Porter Novelli Mark McKinnon Fmr. Advisor to President Bush and Senator McCain, Co-founder, No Labels Hon. David Walker U.S. Comptroller General (1998 to 2008) No Labels Founding Leaders Mark Salter Author and Advisor to Senator McCain
16. Building the Movement: People Building a Grassroots Infrastructure Politicians Monitoring the Congress National Conversations on Issues 2012 Senate Elections Press Regional and National Outreach
17. 435 Congressional Districts 1,000 Declaration Signers in every district 50 State Leaders Regional Field staff Generation No Labels National Bus Tour
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19. Throwing a Yellow Flag: Governing Process Social Media, Email Blasts, Direct contact to Member Independent referee Rep. Steve Cohen (D-TN)
During the 2012 election cycle, there will be thirty-three U.S. senate seats being contested, including 23 Democrats, 2 Independents and 10 Republicans. Democrats Republicans Independents* CA – Feinstein AZ – Kyl CT - Lieberman DE – Carper IN – Lugar VT - Sanders FL- Nelson (Bill) ME - Snowe HI – Akaka MA - Brown MD – Cardin MS - Wicker MI – Stabenow NV - Ensign MN – Klobuchar TN - Corker MO – McCaskill TX - Hutchison MT – Tester UT - Hatch NE – Nelson WY - Barrasso NJ – Menendez NM – Bingaman NY – Gillibrand ND – Conrad OH – Brown PA – Casey RI – Whitehouse VA – Webb WA – Cantwell WV – Manchin WI - Kohl
18 States have open primaries – where Democrats can vote across party lines for Republicans and vice-versa. Independent and Unaffiliated voters can also vote for anyone on the ballot – California just a passed a proposition to open up their primary this past November 19 States and DC have closed primaries – where Democrats must vote for Democrats and vice-versa. Independents and Unaffiliated voters are shut out of the process completely 4 States – Massachusetts, New Jersey, Ohio, and Rhode Island – allow independents or unaffiliated voters to participate in the primaries – but Democrats must vote for Democrats and vice-versa 4 States – Kansas, Montana, Utah, and West Virginia – have open Democratic Primaries, where Independents or Unaffiliated voters can participate on the democratic side, but are shut out on the Republican side 3 states – Alaska, Illinois and Iowa have same-day registration
There are thousands of issue advocacy groups and think tanks in Washington… But no Citizen-driven movement, across the country, building a voice against the extremes on both sides of the aisle… We are Republicans, Democrats and Independents, who care deeply about issues and fostering bi-partisanship in the halls of Congress… We want our politics to evolve and for Americans to put country over party… We are No Labels.
