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Inside/Outside Update
PDA Staff Report
January 31, 2006
The Inside/Outside Update is a PDA staff report to our supporters. We will send this every Tuesday. We want to make sure our grassroots supporters know what we, at the staff level, are doing each week. If you find this information useful, please consider making a small donation.
Monday, January 30, 2006 -- PDA is tracking a number of important races all across the country as the 2006 election season draws ever closer. One race in particular, in Massachusetts, holds our attention for a variety of reasons. PDA National Board Member John Bonifaz is running for Secretary of State in Massachusetts against long-time incumbent William Galvin. While this race will not in any way affect the chase to take control of congress away from the GOP, it speaks to a broader and more fundamental issue. John Bonifaz is running on the right to vote. Read more.
To help assure a unified progressive stand, PDA has established an "Issue and Candidate Endorsement Policy" that all PDA Chapters in good standing are being asked to implement immediately. The policy is required for chapter endorsements to be considered nationally. As a reminder, all PDA endorsements must originate within an officially recognized local PDA Chapter...Please read the policy carefully. Read more.
Adapting a successful state watchdog effort, the Progressive Democrats of Cambridge (PDC) has begun the Cambridge Scorecard to track the votes and statements of local elected officials in that city. The Cambridge Scorecard follows the Massachusetts Scorecard, which Progressive Democrats of Cambridge was instrumental in creating in 2003. The Massachusetts Scorecard - called the "Accountabililty Amendment" when it was passed by the Democratic State Convention -- made the voting records of state legislators readily available to the public for the first time. Similarly, the Cambridge Scorecard will report on the issue stances of elected municipal officials. Read more.
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