Obama on the WFP Line and Other Results
Results are still coming in, but it’s already clear that our amazing growth only continued in 2008
November 20th, 2008
Archive for November, 2008
Working Families for Maffei Mail
The WFP sent highly targeted mail pieces to independents and union members in key congressional races, asking them to “vote your values” by voting on the Working Families ballot line - “Row E”
Here’s two example mail pieces we used to…
November 20th, 2008
“Working Families Party Candidate Makes History in Hartford” - Courant
We couldn’t be more proud! The WFP’s own Urania Petit (you may recognize her from the rotating quotes above) became Connecticut’s first-ever third party Registrar of Voters, beating her Republican opponent by 200 votes in Hartford. Here’s the Courant story:…
November 20th, 2008
“Taking on the Republicrats”
The Fairfield Weekly takes a look at the meteoric rise of the Connecticut Working Families Party. On the ballot statewide for the first time in 2008, unofficial returns show our sister party in the Nutmeg State pulled in over 75,000 votes…
November 19th, 2008
Op-Ed: To help stop budget bleeding, raise taxes on the rich
Working Families Party Executive Director Dan Cantor argues the merits of raising taxes on millionaires to help close New York’s budget gap in an op-ed today in the Daily News:
To help stop budget bleeding, raise taxes on the rich
By Dan…
November 19th, 2008
WFP Statement on Tomorrow’s Special Session
Contact: Dan Levitan
The Working Families Party today released the following statement on tomorrow’s special legislative session. It can be attributed to Bob Master, Working Families Party Co-Chair:
“Tomorrow, Governor Paterson is asking New York’s working families to swallow billions in budget…
November 17th, 2008
Fact Check: What Happens When Income Taxes on the Rich Are Raised?
Studies Buck Claim of Millionaire Tax-Flights
WNYC’s Bob Hennelly highlights a New Jersey study showing a half-millionaire’s tax there did not cause the rich to leave the Garden State.
A very helpful new fact sheet from the Center for Working Families debunks some…
November 17th, 2008
Who will speak up for working families in rural Oregon?
Here’s a great Op-Ed from Barbara Dudley, Co-Chair of the budding Oregon Working Families Party. Unofficial results show the Oregon WFP’s candidate for Attorney General, Ashley Albies coming in with an incredible 159,625 votes - nearly 10.67% of the total statewide vote. The…
November 14th, 2008
Breakthrough Victories in Connecticut!
This year, the Connecticut Working Families Party had our best showing at the polls yet — by a lot. Our statewide vote total has more than tripled since 2006 — we pulled in a remarkable 75,000 votes.
November 14th, 2008
City Hall: WFP Gears Up for 2009
City Hall takes a look at the WFP’s coming effort to elect more progressives to the New York City Council next year. (Note: Working Families Party members are yet to endorse anyone for next year’s races and endorsement interviews won’t be…
November 14th, 2008
Working Families for Maffei Mail
The WFP sent highly targeted mail pieces to independents and union members in key congressional races, asking them to “vote your values” by voting on the Working Families ballot line - “Row E”
Here’s two example mail pieces we used to…
November 20th, 2008
“Working Families Party Candidate Makes History in Hartford” - Courant
We couldn’t be more proud! The WFP’s own Urania Petit (you may recognize her from the rotating quotes above) became Connecticut’s first-ever third party Registrar of Voters, beating her Republican opponent by 200 votes in Hartford. Here’s the Courant story:…
November 20th, 2008
“Taking on the Republicrats”
The Fairfield Weekly takes a look at the meteoric rise of the Connecticut Working Families Party. On the ballot statewide for the first time in 2008, unofficial returns show our sister party in the Nutmeg State pulled in over 75,000 votes…
November 19th, 2008
Op-Ed: To help stop budget bleeding, raise taxes on the rich
Working Families Party Executive Director Dan Cantor argues the merits of raising taxes on millionaires to help close New York’s budget gap in an op-ed today in the Daily News:
To help stop budget bleeding, raise taxes on the rich
By Dan…
November 19th, 2008
WFP Statement on Tomorrow’s Special Session
Contact: Dan Levitan
The Working Families Party today released the following statement on tomorrow’s special legislative session. It can be attributed to Bob Master, Working Families Party Co-Chair:
“Tomorrow, Governor Paterson is asking New York’s working families to swallow billions in budget…
November 17th, 2008
Fact Check: What Happens When Income Taxes on the Rich Are Raised?
Studies Buck Claim of Millionaire Tax-Flights
WNYC’s Bob Hennelly highlights a New Jersey study showing a half-millionaire’s tax there did not cause the rich to leave the Garden State.
A very helpful new fact sheet from the Center for Working Families debunks some…
November 17th, 2008
Who will speak up for working families in rural Oregon?
Here’s a great Op-Ed from Barbara Dudley, Co-Chair of the budding Oregon Working Families Party. Unofficial results show the Oregon WFP’s candidate for Attorney General, Ashley Albies coming in with an incredible 159,625 votes - nearly 10.67% of the total statewide vote. The…
November 14th, 2008
Breakthrough Victories in Connecticut!
This year, the Connecticut Working Families Party had our best showing at the polls yet — by a lot. Our statewide vote total has more than tripled since 2006 — we pulled in a remarkable 75,000 votes.
November 14th, 2008
City Hall: WFP Gears Up for 2009
City Hall takes a look at the WFP’s coming effort to elect more progressives to the New York City Council next year. (Note: Working Families Party members are yet to endorse anyone for next year’s races and endorsement interviews won’t be…
November 14th, 2008
