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  <title>"A Blue Future"</title>
  <author>Clintonfan42</author>
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  <blurb>For the Democratic party to succeed we must do what the Republicans have done for so many years: look at the long term.  To do this we must not just donate to candidates, but fund organizations and committees that will rebuild our party from the ground up.  Small donations go a long way, and the future of politics lies in the grassroots and the netroots.  Organizations such as ActBlue and others will strengthen our party for the long term and build &amp;quot;a blue future.&amp;quot;</blurb>
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      <pageblurb>ActBlue gives grassroots Democrats an enormous advatage over the right.  It is an excellent organization, and we must keep funded and expanding so we can build the future of our party.</pageblurb>
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      <pageblurb>The netroots and blogs were very important in the 2004 elections cycle and continue to be of importance now.  Small donors were an untapped resource for the Democrats until blogs came along, and now they are at the heart of the party.  BlogPAC has united the entire left-wing blogosphere (DailyKos, America Blog, Talk Left, etc.) and it is essential that we fund it.  </pageblurb>
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      <pageblurb>At the heart of building &amp;quot;a blue future&amp;quot;, is the future itself.  College Democrats are essential in promoting the party&amp;apos;s message to America&amp;apos;s youth and ensuring the future of the party.  </pageblurb>
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      <pageblurb>To keep the party moving into the future, we must fund it.  The Republicans have controlled the House since 1994, and in order to take it back the DCCC must be funded.</pageblurb>
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      <pageblurb>We all know how important Ohio is after 2004, and if we ever hope to turn it blue, we need to start with the state party. </pageblurb>
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      <pageblurb>ActBlue is looking to expand to state wide races, but requires $10,000 per state to do so.  We&amp;apos;ve already succeeded in activating ActBlue in Virginia now let&amp;apos;s bring it to Ohio.</pageblurb>
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      <pageblurb>Expanding ActBlue to Montana would be a huge step in progressives&amp;apos; fight to turn this state blue and prove that progressive populism is alive and well.</pageblurb>
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      <pageblurb>Remember Gore?  Remember 2000?  Just over 500 votes determined this state in that election, and in 2004 it got redder.  But Florida has the most electoral votes of any swing state so success for the party must start there.</pageblurb>
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