No labels PowerPoint Presentation

The Politics of

Today

It’s About the Primary, Stupid

It’s the Primaries, Stupid!

Democratic Turnout Republican Turnout

2010 8.3% 10.5%

2006 8.7% 8.2%

2002 10.5% 8.8%

The Counterweight:

The No Labels Movement

Who We Are:

We are the Majority of Americans;

United as Republicans, Democrats and

Independents;

Calling for our Leaders to

“Put their Labels Aside;”

Providing a Counterweight against the

Hyper-partisan Extremes.

We Are the Majority

2008 Presidential Election – Vote Results by States

2008 Presidential Election – Vote Results by Counties

No Labels Launches

December 13, 2010

No Labels Launch

Mayor Bloomberg, Governor Crist, Mayor Booker,

Mayor Villaraigosa, Senator Bayh, Senator Manchin,

Rep. Tom Davis, Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski and

more

1,000 people from all fifty states

Fifty two million media impressions

USA Today, Washington Post, New York Times,

Wall Street Journal

David Brooks

Mayor Cory Booker

National and Regional Press Coverage

StabenowMichigan

CantwellWashington

GillibrandNew York

LiebermanConnecticut

KlobucharMinnesota

WydenOregon

WarnerVirginia

LandrieuLouisiana

HaganNorth

Carolina

ManchinWest

Virginia

McCainArizona

NelsonNebraska

Sen. John McCain

No Labels Founding Leaders

John

Avlon

Lisa

Borders

Jon

Cowan

David

Frum

Bill

Galston

Nancy

Jacobson

Kiki

McLean

Mark

McKinnon

Jonathan

Miller

David

Frum

Andrew

Tisch

David

Walker

How You Can Help:

LegislationEmails

Phone calls

Town Halls

CandidatesNational Day of Action

Canvass/Calls

Throwing a Yellow Flag:

Governing Process

Social Media

Email Blasts

Direct contact to Member

Building a National Infrastructure:

435 Congressional Districts

1,000 Declaration Signers in every district

50 State Leaders

Regional Field staff

Generation No Labels

National Bus TourNo Labels

National Day of Action

6 States – 6 Primary Races

3 Republicans and 3 Democrats

In-state and Out-of-State Volunteers

Open Primaries vs. Closed Primaries

2012 Election Cycle

Increasing Access to the Process

Redistricting

75 Competitive Congressional Districts

17% of House Districts

California’s 38th

Gerrymandering

Metrics of Success

Soft Indicators

- Emails/Calls to

Members of Congress

- Congressional Town Hall

Attendees

- National and Regional

Press Attention

- Organic Membership

Growth

Hard Indicators

- Senators Saved

- Elevate Bi-Partisan

Legislation