We take your issue beyond the beltway to build new constituents for change.
Our political advocacy work covers a broad spectrum of issues, from fair elections to healthcare and campaign finance reform. With our clients we’ve won concrete policy change at the federal, state and local levels.
Keeping our nation’s economic future secure
The Challenge: The reckless behavior of the big banks that led to the recession had created traction for reform legislation to clean up Wall Street. But it wasn’t going to be easy. The big banks, who strongly opposed reform, were armed with millions of dollars and an army of lobbyists. Sen. Dick Durbin once said of the banking industry’s control over Congress, “Frankly, they own the place.”
A Win, Decades in the Making
The Challenge: Healthcare reform was shaping up to be an epic political battle. Leading progressive advocates in the fight, including MoveOn.org, Health Care for America Now (HCAN), the Progressive Change Committee (PCCC), Campaign for America’s Future and ProgressiveCongress.org couldn’t compete dollar-for-dollar with insurance companies or the drug lobby.
John McCain said he would keep U.S. troops in Iraq for “100 years.” Big mistake.
“Not Alex”
The Challenge: June 2008: Neither presidential hopeful John McCain nor Barack Obama had emerged as the favorite in the polls. Meanwhile, roughly 13 percent of voters remained undecided. While the economic downturn loomed large, the Iraq War remained a critical wedge issue for many Americans. So when Sen. McCain remarked at a press conference that he would keep U.S. troops in Iraq “for 100 years” if necessary, Fenton saw an opportunity for Moveon.org Political Action and AFSCME to connect with voters.
AMBER Alert: Recovering Abducted Children Across 50 States
The Challenge: Ten years after the kidnapping and murder of 12-year-old Polly Klaas, the Polly Klaas Foundation was well known in California for supporting families and police in thousands of individual missing children cases. But it wanted to deepen its impact at the national and policy levels.
