Operation Turn DuPage Blue Is Up & Running!

[orleans]

just saw this in the local paper so i checked out the website:

http://turndupageblue.com/index.php

Operation: Turn DuPage Blue is a volunteer grass roots organization that was formed by several longtime county residents who have supported Democratic candidates and causes for one unsuccessful election too many.

But it is an organization borne out of optimism, not frustration. For as group President Bob Peickert notes: "In recent elections, several Democratic candidates came far closer to winning DuPage County races than ever before, and several state and national Democrats—such as Jesse White and Lisa Madigan last year and even Barack Obama in 2004—carried the county handily. Numbers have clearly shown that DuPage is not the Republican stronghold it was 10 or 20 years ago, especially if we can get more people involved in the voting process".

OTDB represents an ongoing action plan that has been developed -- and will continually evolve -- to turn this upward spike in Democratic potential into real gains.

How This Whole Thing Got Started
http://turndupageblue.com/started.php

one of the aims of the organization:
"To get Democrats elected in and from DuPage County.
Click here to see 2006 election results and note how many races didn't even have a Democratic candidate."
http://eh.robis.net/uploads/JID37_candidate11_06-1.htm

see the video of the st. pat's parade on youtube
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LPLU5hGYITc&eurl=http%3A%2F%2Fturndupageblue%2Ecom%2Findex%2Ephp


(sounds great to me!)

[frogcycle]

1. thanks for posting

I tried to sign up but they have a problem on the website


I'll try again in a day or so

[Gary Kleppe]

3. Try it again

It should be fixed now.

[MikeH]

2. Great to see this

Having lived in Naperville when I was growing up (and in particular remembering a lot of people were strongly for Barry Goldwater in 1964), I am very happy to see this, and wish them success.

[LSK]

4. they had folks handing out leaflets at the protest I was at last month

Good to know they are out there.

We could have turned Dupage Blue in the last election if it wasnt for those damn robocalls. :grr: