Democrats and Unions to work on political mobilization in April.

[madfloridian]

Dean's meeting with AFL-CIO last month was private, but this meeting with a lot of Democrats is open to the media. April 18-20. I am glad they are working closely and organizing with them. Howard Dean said the success of the unions and the success of the party go together....paraphrased.

http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/050404/nem053.html?.v=2

The Building and Construction Trades Dept.-AFL-CIO is expecting over 3000 representing trade unions from all 50 states to attend its 2005 Legislative Conference. This year's events focus on BLUEPRINT: 2005, UNITED FOR PROGRESS, involving labor and economic issues which impact 3 million building and construction workers across America.

Place: Washington Hilton and Towers, 1919 Connecticut Ave. NW,
Washington, DC
Dates: APRIL 18, 19, 20, 2005

PRESS IS WELCOME TO ATTEND. ALL PLENARY SESSIONS OPEN TO MEDIA
Media Credentials: Available at Press Table, Conference Registration 8
AM -- Noon daily

GUEST SPEAKER SCHEDULES:
Monday, April 18, 2005 9:00 -- 11:30 AM
BCTD President Edward C. Sullivan
AFL-CIO President John Sweeney
Rep. Frank LoBiondo (NJ)
Sen. Harry Reid (NV)
Sen. Joseph Biden (DE)

Tuesday, April 19, 2005 9:00 -- 11:30 AM
James McConnell, California
Rep. Nick Rahall (WV)
Sen. Voinovich (OH)
Rep. Charlie Rangel (NY)
Rep. Steve LaTourette (OH)
Sen. Mary Landrieu (LA)

Wednesday, April 20, 2005 9:00 -- 11:30 AM
Sen. Barack Obama (IL)
DNC Chairman Howard Dean
Rep. Melissa Bean (IL)
Sen. Ken Salazar (CO)
Former Sen. John Edwards (SC)

[Gloria]

1. Looks like this includes Republicans, too....

Voinovich, LoBiondo jump out at me....LaTourette also?

[oscar111]

2. media is key to mobilization: They havent figure that out yet

They leave media to GOP. 18 hrs/week of GOP campaign ads, already, for 2OO6. Limbaugh is a campaign ad.

The dems and AFL CIO have never gotten the idea of a media for our side.

We are forever limited to old-style political mobilization: tell friends, go door to door in a few areas of already dem areas.

using eager but .. well.. amateur debaters, not seasoned radio pro hosts.

Any dem leader with good sense would be getting subsidies from DNC and the AFLCIO, to expand AAR air america radio..... OR creating a clone of it run by dems or AFL.... to broadcast in areas not competing with AAR.

But no, that will not happen. Or will it?

We have been waiting since 1920 for a Democratic network on EVERY AMERICAN RADIO. If since '2O, we would have skipped the Great Depression, Nam, Nixon, Reagan, Bushes, Iraq war. We would have President Kucinich today.