1	Precinct Organizing: Building Networks Across Precincts
2	Tonight’s Trainers
3	Goals for this Session
4	Our Mission in 2008 “Election by election, state by state, precinct by precinct, door by door, vote by vote… we’re going to lift our Party up and take this country back for the people who built it.” --Howard Dean
5	Think Precinct!
6	Precinct Foster Care
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8	Get Your State Trained Coordinated with DNC 50-state staffers Sanctioned and promoted by Colorado state party Results -- Douglas County, CO Tom Tancredo’s district 200 precinct leaders attend Dem Performance increased by 10-20% in 2006
9	State Party Support Gives local precinct programs legitimacy with County Parties Emboldens local activists to take action Builds a statewide support structure
10	Listener Submitted Questions
11	Organizing in Every State Problem: Too many communities not getting the Democratic message Solution: Organize Everywhere! Goals 203,000 precincts w/ leaders 33,000 counties supporting them 500,000 activists by Labor Day 2008
12	Grassroots in Action We will begin work now in all communities, and not show up two weeks before the election We will also begin to work in communities where our message has not been heard
13	Grassroots in Action
14	Personal Contact
15	Empowering ‘Jerome’
16	Jerome Identifies His Friends and Acquaintances…
17	Gets Support from the Party… Access to data and walk lists Customizable literature for localized messaging Jerome is now ready to talk to his neighbors
18	Jerome Finds Two New Neighborhood Activists…
19	…And the Organization Expands!
20	The Vote Builder (VAN) One voter file… One platform… One list… …to rule us all!
21	Kick-off the Vote Democrats across the country will start the clock on our countdown to victory with “One-Year-Out” House Parties in November where activists will: Learn about the Neighbor-to-Neighbor Program Pledge to contact their neighbors at least 3 times Begin contacting voters to train on and test the system
22	Incentives Local precinct leaders will get: Training and support from the Party Recognition as grassroots leaders Access to insider briefings, private blogs, and events
23	Listener Submitted Questions
24	Homework Adopt a nearby precinct or hold a local inter-precinct event Attend a Kick-off the Vote precinct party this November
25	Our 4 Part Series Getting Started Recruiting Your Precinct Team Making an Impact Building Networks Across Precincts Audio & presentations available online www.democracyforamerica.com/nightschool
26	Thank you for joining us!