Legislative News from National Federation of Republican Women

POLITICAL BRIEFING

Legislative News for the Week of June 4, 2012

In This Issue

Wisconsin Recalls: Get Involved!

Weekly Talking Points

Paycheck Fairness Act

NEW RNC VIDEO

"Meanwhile"

Meanwhile

National Federation of Republican Women

124 N. Alfred Street

Alexandria, VA 22314

Phone: (703) 548-9688

Fax: (703) 548-9836

mail@nfrw.org

President: Rae Lynne Chornenky Editor: Valerie Dowling

CALL TO ACTION:

WISCONSIN RECALLS TOMORROW!!

Wisconsin Recalls: JUNE 5th

YOU can make a difference!

Join the fight and stand with

Governor Scott Walker

and Lt. Governor Rebecca Kleefisch

Here is how YOU can help:

1. Go to www.facebook.com/gop

2. You will be directed to the Social Victory Center Home Page. Click on Social Victory Center

3. Click on "Volunteer" and then "Resources"

You will have the option of viewing a brief tutorial video (1 minute) on phone from home or you can go directly to sign up on phone from home.

You can sign up with the phone number you want to make calls from, and then you will be automatically given numbers, scripts, etc.

If you live in the Southwest, you will be directed to making calls for the special election in Arizona for Rep. Gabby Gifford's open seat.

You can also visit the WI GOP website to find other ways you can help.

Weekly Talking Points

President Obama and American Job Loss

The Washington Post
's Fact Checker Said "Obama Is On Track To Have The Worst Jobs Record Of Any President In The Modern Era."

"Unless the economy turns around in the next 18 months, Obama is on track to have the worst jobs record of any president in the modern era. That would be an accurate statement."

(Glenn Kessler, "Rick Perry's Claim That Obama Has 'Killed More Jobs' Than Any Other President," The Washington Post's "The Fact Checker," 8/22/11)

ABC News: "The Nation's Jobs Picture Dimmed In May." "The nation's jobs picture dimmed in May as employers added just 69,000 jobs and the unemployment rate ticked up to 8.2 percent, a continuation of a long, slow employment recovery that began 33 months ago."

(Susanna Kim, "May Unemployment Rises To 8.2 Pct," ABC News, 6/1/12)

How Can My Club Help Campaigns?

Some ways YOU and your club can make a difference in November!

1. Develop a list of your club members who are willing to volunteer on campaigns. Let the candidates know who they are.

2. Develop a list of candidates and type of workers they need. Make this available to your members.

3. Assist in staffing your Party's campaign headquarters.

4. Offer to "clean-up" lists.

5. Offer to be responsible for getting out mass mailings.

6. Host an event for a candidate or for your Party's candidates.

7. Host a fund-raiser for the campaign. Set a specific financial goal your club will raise for the campaign.

8. Respond to campaign issues.

9. Initiate a "Letters to the Editor" campaign.

10. Encourage your club's outstanding speakers to be surrogate speakers for the candidate. Make sure you have your candidate's approval!

11. Participate with your candidates at fairs, festivals and events. Accept specific responsibilities for your club.

12. Work with the candidate's advance team to boost attendance at all candidate events.

13. Have your club be responsible for a specific responsibility : signs, get out the vote, telephoning, absentee ballot programs, door-to-door canvassing, voter registration, or sponsor a debate or forum between candidates.

14. Assist in get out the vote efforts for election day.