Great turnout and experience at the DFA's Columbia Campaign Training and more...

Written by: William Monroe on Oct 5, 2009 11:14 PM EDT

An excellent time was had by all this weekend at the DFA Campaign Training Academy in Columbia. 66 pictures are worth...a lot of words:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/boonecountydemocrats/sets/72157622511380516/

Thank you Peg for the pics.

77 people atttended the event coming from Boone county, the rest of Missouri and as far away as California and South Carolina. Jm Dean and Minority Leader Paul LeVota exhorted the attendees to take back the missouri House and senate. Andrew Kling who managed Rebecca McClanahan's campaign, demonstrated the challenges of winning in a majority Republican District. He illustrated his talk with photos af some of the horrendous and deceitful negative advertizing that was used against Rebecca McClanahan. The people of her District were not fooled and Rebecca won by 10%.
Breakouts on fund raising, messaging, volunteer development, GOTV, winning in rural areas and event planning highlighted the weekend.

One good outcome was the interest in DFA and the establishment of DFA groups in St Louis and Southern Missouri. Hopefully there will be more Trainings in Missouri, in Kansas City and St Louis, next year. We WILL take back Missouri.

In local news, there will be a street theater event for health insurance reform at the Blue Cross office (Nifong and Forum) in Columbia on Tuesday Oct 6th at 1:00 PM. Meet at the corner at 12:45. This is sponsored by HCAN. It will be a crime scene investigation. Health care in the USA is a crime. Come if you can!

Also...tomorrow and Wednesday there is a call in day for health care to Senator McCaskill's office. Give her a call. Thank her for supporting a strong Public option.

Tell Senator McCaskill that a real public option must:

    * Be national, not different in different states
    * Be available on day one, not subject to a "trigger"
    * Establish payment rates like Medicare
    * Be publicly accountable

 1-877-264-4226

* Press 1 to be connected to your Senators.
* Provide your 5 digit zip code, and you will be given a choice of which of your US Senators you would like to talk to.  Choose Senator McCaskill
* Thank Senator McCaskill for her support of quality, affordable health care reform.  Remind her that health care reform must include a real public option, which must be national, available on day one, establish payment rates, and be publicly accountable

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