Monthly Archives: October 2008

Election 2008 – Live from a Neighborhood Near You

Election 2008 – Live from a Neighborhood Near YouKicking off in New York City on October 24th and preparing to stretch through non-traditional battlegrounds of Mississippi and New Mexico, Pushback Network (PBN) is getting down on the ground with the people pushing civic engagement to new heights. From November 1st through November 7th, 2008, Pushback Network staffers Brigid Flaherty and Jason Cooper are pairing up again with Samiya Bashir for a live and direct multi-media project.

Through this project, PBN will capture the non-partisan, on-the-ground, electoral field programs in two of our states: Mississippi and New Mexico. “The truth is that the electorate is changing,” said Cooper, “and people are getting involved in record numbers not just in voting, but in educating themselves and their neighbors about the issues at stake in their communities. Pushback Network partners drive the ground game locally in eight states across the country. We’re going where history is being made in civic engagement and putting it on the record not just for Election Day, but for what’s next.”
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Early voting begins! Sets off 2-week Nevada GOTV campaign.

Friday marked the beginning of early voting in Nevada!

Progressive Leadership Alliance of Nevada (PLAN) kicked off their 14-day get out the vote period with early voting rallies in both the northern and southern parts of the state that mobilized constituents to come together and vote early.

“With the participation of more than 150 new citizens, new young voters, and an incredibly diverse array of people from various communities, we represented the new, emerging face of American and of Nevada,” said PLAN’s Bob Fulkerson. “It fills me with immense hope, even in these profoundly unsettling times.” Read More »