The California Labor Fed is about to release a new mail campaign against Yacht Party legislators who are voting to slash workers' rights and holding up a budget over unrelated labor issues. You can click the "Full Screen" button to get a better view.
Every two years we see this sort of mail. The trouble is that when people get this stuff, they are concurrently bombarded with a thousand other mail pieces. It is good to see the Labor Fed get out in front of this. They'll be sending these to Republican districts across the state. I'll plug more information in here when I can confirm. I imagine they'll be looking at the swing districts, so maybe Berryhill's AD-25, and Audra Strickland's AD-37.
While I like the effort, I think this piece could be a bit stronger against Gilmore. It seems that they bury the lead a little bit by only mentioning the fact that Californians are about to get IOUs because Gilmore and cohorts are holding up the budget. Holding up the budget is a massive burden to lower income Californians who can't wait for their refunds while Republicans dither away.
I'll update this upon further information, but it's always a good thing to see progressives attacking the GOP obstructionists early and often.
UPDATE: I've just been told that the plan is to do more than just mail, but a full-court press in several districts. If done properly, this could potentially help provide groundwork to actually nab 2/3 in 2010, along with a Democratic governor.
