Brad Miller
Rep. Brad Miller is one of the leaders in Congress fighting hardest for accountability for Wall Street. Establishment Democrats redistricted him into a district with another, establishment member of Congress, forcing a primary challenge between two incumbents. Our members mobilized to help Miller win and keep his voice against Wall Street in Congress. [more]
Ilya Sheyman
Ilya Sheyman is a organizer and bold progressive running against a Blue Dog in the Democratic primary for the chance to beat tea party Republican Robert Dold. Ilya was a grassroots organizer for Democracy for America and MoveOn. He supports Medicare for All and holding Wall Street accountable. Ilya says, “I am sick and tired of Democrats who refuse to stand up and fight back for progressive values that make a difference in people’s lives.” [more]
Call Out The Vote
In 2010, our cutting-edge Call Out The Vote program with Democracy for America helped our members make over 1 million phone calls to voters in targeted races all over the country. Through this program, we helped candidates such as Raul Grijalva, Alan Grayson, Russ Feingold, Bill Hedrick, Mary Jo Kilroy, Jack Conway, and more. [more]
Joe Sestak
In 2010, we helped Joe Sestak challenge Senator Arlen Specter in the Democratic primary in Pennsylvania. With the help of our volunteers and fundraising, Sestak beat Specter and came close to beating Pat Toomey in the general election. [more]
Bill Halter
In 2010, Arkansas Lieutenant Governor Bill Halter challenged Blanche Lincoln in the Democratic primary for Senate. We helped Halter run a deep, grassroots-based campaign, including helping him run a state-wide field program, helping our members make tens of thousands of volunteer calls, and helping our members raise over $179,000. He ultimately narrowly lost to the entrenched incumbent. [more]
Elizabeth Warren
Elizabeth Warren championed national consumer protection and financial reform, and continues to stand up to corporations and lobbyists attacking the middle class. Although she helped create the Consumer Protection Agency, Republicans backed by Wall Street blockaded her nomination. Our members succeeded in securing Warren’s appointment as interim director of the Consumer Protection Agency, and her work has strengthened the agency and made it a valuable resource for the middle class. [more]
Keith Olbermann
In October 2010, MSNBC suspended news anchor Keith Olbermann. Over 300,000 members signed a successful emergency petition calling on MSNBC to reinstate him. Olbermann did return to the air, but left the network soon after. Watch his sign-off thanking PCCC members for their support during his last show below. [more]
BP’s Oil Spill
In 2010, our members helped raise national awareness about the poor safety conditions for workers on the Gulf shores cleaning up the BP oil spill. We launched the coalition BP Makes Me Sick, and our petition to make BP provide respirators for all workers received over 82,000 signatures from our members. Watch Keith Olbermann’s coverage below. [more]
Norm Coleman
The election for Minnesota’s Senate seat in 2008 ended with a razor thin victory for Al Franken. Despite Franken’s lead, Norm Coleman refused to concede. To give him an incentive to respect the will of the people, we launched “A Dollar A Day To Make Norm Go Away!” For every day Coleman stayed in the race, our members raised huge sums of money for his opponents, giving him an incentive to drop out. In the end our members gave over $200,000 and convinced Coleman to drop out. [more]
