Richmond California defeats Chevron & a lesson on how to build a Party.

[Luminous Animal]

Richmond, is doing everything right when it comes to elections. The Richmond Progressive Alliance is incredibly well organized and beat back Chevron's multi-million dollar war chest and elected a slate of Progressives! This is how it is done. Start small, send your best locals to the state house then elect them to executive branch state-wide positions.

Congratulations, Richmond!

Voters Reject Oil Titan Chevron, Elect Progressive Bloc in Richmond, California
http://www.commondreams.org/news/2014/11/05/voters-reject-oil-titan-chevron-elect-progressive-bloc-richmond-california

A slew of progressive candidates were elected in Richmond, California on Tuesday night in a resounding defeat of corporate power, after a multi-million-dollar opposition campaign funded by Chevron brought national attention to the race but failed to take control of City Hall.

Local politician Tom Butt, a Democrat, was elected mayor with 51 percent of the vote, beating the Chevron-backed candidate, Nat Bates, by 16 points. Richmond Progressive Alliance representatives Eduardo Martinez, Jovanka Beckles, and outgoing Mayor Gayle McLaughlin also won three of the four open seats on the City Council.

Collectively, those candidates became known as Team Richmond.

Visit the Richmond Progressive Alliance website here:
http://richmondprogressivealliance.net

[randys1]

1. What do the people in Richmond know that the people in Kansas and Michigan dont?

[Luminous Animal]

2. They've spent years building their base. They work at it year round

rather than only during election season. When they say alliance, they mean it. Rather than focus solely on politics, they organize around issues.

Sustained alliances are key.

[Le Taz Hot]

6. "Organize around issues."

Helllooooo!!!!!

[Luminous Animal]

3. Kick.

[moondust]

4. K/R

[myrna minx]

5. Excellent! the insane amount of money poured into that area by Chevron was obsene.

[Luminous Animal]

7. Kick