The Working Families Party

Jeanwah
Jeanwah Posts: 6,363
edited August 2010 in A Moving Train
Anyone out there aware of this party beginning to gain ground in other states than just NY?

The WFP is a grassroots, community and labor based political party with chapters throughout New York State. The WFP is a grassroots, community and labor based political party with chapters throughout New York State. The goal of the Working Families Party is to more forcefully inject the issues of working-class, middle-class, and poor people—like jobs, health care, education, and housing—into the public debate, and hold candidates and elected officials accountable on those issues. Our organizing strategy is to start local, think long-term, combine campaign work with organizing and education, and not waste supporters' votes on candidates with no chance of winning.

Fusion politics at work. Instead of having their own candidates running (and not having much chance at winning), Working Families adopts a candidate already running under a different party that stands for particular issues that is at the heart of WF values. If this candidate wins, WF holds the candidate to bringing about the issues that they swore they'd stand by and carry out.

WFP is currently in NY, CT and is trying to get an introduction in OR, MA and CA.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Working_Families_Party
http://www.workingfamiliesparty.org/issues/index.html
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  • VictoryGin
    VictoryGin Posts: 1,207
    yeah, I think I'll be voting with them tomorrow (over the independence party). I love the electoral fusion here where we can vote for a 'minor'-party and not worry about our vote being 'wasted'.

    and i love that the wfp may be in oregon! i heart oregon.
    if you wanna be a friend of mine
    cross the river to the eastside
  • cincybearcat
    cincybearcat Posts: 16,882
    No way...I'm anti-family...no vote from me.
    hippiemom = goodness
  • VictoryGin
    VictoryGin Posts: 1,207
    cincybearcat wrote:
    No way...I'm anti-family...no vote from me.

    makes sense if you're voting republican ;)
    if you wanna be a friend of mine
    cross the river to the eastside
  • cincybearcat
    cincybearcat Posts: 16,882
    VictoryGin wrote:
    makes sense if you're voting republican ;)

    I'm only voting for murderers from now on...so unless I move to Mass...I guess I can't vote for anyone...wait a minute...I just thought of that little abortion issue.... ;)

    Tell me, where does the Working Families Party stand on abortion?
    hippiemom = goodness
  • VictoryGin
    VictoryGin Posts: 1,207
    cincybearcat wrote:
    I'm only voting for murderers from now on...so unless I move to Mass...I guess I can't vote for anyone...wait a minute...I just thought of that little abortion issue.... ;)

    Tell me, where does the Working Families Party stand on abortion?

    Abortion is not a platform of the WFP, which is nice because since it is legal here, we can focus on other pressing issues--you know, issues that get neglected over the emotional pull of abortions and gays during election cycles. The WFP is supporting every democrat here in ny so i take it they're safely pro-choice. Family planning is pro-family afterall.

    Why don't you read for yourself?
    http://www.workingfamiliesparty.org/about.html
    if you wanna be a friend of mine
    cross the river to the eastside
  • cincybearcat
    cincybearcat Posts: 16,882
    VictoryGin wrote:
    Abortion is not a platform of the WFP, which is nice because since it is legal here, we can focus on other pressing issues--you know, issues that get neglected over the emotional pull of abortions and gays during election cycles. The WFP is supporting every democrat here in ny so i take it they're safely pro-choice. Family planning is pro-family afterall.

    Why don't you read for yourself?
    http://www.workingfamiliesparty.org/about.html


    Cause I was just hoping for the short answer. Abortion is not family planning. ;)

    Anyhow...the point is...it sounds nice and all, but they can name themselves whatever they want and rarley does it really mean anything substantial.
    hippiemom = goodness
  • Jeanwah
    Jeanwah Posts: 6,363
    cincybearcat wrote:
    Cause I was just hoping for the short answer. Abortion is not family planning. ;)

    Anyhow...the point is...it sounds nice and all, but they can name themselves whatever they want and rarley does it really mean anything substantial.

    Whatever you say, oh Keeper of all Knowledge. You sound like you could use some good non-cynical drugs to make you happy. You obviously didn't read anything on the website, nor want to.
  • cincybearcat
    cincybearcat Posts: 16,882
    Jeanwah wrote:
    Whatever you say, oh Keeper of all Knowledge. You sound like you could use some good non-cynical drugs to make you happy. You obviously didn't read anything on the website, nor want to.

    Wow...thatnks for that. I hadn;t had an unprovoked personal attack here for a while. I was wondering what was going on.
    hippiemom = goodness
  • Jeanwah
    Jeanwah Posts: 6,363
    cincybearcat wrote:
    Wow...thatnks for that. I hadn;t had an unprovoked personal attack here for a while. I was wondering what was going on.

    Well, if you weren't all cocky and full of it, you wouldn't have prompted my reaction.
  • cincybearcat
    cincybearcat Posts: 16,882
    Jeanwah wrote:
    Well, if you weren't all cocky and full of it, you wouldn't have prompted my reaction.

    Ok champ. Take a deep breath....and another.....feeling better?
    hippiemom = goodness
  • VictoryGin
    VictoryGin Posts: 1,207
    cincybearcat wrote:
    Cause I was just hoping for the short answer. Abortion is not family planning. ;)

    Anyhow...the point is...it sounds nice and all, but they can name themselves whatever they want and rarley does it really mean anything substantial.

    abortion is most certainly family planning.

    and the party's name really fits.
    if you wanna be a friend of mine
    cross the river to the eastside
  • stuckinline
    stuckinline Posts: 3,407
    VictoryGin wrote:
    Abortion is not a platform of the WFP, which is nice because since it is legal here, we can focus on other pressing issues--you know, issues that get neglected over the emotional pull of abortions and gays during election cycles. The WFP is supporting every democrat here in ny so i take it they're safely pro-choice. Family planning is pro-family afterall.

    Why don't you read for yourself?
    http://www.workingfamiliesparty.org/about.html
    are any candidates still playing the "pro-life" issue this election?
  • cincybearcat
    cincybearcat Posts: 16,882
    VictoryGin wrote:
    abortion is most certainly family planning.

    and the party's name really fits.

    Ok...2 the second part...but I guess it really depends on what yo9u think family values are...no? I mean no one is going to call themselves the anti-Family party, now are they? ;)

    I'll look into it more later.
    hippiemom = goodness
  • VictoryGin
    VictoryGin Posts: 1,207
    gluten919 wrote:
    are any candidates still playing the "pro-life" issue this election?

    not for me, but i'm in a very safe urban bubble.

    this may help:
    http://www.naral.org/elections/states/
    if you wanna be a friend of mine
    cross the river to the eastside
  • know1
    know1 Posts: 6,801
    Sounds like a bunch of people looking for handouts to me...
    The only people we should try to get even with...
    ...are those who've helped us.

    Right 'round the corner could be bigger than ourselves.
  • jeffbr
    jeffbr Seattle Posts: 7,177
    know1 wrote:
    Sounds like a bunch of people looking for handouts to me...

    That's what I saw. Tax the rich, create a new tax on other people for my benefit, and don't cut spending on me.
    "I'll use the magic word - let's just shut the fuck up, please." EV, 04/13/08
  • VictoryGin
    VictoryGin Posts: 1,207
    know1 wrote:
    Sounds like a bunch of people looking for handouts to me...

    what in their platform was a handout?
    if you wanna be a friend of mine
    cross the river to the eastside
  • know1
    know1 Posts: 6,801
    VictoryGin wrote:
    what in their platform was a handout?

    From Wikipedia:

    "The WFP was launched with the agenda of well-paying jobs, affordable housing, accessible health care, better public schools and more investment in public services"
    The only people we should try to get even with...
    ...are those who've helped us.

    Right 'round the corner could be bigger than ourselves.
  • hippiemom
    hippiemom Posts: 3,326
    know1 wrote:
    From Wikipedia:

    "The WFP was launched with the agenda of well-paying jobs, affordable housing, accessible health care, better public schools and more investment in public services"
    Oh my god, the horror! :eek:
    "Nothing in the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity." ~ MLK, 1963
  • cincybearcat
    cincybearcat Posts: 16,882
    hippiemom wrote:
    Oh my god, the horror! :eek:


    Hahaha...sounds good.....of course someone has to pay for the 'benefits'
    hippiemom = goodness

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