Yes We Can! Long Island’s Thoughts on This Midterm Election

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Tuesday September 28, 2010 · 6:32 PM PDT

2010/09/28 · 18:32

In less than two years, the Obama administration has racked up several remarkable achievements, among them an economic stimulus package, healthcare reform and financial services reform. But with continuing high unemployment and America bogged down in two unpopular wars, Obama’s accomplishments have not translated into political capital.

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Yes We Can! Long Island is an issue-driven, progressive, nonpartisan, advocacy organization founded upon the promise of hope and change as expressed by Barack Obama’s presidential campaign which transcends political affiliation.

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Wednesday July 28, 2010 · 12:27 PM PDT

2010/07/28 · 12:27

This was written for Yes We Can! Long Island, a progressive, advocacy organization that was founded during the presidential campaign of 2008. Must of the excitement has diminished in the past year, so this was an attempt to bring back some perspective to President Obama's time in office.
This was first posted on yeswecanli.org on Sunday.

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Much has been recently discussed of President Obama’s – also sometimes referred to as Superman – failures and the Democratic Party’s poor approval throughout the nation. We have heard this repeated over and over again on the news and printed in our papers, repeated so many times it has become the reality that we all have accepted – the Democrats are poised to lose many seats in congress in the midterm elections. The funny thing though is this isn’t actually true. The people do not view Obama’s Presidency as a failure; they do not view the Democrats as poorly as past congresses; and it is far from a certainty that the Democrats will do poorly in the midterms.

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Tuesday June 29, 2010 · 8:02 PM PDT

2010/06/29 · 20:02

Music by: Duane Eddy, Bright Eyes, Buffalo Springfield and Willy Mason.
Video by: Ben Brodsky

Long Islanders spreading hope and change
http://www.YesWeCanLI.org

If you live on Long Island and are interested in becoming part of Yes We Can! Long Island, or would like to remain updated on what we are up to, join our mailing list on our website, add us as a friend on Facebook or follow us on Twitter.

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Thursday September 10, 2009 · 9:13 AM PDT

2009/09/10 · 09:13

Yes We Can! Long Island

Yes We Can! Long Island Rally for a Strong Public Option

A STRONG PUBLIC OPTION IS A MUST . . .
WITHOUT IT, REFORM IS A BUST!

Saturday, September 12, 11 a.m.-2 p.m.

at the steps of the Nassau County Court House
262 Old Country Road, Mineola

Read below for Press Statement on the Rally

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Friday August 21, 2009 · 7:07 AM PDT

2009/08/21 · 07:07

When outside agitators come into a community, does one sit idly by or does one take a stand? When outside agitators came into Merrick, Long Island, to rally against health care reform, Yes We Can! Long Island and the Bellmore-Merrick Democratic Club chose to stand up.

More than two dozen of our members staged a counter protest. They marched with hand-made signs to drive home the point that this organized gathering did not express the views of the Merrick community.

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Sunday May 10, 2009 · 6:55 PM PDT

2009/05/10 · 18:55

The New York State Senate's Election Committee is advancing significant legislation to reform the state’s election laws. A recent hearing on proposals to streamline voter registration hadn't run five minutes when a major new policy idea broke: New York State's top election official, Doug Kellner, said he is in favor of transforming the state's entire registration system so all eligible citizens are automatically registered to vote.

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Long Island Progressive Activism Group, Yes We Can! LI, Founding Convention Recap

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Sunday April 05, 2009 · 8:04 AM PDT

2009/04/05 · 08:04

One hundred thirty Long Islanders, eager to grow the grassroots progressive movement throughout their communities, met Saturday, March 21, in Glen Cove for the Founding Convention of Yes We Can! Long Island. This grass-roots group was formed fourteen months ago by four people who decided to work to get President Obama elected and has grown its membership to 1,500 excited and committed progressive activists. The group aims to support President Obama’s agenda of hope and change, while challenging his program as need be. After the convention, many members signed up for Organizing for America’s Pledge Project. A few went right out to the streets and were shown in a report on CNN. The below video includes the CNN segment, with photos from the convention.

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