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Working Families Party picks up political steam – New Haven Register

Dan Levitan — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 16:33:11 +0000

The meteoric rise of our sister party in Connecticut doesn’t stop, and the press is starting to take notice. They didn’t get everything right (for example – the WFP has proven that it does bring in new voters, even…

Obama on the WFP Line and Other Results

Dan Levitan — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 00:06:39 +0000

Results are still coming in, but it's already clear that our amazing growth only continued in 2008

Working Families for Maffei Mail

Dan Levitan — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:59:29 +0000

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…

Breakthrough Victories in Connecticut!

Joe Dinkin — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 18:55:13 +0000

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.

Historic Defeat of Senate Republican Majority

Dan Levitan — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 19:28:05 +0000

The WFP knocked on over a half-million doors to help defeat the decades-old Republican State Senate majority.

WFP Congratulates Joe Addabbo on Breakthrough Victory

Dan Levitan — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 19:25:45 +0000

The WFP knocked on over 120,000 doors to help Joe Addabbo unseat incumbent Republican Serphin Maltese.

Working Families Party Congratulates Brian Foley on Historic Victory

Dan Levitan — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 19:24:06 +0000

For Immediate Release: November 4, 2008
Contact: Dan Levitan

Suffolk – Today the Working Families Party celebrated Brian Foley’s victory (D-WF) over incumbent State Senator Republican Caesar Trunzo. The grassroots third party knocked on over 100,000 doors…

504,000 Doors Later

Dan Levitan — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 00:47:58 +0000

A memo from WFP Director Dan Cantor and Deputy Director Bill Lipton on our biggest electoral priority this year - taking back the State Senate.

MoveOn to NY: Vote Working Families!

Dan Levitan — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 00:40:59 +0000

This just in from our friends at MoveOn.org. It’s a great message and our favorite, no surprise, is #5!

Dear MoveOn member,

You don’t live in Ohio. You don’t live in Florida. The…

Netroots Join Call to Vote for Obama on Working Families Line

Dan Levitan — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 17:11:40 +0000

From autoworkers to online activists, WFP supporters are a diverse bunch. Here’s an open letter from New York bloggers calling for the ‘netroots’ to “vote change like they mean it” by voting for Barack Obama on the…