After six years of mostly one-party rule led by Bush, Cheney,
and Rove, the 2006 mid-term election was the last opportunity
to stop the far-right agenda. Early in the year, a few pundits
thought the Democrats could take back Congress, but virtually
none thought switching the Senate was possible. Enter MoveOn.org
Political Action and its unmatched combination of cutting edge
technology with a passionate membership base 3.3 million strong.
To win enough House and Senate seats required an untested, yet
promising strategy, and this meant teaming up with Grassroots
Campaigns. We placed 120 trained organizers in 40 campaign offices
around the country working with tens of thousands of MoveOn members
to identify potential Democratic voters in contested races. The
plan was an overwhelming success—over 7 million calls were
made in key districts and states, including the dramatic Senate-switching
victories in Virginia and Montana. Click here to download a report
on MoveOn.org Political Action's work on the 2006 election.
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Want to be a part of ongoing progressive organizing with GCI? Find out more about our job openings here.
