36 Responses to Liveblog from Netroots Nation

1. RevDeb August 13th, 2009 at 6:16 am «

   Monique Hoeflinger working on the campaign in ME. Thinks we’ve hit the tipping point and will have the majority. We need to think of these as 3-5 year campaigns.
2. RevDeb August 13th, 2009 at 6:19 am «

   National oppositions sees ME as where they will halt the pro=marriage movement. Ground zero for them so they will be putting all of their guns and money into the fight.
3. RevDeb August 13th, 2009 at 6:21 am «

   Most important in the Maine fight right now is early money. Please send $$.

   2nd phone banks

   3rd take your vacation in ME in Oct./Nov and join the campaign staff. There is early voting there.
4. RevDeb August 13th, 2009 at 6:22 am «

   IF you come to ME they will provide training and home hospitality.

   4. Spread the word. Maine is not on the map the way CA was
5. RevDeb August 13th, 2009 at 6:24 am «

   Sign up:

   ProtectMaineEquality.com

   the bad quys have hired the worst bad guys from CA to run their campaign so we need help.
6. RevDeb August 13th, 2009 at 6:27 am «

   Julia says the number of persuadable voters is small so they have targeted work to do.
7. RevDeb August 13th, 2009 at 6:31 am «

   Split in CA has to do with the projected voter model and who will show up to vote.

   Courage campaign is working for 2010—won’t wait or hold back. Need to raise tons of money. Need to work on language of the ballot measure.

   Equality CA looking at 2012.

   The two groups have not come to blows— the media is playing it up of course.

   Concern with religious minority communities.—need outreach campaign targeted to them. (Pam)
8. RevDeb August 13th, 2009 at 6:36 am «

   The best way to get CA to make the decision is to win in ME. (Michael)

   This is THE race to watch and get active in.
9. RevDeb August 13th, 2009 at 6:38 am «

   Q. Hoe much outside money coming into ME?

   ME is a cheap date(Monique)

   They have been outspending us from the beginning.

   BUT we have been out organizing them from the beginning.

   They continue to outspend us—4 major donors all out of staters.
10. Millineryman August 13th, 2009 at 6:40 am «

    Thnak you Deb! I was thinking about going up there this fall once things get a little settled, and thanks to you I have the info I need.
11. Millineryman August 13th, 2009 at 6:42 am «

    Are there a lot of people attending this panel?
• RevDeb August 13th, 2009 at 6:43 am «

  smallish room but they are lined up out the door. Packed.

  Who do we have from FDL in ME. We need someone on the ground.

  We have 80 days to win this.
• Millineryman August 13th, 2009 at 6:46 am «

  There is Kay in Maine that I know of. Also there is someone I’m FB friends with who I haven’t seen around these parts lately who I believe is in Maine also.

  Let me get in touch with ValleyGirl and see if she knows anyone there. She has spent some vacation time there.
• RevDeb August 13th, 2009 at 6:49 am «

  that’s going to be the ticket. We really need to make a strong FDL connection there.
• Millineryman August 13th, 2009 at 6:52 am «

  Let me see what I can come up with. I saw a post by Joe over at Americablog, he said that the turf wars that happened in CA won’t happen in Maine.
• RevDeb August 13th, 2009 at 6:54 am «

  that we know. Different kinds of egos involved.
• Millineryman August 13th, 2009 at 6:56 am «

  That’s a good thing this time around. How you been?
12. RevDeb August 13th, 2009 at 6:42 am «

    We need about 3-5 million to do this. THey will really outspend us but we are raising lots of 501c-3 funding. C-4 funding for the end.
13. Millineryman August 13th, 2009 at 6:46 am «

    Glad to hear there are a lot of people there.
14. RevDeb August 13th, 2009 at 6:56 am «

    a young asian woman from CA talking about essay contests being held in asian minority communities:

    “Why is marriage equality a human right?”

    know your community and what is important to them. in her case it was learning and knowledge so the essay contest. The larger the prize the more attention it gets.
• Millineryman August 13th, 2009 at 7:03 am «

  I like that idea. I just sent an e-mail to VG.
15. Loo Hoo. August 13th, 2009 at 7:03 am «

    Large funder of prop 8 is now divorcing his wife of 43 years.
• RevDeb August 13th, 2009 at 7:06 am «

  excellent.

  So much for family values—again.
16. RevDeb August 13th, 2009 at 7:04 am «

    We also have to get as many front page posts on FDL as possible on the ME vote. CAn’t do health care 24/7.
17. Loo Hoo. August 13th, 2009 at 7:08 am «

    One of the things the pro prop 8 folks did was to have kids stand on street corners near schools before and after school with the yellow signs. Twas a family affair.
• Millineryman August 13th, 2009 at 7:12 am «

  A page from Fred Phelp’s playbook.
18. Millineryman August 13th, 2009 at 7:14 am «

    I have to run out, will check in later for any updates.
19. RevDeb August 13th, 2009 at 7:32 am «

    Take aways:

    We need to put time and energy into ME in order to get the momentum going again. VERY IMPORTANT

    And we need FDL to go main page on it whenever possible.

    on to the next
20. RevDeb August 13th, 2009 at 7:47 am «

    NEXT

    Progressive Punch

    The metric they are using—they’ve id’d 7 progressive senators and 40 progressive congresscritters. The algorithm is measuring their votes against the right wing counterparts. Interesting.
21. RevDeb August 13th, 2009 at 7:53 am «

    Progressive Punch is the web site. Lots of goodies to look at!
22. RevDeb August 13th, 2009 at 7:56 am «

    methodology explained on a link on the web site.

    THere has to be a critical mass of progressives who take a vote in order for it to be scored.- there is the rub but there is no perfect methodology.
23. RevDeb August 13th, 2009 at 7:59 am «

    crucial vote on their ranking page is where 3 senators or 7 house members changing would change the outcome—or any vote where the strong progressives lose.

    “Or where were they when we needed them?”
24. RevDeb August 13th, 2009 at 8:37 am «

    new site in development:

    progressivemessenger.org

    for alerts BEFORE votes.
25. Teddy Partridge August 13th, 2009 at 10:18 am «

    Hey Rev, thanks for this today.

    As Maine goes….
• RevDeb August 13th, 2009 at 10:26 am «

  yep. We’ve got to put some FDL time and page space into Maine.
26. Neil August 13th, 2009 at 6:26 pm «

    NetRoots is broadcasting LIVE on line here:
    http://www.ustream.tv/channel/nn09

    Bill Clinton up soon with the keynote address.