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> > > Organized Labor and the Progressive Movement > > > Presentation to Progressive Era Project > > > June 17, 2014. Blue California. Democrats have: Both U.S. Senate Seats 34 Congressional Seats All 8 Statewide Offices 54 Assembly Seats 28 Senate Seats.

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  1. > > > Organized Labor and the Progressive Movement > > > Presentation to Progressive Era Project > > > June 17, 2014

  2. Blue California Democrats have: Both U.S. Senate Seats 34 Congressional Seats All 8 Statewide Offices 54 Assembly Seats 28 Senate Seats

  3. CA GOP is less than 1/3 of registered voters Republican Registration May 2006 42.7% May 2010 30.8% May 2014 28.4 %

  4. Gender Gap in legislature widening 34 women in legislature In 2012 Women have decreased to 31 in 2014

  5. Gender Gap in legislature widening Women are 50% of CA Population but only 26% of the legislature

  6. CA Needs BETTER Dems not just MORE Dems All business money $ AD 4: Bill Dodd $486,666 AD 16: Steve Glazer $1,940,004 SD 20: Alfonso Sanchez $322,574 AD 25: Armando Gomez $580,940

  7. Opposition doesn’t show in obvious ways

  8. Slowing down the Progressive Agenda • Fracking moratorium stalled in legislature • Minimum wage with indexing • AB 880: Closing the Wal-Mart Loophole • Enterprise Zones passed with Rep support, NOT Dem supermajority • 37 of 38 CalChamber’s “job killer” bills failed

  9. Follow the Money: David Crane and Govern CA Business Roundtable Chamber of Commerce

  10. Labor’s commitment to changing the CA Electorate Latino’s share of the vote: % 30% 19.7% 18.3% 16.7% 15.8% 15% 13.8% 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2040

  11. CA’s Emerging Electorate Emerging Electorate (API, Afr Am,Lat) 6,192,039 Total CA Registered voters 17,727,177 64% 36%

  12. Emerging Electorate Underperforms: 36% CA Registered Voter (API, Lat, Afr Am) 28% expected performance -8%

  13. 2 million union voters + Emerging Electorate  + Million More Voters Project = Progressive Majority

  14. Base Building Fresno County San Bernardino County • Building Power

  15. STRONGER TOGETHER >>IMMIGRATION REFORM >>INCOME INEQUALITY >>PAY EQUITY

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