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OUR POLITICAL SYSTEM IS BROKEN

OUR POLITICAL SYSTEM IS BROKEN. It increasingly offers up cynical, petty hyper-partisanship at the expense of practical solutions. HYPER-PARTISANSHIP A new brand of divisive politics called hyper-partisanship has poisoned our ability to effectively address the nation’s pressing problems. 2.

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OUR POLITICAL SYSTEM IS BROKEN

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  1. OUR POLITICAL SYSTEM IS BROKEN It increasingly offers up cynical, petty hyper-partisanship at the expense of practical solutions. HYPER-PARTISANSHIP A new brand of divisive politics called hyper-partisanship has poisoned our ability to effectively address the nation’s pressing problems. 2

  2. ELECTION 2008 Red States vs. Blue States 3

  3. ELECTION 2008 Political Reality by County 4

  4. OUR NATION IS AT A STANDSTILL Today, if an elected official reaches across the aisle, they are attacked not only by their own party, but also by the other party, the political pundits, the media, the blogosphere, and extremist groups on all sides. Today, if an elected official reaches across the aisle, they are attacked not only by their own party, but also by the other party, the political pundits, the media, the blogosphere, and extremist groups on all sides. Senators Lindsey Graham (R-SC), John Kerry (D-MA) and Joe Lieberman (I-CT) 5

  5. LACK OF PARTICIPATION The electoral primary process is dominated by small groups on the far left and right, with less than 12% of registered voters participating on average. Christine O’Donnell Delaware Rand Paul Kentucky Blanche Lincoln Arkansas 6

  6. WE ARE THE MAJORITY Registered Voters: 146 Million Agree things are Broken: 100 Million Want Bipartisan Solutions: 80 Million 7

  7. WHEN ARE WE STARTING? We already have. 8

  8. THE NO LABELS LAUNCH EVENT • in December 2010 • was attended by over 1,000 Citizen Leaders • from all 50 states. 9

  9. THE LAUNCH SPEAKERS included elected officials and media personalities Senator Evan Bayh Mayor Cory Booker Congressman Mike Castle Mayor Michael Bloomberg David Brooks Senator Joe Manchin Joe Scarborough Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa Mika Brzezinski David Gergen 10

  10. THE LAUNCH MADE A SPLASH Over 52 million media impressions, including:

  11. WHY WE MUST GET INVOLVED MOST ISSUESWILL ONLY BE SOLVED WITH REAL BIPARTISAN INTERVENTION • Jobs • The National Deficit • Entitlement Reform • Energy • Education • Immigration • Jobs • Global Competitiveness and Innovation

  12. WHERE WE STAND NOW • We now have 150,000 members and are growing every day. • “No Labels” is now part of the national lexicon. • The word “Bipartisan” is used more than ever. • Leadership in nearly all 435 congressional districts. • Over 500 Citizen Leaders participated in leadership training.

  13. MEDIA IMPRESSIONS SINCE MARCH OF 2011

  14. National Conversation with America Featuring Howard Schultz, CEO of Starbucks • The September town hall focused on the crisis of confidence in our country, and the need for our officials to work across the aisle to find common sense solutions. • Had over 100,000 participants and received major media coverage. We plan to host a similar event this October. 

  15. MAKE IMPACT BUILD OUR ARMY 100 million citizens believe that our politics are broken. We need to organize less than 1% of them to make our leaders listen to us. MOBILIZE OUR ARMY E-mails, phone calls, town halls, and community outreach. 16

  16. UP NEXT… Engage 500,000 members across all 435 congressional districts.

  17. UP NEXT… Host a National Bipartisan Citizens Convention in the summer of 2012 to set the agenda for America.

  18. UP NEXT… Develop a No Labels congressional scorecard.

  19. A CALL TO ACTION • Join the movement now by signing up at No Labels.org, and making your commitments • Recruit 50 of your friends from your personal networks to join • Become an activist for No Labels, and respond to the action items we deliver to our supporters • Donate today to keep the movement growing • Attend one of our gatherings: • Citizen Leaders Meeting in Washington, DC on December 13th, 2011 • National Convention in the summer of 2012

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