Campaigns

We helped draft Elizabeth Warren to run for Senate in Massachusetts, with our members raising over $500,000. In addition, over 60,000 potential volunteers and donors joined the draft and we ran online ads in support of the campaign. In early September, after the demonstration of grassroots support, Warren announced she would run in 2012. As her campaign develops, we continue to support her. [more]

Alan Grayson says what all progressives think. He’s not afraid to stand up to Wall Street and the big corporations. And on the campaign trail, he’s not afraid to run as a bold progressive. We’ve supported Alan Grayson since he was elected to Congress. We helped him during his 2010 re-election campaign, and we’re proud to be involved in 2012 to help him take back a seat in Florida’s 9th congressional district. [more]

Sherrod Brown is a champion for the 99% in the Senate. After Ted Kennedy’s passing, when all of Washington DC thought the public option was dead, Senator Brown worked with us to bring it back to life. We’re working to help Sherrod Brown beat back tens of millions of dollars in corporate attack ads from Karl Rove and other right wing Republicans. [more]

Tammy Baldwin supports expanding Medicare to everybody, jailing Wall Street bankers who broke the law, and a constitutional amendment to overturn Citizens United. She’s running against an opponent who recently said, “Who better than me…to do away with Medicare and Medicaid.”

We’re proud to help Tammy Baldwin win a seat in the Senate in Wisconsin. [more]

Bold progressive Hakeem Jeffries won a hotly contested primary election. We ran over 4,700,000 online ads highlighting Jeffries’ support for holding Wall Street accountable, taxing the rich, and other issues of importance to the 99%. We’re proud to continue to support Hakeem Jeffries in the general election for New York’s 8th district. [more]

Progressive Rick Nolan got a perfect score on the 99elect questionnaire, which means he opposes all benefit cuts to Medicare and Social Security and supports prosecuting Wall Street bankers, overturning Citizens United, and government investment in jobs. His opponent voted for Paul Ryan’s budget to end Medicare. We’re proud to endorse Rick Nolan in Minnesota’s 8th. [more]

Progressive Rob Zerban is a small business owner running against Paul Ryan in Wisconsin’s 1st district, and he’s been holding Ryan’s feet to the fire. Rob has called out Ryan on his plan to end Medicare and recently collected over 50,000 signatures (with help from the PCCC) to pressure Ryan to come back and debate him for the congressional seat. We’re proud to endorse Rob Zerban and help him beat Paul Ryan is Wisconsin’s 1st. [more]

Progressive David Gill got a perfect score on the 99elect questionnaire, which means he opposes all benefit cuts to Medicare and Social Security and supports prosecuting Wall Street bankers, overturning Citizens United, and government investment in jobs. While Republicans are trying to beat him with the lie that he wants to “end Medicare,” he supports Medicare for all. We’re proud to endorse David Gill in his race for Illinois’ 13th. [more]

Progressive Manan Trivedi got a perfect score on the 99elect questionnaire, which means he opposes all benefit cuts to Medicare and Social Security and supports prosecuting Wall Street bankers, overturning Citizens United, and government investment in jobs. His opponent voted to end Medicare. Manan wants Medicare for all. We’re proud to endorse Manan Trivedi in Pennsylvania’s. [more]

Progressive Joe Miklosi got a nearly perfect score on the 99elect questionnaire, which means he opposes all benefit cuts to Medicare and Social Security and supports prosecuting Wall Street bankers, overturning Citizens United, and government investment in jobs. His opponent has said Social Security is a “ponzi scheme.” We’re proud to endorse Joe Miklosi n his race for Colorado’s 6th district. [more]