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Precinct Organizing:Building Networks Across Precincts

October 2nd, 2007Paid for by Democracy for America, www.democracyforamerica.com,

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Tonight’s Trainers

Arshad Hasan

DFA Training Director

Night School Host

AnnetteOsterlund

Think Precinct

Democracy forColorado

Patricia WaakColorado Democratic

Party ChairParag MehtaDNC Training

Director


Goals for this Session

1) Work with other precincts in your state

2) Gain the support of your state party

3) Get briefed on the DNC’s plan to organize in every precinct

Our Mission in 2008

“Election by election, state

by state, precinct by precinct,

door by door, vote by vote…

we’re going to lift our Party

up and take this country

back for the people who built

it.”

--Howard Dean


Think Precinct!


• Think Precinct Organizing Manual

• Developed in 2004 by Democracy for Colorado

• www.thinkprecinct.com

www.democracyforcolorado.com


Precinct Foster Care

• Some precincts need some TLC to get started

• Recruit some of the best volunteers from your own precinct and the surrounding area

• Focus should be on finding and mentoring new local precinct leaders


Coordinating Your Actions

• Case Study: Angie Paccionefundraisers

• This model can also be applied to canvasses, phone banks, etc

• Power in knowing you’re part of something bigger


• Coordinated with DNC 50-state

staffers

• Sanctioned and promoted by

Colorado state party

• Results -- Douglas County, CO

– Tom Tancredo’s district

– 200 precinct leaders attend

– Dem Performance increased by

10-20% in 2006

Get Your State Trained


• Precinct Organizing builds statewide Party infrastructure

• Strong County Parties = Strong State Party

• Motivates local activists and emboldens

them to take action…

…and keeps them engaged after the election!

Precinct Organizing & State Parties


Listener Submitted Questions

I’ve been to a couple of meetings, but my local party doesn’t seem that interested in helping what I’m doing. What can I do

to make them more supportive?

- Kim in Illinois



Are there other any states that are using the “Think Precinct”

materials?

- Trish in Florida



I’ve been trying to adopt a couple of neighboring precincts, but it never lasts very long. What are some tips to finding local volunteers and then keeping them

on board afterwards?

- Tom in Wisconsin


• Problem: Too many communities

not getting the Democratic message

• Solution: Organize Everywhere!

• Goals

– 203,000 precincts w/ leaders

– 33,000 counties supporting them

– 500,000 activists by Labor Day 2008

Organizing in Every State


Grassroots in Action

• We will begin work now in all

communities, and not show

up two weeks before the

election

• We will also begin to work in

communities where our

message has not been heard


Grassroots in Action

Grassroots Activist

Precinct Volunteer

Precinct Coordinator

Precinct Captain

County Party

Field Organizer

State Party

DNC

Personal Contact


We need a strategy which…

1. Sustains personal contact

2. Occurs at the neighborhood level

3. Supports grassroots activists and volunteers

-

389Mail

Canvass

460Phone

14

Contacts Needed

for Just One Vote

Data represents composite values across multiple randomized control studies including Gerber & Green, Yale University

Empowering ‘Jerome’

TONYSPP Field Organizer

CHRISSmith County

TODDWade County

MARISOLBell County

ALANPrecinct #14 Leader

Jerome

Precinct Leader

Stacy

Precinct # 12 Leader

Give ‘Jerome’ the tools to take his country back…


Jerome Identifies His Friends and Acquaintances…



Gets Support from the Party…

• Access to data and

walk lists

• Customizable

literature for localized

messaging

• Jerome is now ready

to talk to his

neighbors

Jerome Finds Two New Neighborhood Activists…

JEROME

Recruit 2

Recruit 1

JEROME

JEROME

Recruit 2Recruit 2

Recruit 1Recruit 1


…New Activists Get Their Own Universes…

…And the Organization Expands!



One voter file…

One platform…

One list…

…to rule us all!

The Vote Builder (VAN)


Kick-off the VoteDemocrats across the country will start the clock on our countdown to victory with “One-Year-Out” House Parties in November where activists will:

– Learn about the Neighbor-to-Neighbor Program

– Pledge to contact their neighbors at least 3 times

– Begin contacting voters to train on and test the system


• Local precinct leaders will get:

– Training and support from

the Party

– Recognition as grassroots

leaders

– Access to insider briefings,

private blogs, and events

Incentives



How do I find out who are the DNC 50 state coordinators in my state?

-Lorie in MO & Sharon in FL



Since the studies that you cite say that door to door contact is so much better than phone banks, should we bother

running volunteer phone banks or just turn all of our attention to canvassing?

-Sue in Texas



Since it’s been over 3 years now since the 50 state strategy began, how well is it working

on the ground and are there plans to continue it after the 2008 election?

- Jim in Nevada

Homework

1) Adopt a nearby precinct or hold a local inter-precinct event

2) Attend a Kick-off the Vote precinct party this November



Our 4 Part Series

Getting Started

Recruiting Your Precinct Team

Making an Impact

Building Networks Across PrecinctsAudio & presentations available online

www.democracyforamerica.com/nightschool

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