numbers &

relationshipsin

02.11.08

123456 78910

13 organizations funded at

$3/4 million

66% of US residents are dissatisfied with

quality of health care in the country

63% of CT voters think the state should spend

more on health care

50% of Connecticut voters would pay higher income taxes to provide

health care for more people in the state

1.2 million CT residents

voted in the 2004 presidential election

1.6 million in the 2004 presidential

election

60% of 1.2 million =

720,000 people

60% of 1.6 million =

960,000 people

100,000

1580 people signed up at tables at

Sicko

1224 people wrote letters from the

Working Families canvass

626 Machinists

The Council of Churches signed up

195 people for the campaign on Martin

Luther King Day

The NASW has

3500 members in CT

The UCC has 246

congregations in 14 associations

2086 May 5th contacts

345 Sherman residents voted in the Democratic

primary on Super Tuesday…..

there are 190 AFL-CIO members who live in

Sherman

351,053CT democrats

- 53% of the registered dems –

voted on Super Tuesday

cards email contactshouse parties

churches membersone-on-ones

registered votersdoors knocked onhearing turnout

state representatives

150

state senators

300

46 weeks

numbers numbers

relationshipsrelationships

passionpassion

angeranger

hopehope

changechange

Juan:

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

“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

18-29 year olds

10% of the democratic vote

gave Obama the edge in CT

single payer

mandates

who is in relationship

with who?

Milford …

Jamie Stirling

AFT / AFSCME

Faith leaders

Chambers

Doctors

small business people

What has been What has been the coolest experience the coolest experience

in this regional in this regional organizing?organizing?

What is theWhat is thehardest or most hardest or most

frustrating?frustrating?