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5:01 | Greatest Clips Ever

Paul R. Nelson: Sex studies ad

5:05 | Thank you card for Maureen

Shout-out to Rachel for making the card J

5:07 | Elections are coming up!

Members must pay their dues ($5) before running & voting

5:19 | United Council

Official lobbying group of UW Students
Advocate for student’s rights & issues.

5:25 | Student Senate Vacancies

Apply this semester!
Nine vacancies

5:28 | Expect shirts early second semester!

Submit quotes

5:28 | College Dem movie night!

“Lincoln” – 7:15 showing
Meet @6:45 at Towers

5:30 | Miri’s media Report

Spectator

Campus news general

5:36 | End of meeting

5:05 | Clip of the Week

The Onion
GOP 2016 Candidate – White Hot Sphere of Rage

5:09 | Obama Win

Tammy Won
Minnesota shot down Voter ID, Gay Marriage ban
Gay Marriage legality amendments passed
Marijuana legalized in two states
Lost Wisconsin state senate
Only race in 2012, Governor

5:11 | Popsicles

Victory Popsicles

5:14 | More The Onion
5:15 | Sam says Thank You

Everyone did amazing
Every Dem on our ballot won!

5:16 | What’s Next?

What do you want to do?
Issue Advocacy
Volunteer in the community

5:17 | Comedy Night

Jimmy scored tickets

Somehow

They’re Democrats, don’t worry

5:18 | Dem dinner Next Week

Democracy Burrito’s
Dinnercision 2012

5:19 | Daniel Day Lewis is Lincoln
5:21 | Society of Politics

Non Partisan / Bi-Partisan
Discuss Issues
Political Simulations

5:25 | Student Senate Vacancies

Control 6 million dollars every year
One Vacancy
Please Apply!

5:30 | Dems Elections

Every Position Open!
Run Run Run!

5:35 | Holiday Party

County Dems Party!
Tba

5:38 | Media Report

Front Page of the Leader-Telegram

At the Watch Party

Flipside

A.J. why we won the election
Sam poem
A.J. No Shave November Poem

5:41 | EBoard Report

A.J.

Dems glasses for sale!

Libby

Thank you!
Give yourselves a hand!

5:45 | Card for Maureen

Rachel will be making it

5:05 | “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia” Clip of the Week

The cast will be at Maureen’s house this Sunday!!!!

5:15 | Thank you to everyone who volunteered at the Bill Clinton Event!
5:16 | Midnight Madness!!!!

Monday at 8pm
Meet at Haas

5:27 | Second clip of the week

Aragorn’s speech
“One day the courage of men will fail, but it is not this day!”

5:35 | GOTV Preperation!

Be there

5:41 | Meeting end

5:05 | Clip of the Week

Colbert Report: Donald Trump “Bombshell”

5:11 | Thank you to everyone who early voted Monday morning!
5:14 | Discuss Possible Dem’s shirts designs
5:23 | Vote YES on the Citizen’s United Referendum!
5:25 | Last weekend

Knocked over 1200 doors!
Made over 300 phone calls!

5:26 | “Vote Democrat” ad will be featured in next issue of The Spectator
5:29 | This weekend

Phone banking
More phone banking

5:33 | Miri Discussions

GOTV!!!!!!

5:39 | The Flipside

13 articles from Dems!

5:46 | End

5:00 | Pizza Pizza Pizza!
5:06 | Clip of The Week

Epic Rap Battles of History
Obama vs. Romney

5:09 | State assembly candidate Dana Wachs

Student loan relief
Immigration
Top economy in the world: Germany

Heavily unionized

5:17 | Miri – “We registered over 1500 students!”
5:18 | Jim Dunning, Eau Claire County Board Representative

Works on Mass Transit issues b/w Eau Claire & Twin Cities

5:22 | You can now use an electronic device to show proof of residency at polls.
5:25 | Thank you to everyone who came to our debate watch party

Debate watch party next week with college republicans

5:29 | See Tammy Baldwin & RT Rybak this Saturday!

*FREE French Toast*

5:33 | Submit your articles to the Flipside for next week’s election issue!
5:34 | Miri Report

City hall opens doors @ 7:30 AM on Monday for early voting
Weekend of Action

Canvassing & Phone Banking Saturday & Sunday

5:39 | Russ Feingold coming to campus next week!
5:41 | Meeting Finished

Starting the meeting off with “Mr. Romney’s Neighborhood”
Shout-out to everyone who helped out this week!
- DNC bus tour
- Voter registration
- Ron Kind event
Mahlon Mitchell
- Visiting this Friday at Eau Claire Country Club
Planned Parenthood event this Wednesday for endorsed candidates
Pizza & Politics with Dana Wachs and possibly Kathleen Vinehout.
Watch Party for VP debate plans fell through
- Pres. Debate Tuesday: October 16th: Location TBD
- Pres. Debate Monday: October 22nd: Woodland Theatre with the College Republicans
Write for The Flipside special election issue!!!
The Flipside
- AJ Lawton’s article: Romney was Dead On Arrival
- Eric “Pretty Boy” Hinch: Drawing the Line
  - On LGBT issues
Took more #ForAll pictures!

Clip 5:01
Katy Phillips 5:05

State policies have more impact than people realize; importance of state elections – currently full Democratic leadership in WI (except AG)
It’s easy to get overwhelmed, but a small group of people can make change. Just start by showing up
Not a sexy election but it is extremely important, especially governor’s race (Barrett vs. Walker)
12 days, we need people to make phone calls, calling Dems who only vote in Presidential elections and trying to encourage them to vote now – if they vote, we’ll win
Canvassing is even better than phone calls, it’s more personal – Gore in 2000 won WI by 1 vote per ward, making phone calls and going door-to-door matters

3rd Congressional District 5:25

Kind, Kresian and Kapanke

Estimated 500 people there

Early Vote Rally 5:28

Thank you for everyone coming
If you are registered and have someone to vouch for you, you don’t need to show proof of residence
Dorm captains meet after the meeting

Feingold Rally 5:33

6:30 in the Tamarack Room, would really like more college students at the rally
Bring everyone you know!

GOTV 5:35

Paydon: 250 hours from close of election, it’s a bit scary.
Final structure of GOTV effort finalized
Our greatest asset is our energy
A lot going on in the next 12 days
Canvass tomorrow in Student ward 4-6
Canvass on Saturday 10AM and 1PM from the Labor Temple, rides available
Canvass on Sunday 10AM, 1PM and 5PM
Next Tuesday phone banking at the Dems office at 6PM - food provided
Wednesday Canvass of the student wards 4PM-6PM
Trick-or-treat canvass on Sunday, Oct 31 from 3:30-7 (costume optional but appropriate)

Chalking on Sunday 5:44

Why Should I Care and chalk everywhere meet 5:00 on upper campus by the flag pole

K.(eyshawn) Johnson Report 5:46

Spectator

No Cafeteria in the new student center
Senate accepting Student Court applications
Hilton controversy – see Spectator’s website for full email

Suggested resignation from Student Body President

Exec Reports 5:52

Dylan: help take down and put up signs and lit drop – please do it at least once, every day signs at 7AM, lit drop Tuesdays and Thursdays at 7AM and take down signs before 7PM
Jodi: Comfort captain – food requests for election days please let her know, within reason
Paydon: Please sign up for shifts to canvass and make phone calls
Anja: Tabling captain – please stop by and help out any time and if you’re not getting emails let me know
Steph: still collecting dues and if you want a shirt get it quickly
Kayla: Please write things so people will know what’s going on, Flipside deadline is tonight and Spectator is this Sunday

End of Meeting 5:58

Clip of the Week 5:00
Armon “hammer” Tabrizi 5:06
1. With Congressman Kind – early vote rally was today
2. 32 people which is good for a last minute get together
3. National turnout in 2006 -37%, Wisconsin 50%
4. If we don’t get more than 40% turn out, Dems will lose
5. More college students in this district than in any other district in Wisconsin and the Midwest
6. Need help, come into the office and make phone calls
7. Kapanke in HHH 101 at 6:00 – Q and A session
8. Ron Kind will be back on campus again, come meet him
9. Can go and make phone calls tonight, 405 S. Barstow (Dem County Office)
Voter Registration 5:12
1. Get registered to vote, can do it on the campus mall or get in touch
  1. Can also help at the voter reg. table
GOTV 5:13
1. Boden: Get out to vote – knocking on doors, going to the dorms – just getting people to vote
  1. Dems win when college students vote
  2. Sign up to do a practice run and learn how it works
  3. Dorm captains appointed
  4. This Sunday in The Cabin at 5:00 for a meeting of progressive groups on campus
2. Paydon: GOTV effort kicks off this evening
  1. Phone calls in the office every Thursday night 6-9
  2. Fridays at 4PM – student ward canvas
  3. Saturdays canvas at 10AM and 2PM
  4. Tuesdays canvas 4PM
  5. On weekends – Maureen’s house- meet at clock tower at 9:20 or 1:15 and walk over (there will be cookies)
    1. Canvas shifts takes about 2 ½ hours – two shifts a week adds up very quickly
  6. A good GOTV campaign can bump voting up by 8% which can make or break this election
  7. Talk to Paydon with questions
Why Should I Care? 5:21
1. Lit drops on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 7AM
  1. Signs up on campus, put up at 7AM everyday and take down at 7PM every day
  2. Why Should I Care group on Facebook, join it!
    1. See discussion boards and invite friends to join
    2. Join UWEC college democrats facebook group too
  3. Open up the floor: why voting democrat 5:26
    1. Ron Johnson wants to drill in the Great Lakes
    2. Gay rights, want equality
    3. Reproductive rights
    4. Health care bill, getting repealed and state programs getting repealed like Badger Care
    5. Equal pay for equal work
    6. Pell grants and being able to attend school
    7. Immigration Reform
    8. Tax breaks for top 1% = bad
    9. Teachers
    10. Privatization of things like Social Work/ Foster Care
    11. True fiscal responsibility, more to it than cutting taxes
    12. Deployment
    13. Railway from Madison to the Twin Cities
    14. Support for Green Tech
    15. Under regulation = bad
  4. Important to personalize it and make it relevant to people. Find your issue and what it means to you to vote Dem
Debate Party 5:31
1. Feingold and Johnson this Friday night 7-9
2. Event on Facebook – it’s going to be at Jimmy’s House 430 Union
3. Kayla at the bridge at 6:30 to walk over
4. Can hang out at Jimmy’s afterwards and it will not longer be an official event
Kayla “Beam me up Scottie” Report 5:33
1. Spectator:
  1. Switching biking/walking lanes because of the cross over – controversial issue for Senate
  2. The Bird has been made official student mascot – should it be the university mascot
2. Flipside:
  1. Ashly’s story
  2. Amber’s piece
  3. Steven’s “ A True Senator” piece about Feingold debate when Johnson didn’t show up
  4. Katrina’s piece “‘Coming Out’ of the Atheist Closet”
    1. Free Thought Society – Fridays 3-5 room varies
    2. Discuss different topic every week
3. Want to write in the Flipside or Spectator, talk to Kayla
Exec Reports 5:41
1. Kayla: Write pieces and get registered to vote
2. Paydon: Thanks for coming back to meetings and help out with GOTV
  1. Early vote at City Hall on Farwell, bring ID and you can vote already
  2. Help put up signs and take them down
3. Jodi: Debate tonight at Longfellow Middle School by State Assembly candidates
  1. Tuesday – Barrett with be in Eau Claire – more info, talk to Jodi
4. Steph: Collecting dues, $10, if you buy a shirt and pay for dues it’s $15 otherwise t-shirts by themselves are $10
  1. In order to vote for board positions at the end of the semester have to pay your dues
5. Anja : not getting emails? Talk to me
End of meeting 5:47

Clip 5:02
Appoint Paydon to GOTV captain 5:04
1. Explain, Paydon: Get Out The Vote – motivate people to vote, 3 our 4 students that vote, vote Dem and we want them to. Two main problems
  1. Voter caging- trying to suppress student and minority vote by GOP
  2. Voter apathy – mindset of students – need to focus on getting people aware and out there. Frustrated with Dems at the moment but don’t want to vote Rep so they don’t vote at all. New focus, “Why should I care?” put a face to the issues and not just a party.
  3. GOTV meeting Oct 3rd
  4. Start thinking about why you care so we can get fired up this election season
  5. Every Tuesday and Thursday Lit Dropping at 7AM in SSS Lobby
  6. Questions ask Paydon
Any other Exec want to say anything? 5:12
1. Dylan and Kayla – choose your issue, personalize it
Register to Vote 5:15
1. Contact Jimmy via haggerjp@uwec.eu
2. If you are from MN you can register to vote here but you can’t vote in both places!
Assemblymen Jeff Smith 5:17
1. New bill – people would be registered to vote online, anytime they have any other interaction with another state agency they would have to verify address they would be voting from. Also addresses shady things republicans do around voting time to discourage people from voting.
2. Out of 4 million people who can vote here, only 3 million are registered
3. Talk to Paydon if you want to volunteer with Jeff or any other Democrat
4. Poll today for Feingold – with expected voters, Johnson leads Feingold with all registered voters, Feingold leads Johnson
5. Only 41 days left! Goal is to get half of the student body to vote.
Gubernatorial Debate Watch Party 5:30
1. Friday at Jimmy’s House 6:30-8:30 officially
Saturday Canvassing 5:33
1. from 1-3 and social 4-5:30 at Jimmy’s House
2. Meet at 12:30 at the Library
Obama in Madison on Tuesday! 5:34
1. Leaving here at 10AM, potentially an excused absence
2. Questions? Email Jimmy
3. Can volunteer and be able to move around and have more access
Parade in Lacrosse on Saturday 5:39
1. Ron Kind, Feingold and Barrett
2. Help volunteer, leaving in front of Govs, 5:45 on Saturday
3. Can go on Friday and crash at Adam’s
Campus News 5:40
1. River is flooding
End of Meeting 5:41

Clip of the Week
Introductions
Primary Results

“Tom-Tom” ticket in November
Walker won GOP gov’s primary

The Paydon Miller

Intro – President Emeritus
Jeff Smith

Coordinated Campaign – Boden

Campus organizer for DPW
Campus is apathetic – we need to work to get votes
Canvass on Saturday 10-12 and 12-2
International Fall Fest on Saturday 10-3
Important election – please get involved

College phone banking at Dem’s office

Tuesday/Thursday 4-9
Need a ride? Get a hold of Jimmy
Boden – need to get students registered

Feingold on Campus – Stephanie

Rally rather than debate
Blugold room in Davies, Sunday 6:30
Need numbers! Goal of 300-450 people
Chalking, lit dropping on Friday
Need people to direct crowd to Davies and people to man a sign-in table
Tell your friends!

Kayla “The Giant” Johnson Report

Spectator:

Brother Jed article
Sarah Schmitt article
Student Center design article
Editorial about “Don’t ask, Don’t tell”
Primary results article

Flipside

Steve’s article about negativity in politics

Exec Reports:

Jodi – if you’re interested in an internship talk to her, very easy if you’re a pols major, lots of options
Kayla – write things! Perhaps about Feingold’s visit? Just talked to Kayla
Paydon – thanks for coming, don’t get overwhelmed by all the campaigns and please come back
Dylan – sign up for stuff and write things
Steph – sign up for things

State Rep Event!
End of Meeting

Clip 5:02
State Senator Pat Kreitlow 5:04
1. Building commission – final green light on the Davies Center J
2. Formed a rural caucus to get voice heard from all over the state
3. Working on the Wisconsin economy – keep programs working properly
4. Put EC on the map for high speed rail
5. Worked on smoking ban
6. Couldn’t have won without the help of the students even though we’re not is his district
  1. Lit dropping, etc.
7. Worried about Democratic complacency because we’ve won a lot in recent elections and disillusionment, be patient, it can’t all happen at once but we’re working hard to make things happen
8. www.kreitlowforsenate.com
State Assemblymen Jeff Smith 5:20
1. Concern for complacency – college students don’t care about upcoming election – it’s a shame because it effects them the most
2. WI has been moving in a positive direction and this election could keep that going
3. Do what you can to make sure you realize how important this November is
4. Campaign/run scared but then don’t legislate scared
DLI recap 5:33
1. Thoughts?
  1. We had the most professional group, thank you!
Kreitlow Lit drop - May 8th
1. Sign up sheet next week
Fundraising 5:36
1. Maple room 6-7 Tonight
2. Brainstorming session
Helen Thomas 5:37
1. Tonight – She has interviewed every president since Eisenhower
2. Free in Zorn tonight at 7:00
Kyle 5:38
1. Another Feingold canvas – sign up sheet
Forum – Jason Hicks 5:39
1. Everyone show up!
2. Discussion afterwards
3. Campus mall 11-2 next week Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday handing out lit
End of the year party/cook out 5:40
1. After our last meeting May 13th at Allison’s house
2. Pot luck – bring something to share and your own grillables
Kayla “Walk like an Egyptian” Johnson 5:45
1. Spectator
  1. Bike rentals
  2. New Branch of Senate
2. Flipside
3. Steven’s article – Nixon
News 5:49
1. Oil Rig leak
2. Gov from Florida is going Independent for Senate race – might win
3. Another person running of Lt. Gov
Exec Reports 5:52
1. Paydon – sorry for being late
  1. Thank you for being great at DLI
2. Anja – Come to funraising
3. Kayla – write something or co-write something, we’re almost done with school
4. Dylan – help hand out lit
5. Jimmy – be in the mall, go to Helen Thomas
6. Jodi- May 20th Scott Hasset running for Attorney General in WI 5-7 at Jodi’s work
7. Becca- come to fundraising please
Lady Gaga 5:55
End of meeting 5:56