As a former coal miner, concern for our environment, love of
the Applachian Mountains and Camp Wellstone have encourged me to be more active in my community.
The progressive movement has prided itself on its ability to get its
messages out by harnessing the Internet, but now a liberal-minded group is returning to an old-fashioned model: a book club.
Bringing training to these targeted regions will create a corps of skilled organizers and candidates, and seed
progressive campaigns with the talent they need to win big in November.
The New Mexico
legislature saw a shakeup earlier this month when two progressive candidates won
their primary elections against long odds and powerful incumbents. Two of these candidates, Eleanor Chavez and
Tim Keller, attended our recent Advanced Campaign Management and Candidate School
in Albuquerque.
Al Gore tells me elections matter. Author David Sirota tells me that not to
believe the hype that candidates and elections are the same thing as a social
movement. In the thick of the
summer in a presidential year, what's an activist to do?
