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midnight

(26,624 posts)
Fri Apr 5, 2013, 04:45 AM Apr 2013

We helped 86 progressive champions organize and run their campaigns, and, last night, 80% of them

won their races.



Both Kenosha and Kaukauna School Boards flipped from conservative to progressive.
Appleton City Council, which had been far too right for far too long, now can boast a progressive majority, including newly elected Sarah Garb and Kyle Lobner.
Claire Zautke, a true progressive champion, was elected to the Milwaukee School Board, unseating a conservative incumbent.
John Strasser, a strong progressive, unseated a 29-year incumbent, the longest on the Madison City Council.
New Mayor Tim Kabat will bring a progressive voice to La Crosse replacing a neo-conservative Scott Walker supporter.
The people of Fond du Lac elected their first LGBT city council member: Dan Manning.
We are excited to have them serving in Wisconsin and can’t wait to hear more from them soon!

Here at Wisconsin Progress we are committed to working year-round to build our bench of progressive champions. We are the only organization in the state dedicated to this mission, and our work to support candidates for 2014 begins now!

http://newiprogressive.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2660%3Awisconsin-progress-qprogressives-win-locallyq&catid=53%3Aads&Itemid=59



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We helped 86 progressive champions organize and run their campaigns, and, last night, 80% of them (Original Post) midnight Apr 2013 OP
way to go :-) first wisconsin, then on to the white house in a few years nt msongs Apr 2013 #1
btw have you hooked up with howard dean's DFA? nt msongs Apr 2013 #2
Are you referring to his purple to blue movement? I just now received an email about this... midnight Apr 2013 #11
Excellent. progressoid Apr 2013 #3
K&R congrats! idwiyo Apr 2013 #4
80% success ain't too shoddy siligut Apr 2013 #5
Good job... ewagner Apr 2013 #6
wonderful news dembotoz Apr 2013 #7
Brovo Wisconsin!!!! tartan2 Apr 2013 #8
Yaay! Good news!!! hue Apr 2013 #9
Great! Big Tent Apr 2013 #10

tartan2

(314 posts)
8. Brovo Wisconsin!!!!
Fri Apr 5, 2013, 03:11 PM
Apr 2013

Your acomplishments give me hope and inspire me to continue working to elect progressives in my state. Keep up the great work.

Big Tent

(85 posts)
10. Great!
Fri Apr 5, 2013, 07:24 PM
Apr 2013

Now lets hope we have this kind of success in the 2014 Fall Elections for the State Legislature and Governor!

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