EMILY's List at Netroots Nation: more coverage

By Hilary on 07/27/2010 @ 11:30 AM

Tags: Stephanie Schriock, Elaine Marshall, Tarryl Clark, POP

After our great experience at the Netroots Nation 2010 conference in Las Vegas, we wanted to share some of the reactions and thoughts of folks we met there.

Reactions from Twitter

MP Tomei Loved #nn10 & the utter joy of leaving Las Vegas just doubled as I shared a cab w/ @schriock1 of @emilyslist! Genuine smart & lovely. <3".

Zack Ford The President of @emilyslist reminds us how patriarchy reigns supreme with male dominance on all levels of leadership. #nn10

theuptake Al Franken toured the country with Gloria Steinem and Voters for Choice 30 yrs ago: Stephanie Schriock, Emily's list. http://theuptake.org

nwprogressive Emily's List is awesome. "We think representative government should be...representative" of women

MattBlizek Kicking off the #nn10 candidate forum with some words from Emily's List President @Schriock1

Think Progress on Tarryl Clark

Tarryl Clark on Bachmann’s Social Security plan: ‘Why on earth does she want to take away our money?’

Yesterday at Netroots Nation, ThinkProgress spoke to Minnesota state Sen. Tarryl Clark (D), who is challenging Rep. Michele Bachmann (R) for Congress, and asked her about the disconnect between what Tea Party profiteers say and what the needs are of people who attend these rallies. Clark pointed to the fact that Bachmann has said she would like to “wean everybody off” of Social Security — even though that would be taking away money Americans have been paying for years.

Care2 on Tarryl Clark

Tarryl Clark - The Right Woman at the Right Time?

Some people would be daunted at the idea of running against a two-term incumbent Republican, especially on a non-presidential election year. But State Senator Tarryl Clark isn’t just some people. A lawyer, organizer and local politician, Clark has been raising money, gathering support, and is ready to take on the most conservative female congresswoman since Colorado Representative Marilyn Musgrave left office. And, perhaps the most inflammatory female congresswoman, ever. I had a chance this weekend to listen to Clark as she met with a group of women writers and activists at a roundtable set up by EMILY’s List at this year’s Netroots Nation convention in Las Vegas. As a Minnesotan, Clark’s campaign against Rep. Bachmann is already something I avidly follow, but I’d never had the chance to see the democratic candidate in her element.

Think Progress on Elaine Marshall

Elaine Marshall: Following His ‘Mentor’ Jesse Helms, Burr Continuing Secret Holds On Minority Judges

Speaking with ThinkProgress at the Netroots Nation convention yesterday, U.S. Senate candidate Elaine Marshall (D-NC) harshly rebuked Sen. Richard Burr (R-NC) for his use of secret holds on Judges James Wynn and Albert Diaz, who have both been nominated for the U.S. 4th Circuit Court of Appeals. Wynn, Marshall explained, was denied even a committee hearing when nominated for the same position in 1999 by Bill Clinton, due to Republican obstruction and a secret hold from then-Sen. Jesse Helms (R-NC).

Mean Rachel on Linda Chavez-Thompson

Linda Chavez-Thompson Keynote at Netroots Nation

Last night in Las Vegas, Linda Chavez-Thompson not only lit up the auditorium in front of a Goal Thermometercrowd of 2000 eager progressives, she also lit up the currents in which online activism thrives, becoming a trending topic on Twitter and earning the attention--and money--of anyone paying attention online. Also paying attention was Politico, who quoted her this morning in their Netroots Nation wrap-up as saying, “The old way of doing politics is done. This is the new thing. If you don’t embrace it, you lose out on a whole new way to get your message out.”

One Promise -- Decades Later

By Hilary on 07/27/2010 @ 09:34 AM

Tags: Deb Markowitz, 2010 Elections, VT-Gov

It's campaign season, and we can promise you one thing -- lot of promises.

http://www.burlingtonfreepress.com/article/20100723/NEWS03/7230303/Markowitz-issues-plan-to-aid-communities

http://www.burlingtonfreepress.com/article/20100723/NEWS03/7230303/Markowitz-issues-plan-to-aid-communities

http://www.addisonindependent.com/201007markowitz-vies-frontrunner-status

EMILY's List at Netroots Nation update

By Hilary on 07/25/2010 @ 12:25 PM

Tags: Stephanie Schriock, Elaine Marshall, Roxanne Conlin, Tarryl Clark, Julie Lassa, Ann McLane Kuster, POP

The last few days at Netroots Nation 2010 in Las Vegas have been incredible. This conference teems with passion, energy, and ideas -- and we want to give you a slice of what we've experienced.

Conversation is constant here. We got to speak with attendees while at our EMILY's List booth at the exhibition all, meeting long-time supporters and sharing our mission with folks new to what we do -- and handed out some pretty cute notepads. At panel discussions and roundtable talks, we heard hopes, frustrations, and desire for more progressive action.

Several of our candidates joined us at Netroots, and they got right into the thick of it -- and were in top form. Elaine Marshall, running for Senate in North Carolina, spoke with bloggers at a lively roundtable, sharing her personal stories and laying out her path to victory. Roxanne Conlin reminded the Netroots to "pull the plug" on Sen. Grassley's right-wing policies and vote for "Grandma" instead.

Ann McLane Kuster, House candidate from New Hampshire, talked about her dedication to women's rights at the Netroots candidate reception. The audience just loved Texas lt. governor candidate Linda Chavez-Thompson's fighting spirit and sharp cracks. And Tarryl Clark helped wrap up the conference with a keynote address that showed the crowd that she is fired up and ready to beat Michele Bachmann.

Of course, we could not have been more pleased for our own EMILY's List president Stephanie Schriock to introduce the star of the closing ceremonies, Senator Al Franken. Stephanie took the moment to give a powerful reminder of how far we have to go to have a truly representative democracy, when women are still a small percentage of elected officials at all levels of our government. After Stephanie's introduction, Senator Franken gave us some comic relief, a lot of issues to mull over, and some exciting shout-outs to EMILY's List candidates, including Julie Lassa, Robin Carnahan, and Tarryl Clark.

It's been a hectic week, but we're heading back to our DC office more energized than ever to fight for our progressive women candidates. Thanks, Netroots! Can't wait to come back next year to Minneapolis.

Picking up speed in North Carolina

By Hilary on 07/23/2010 @ 01:34 PM

Tags: Elaine Marshall, 2010 Elections, NC-Sen

Elaine Marshall has picked up speed since her primary win last month and is edging ahead of incumbent Sen. Richard Burr in North Carolina. The latest poll has Marshall leading Burr 37% - 35%.

Sen. Burr ranks high on our list of the many out-of-touch Republicans -- you may remember his comment during the financial crisis, when he told his wife to "go to the ATM machine, and ... draw out everything it will let you take."

This afternoon, our President Stephanie will be seeing Elaine and some of the great online progressive voices at the Netroots Nation Convention. With the buzz of this breaking poll news, there will be plenty to talk about.

Keep up the great work, Elaine!

Bachmann: all subpoenas and hearings, all the time!

By Hilary on 07/22/2010 @ 07:07 PM

Tags: MN-06, Are you kidding me!?, US House, Michele Bachmann

Who says today's GOP running out of ideas? Cong. Michele Bachmann has a fantastic new agenda: "I think all we should do is issue subpoenas and have one hearing after another and expose all the nonsense that has gone on." Michele unveiled this compelling plan at a convention for young Republicans. And really, what could be more pressing than endless partisan investigations and politically motivated witch-hunts? Certainly not jobs, health care, the environment -- you know, the issues that actually affect the lives of everyday Americans. No, more subpoenas! Hearings day and night! Complete and total government obstruction!

Meanwhile, Tarryl Clark, Bachmann's opponent, remains focused on the interests of the working families of Minnesota's sixth district -- a pretty stark contrast to Michele's inventive Washington distractions and attention-getting media stunts.

Michele, keep on churning out those blockbuster ideas. Only if you have time between the hearings and subpoenas, of course.