The document discusses various statistics related to health care in Connecticut, including: 1) 66% of US residents are dissatisfied with the quality of health care in the country. 2) 63% of Connecticut voters think the state should spend more on health care. 3) 50% of Connecticut voters would pay higher income taxes to provide health care for more people in the state. It also provides voter turnout numbers from past elections and membership counts for various organizations in Connecticut.

1. numbers & relationships in 02.11.08

5. 123456 78910

6. 13 organizations funded at $3/4 million

7. 66% of US residents are dissatisfied with quality of health care in the country

8. 63% of CT voters think the state should spend more on health care

9. 50% of Connecticut voters would pay higher income taxes to provide health care for more people in the state

10. 1.2 million CT residents voted in the 2004 presidential election

11. 1.6 million in the 2004 presidential election

12. 60% of 1.2 million = 720,000 people

13. 60% of 1.6 million = 960,000 people

14. 100,000

15. 1580 people signed up at tables at Sicko

16. 1224 people wrote letters from the Working Families canvass

17. 626 Machinists

18. The Council of Churches signed up 195 people for the campaign on Martin Luther King Day

19. The NASW has 3500 members in CT

20. The UCC has 246 congregations in 14 associations

21. 2086 May 5 th contacts

23. 345 Sherman residents voted in the Democratic primary on Super Tuesday….. there are 190 AFL-CIO members who live in Sherman

24. 351,053 CT democrats - 53% of the registered dems – voted on Super Tuesday

25. cards email contacts house parties churches members one-on-ones registered voters doors knocked on hearing turnout

27. state representatives 150 state senators 300

28. 46 weeks

29. numbers relationships

31. passion

32. anger

33. hope

34. change

35. Juan: “I just met this small business owner… She pays more for her health insurance than for her mortgage….

36. “Hilary Clinton would make a competent, knowledgeable, and responsible president. Barack Obama just might make a transformative one.” The New Yorker Feb 11 & 18, 2008

37. 18-29 year olds 10% of the democratic vote gave Obama the edge in CT

39. single payer mandates

41. who is in relationship with who?

42. Milford …

44. Jamie Stirling AFT / AFSCME

45. Faith leaders Chambers

46. Doctors small business people

48. What has been the coolest experience in this regional organizing? What is the hardest or most frustrating?