change to win is a union coalition. here is their press release:
Voters believe Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., is the candidate with the best vision and plan to restore the American Dream and is bringing increased enthusiasm to the 2008 presidential election, according to a new survey released today by Change to Win. The dream, according to the majority of voters surveyed, is a good job with a wage that can support a family, affordable health care, a secure retirement and the opportunity for a better future. This is the fourth poll of the American Dream survey series conducted by Change to Win over the past two years.
As Lake Research Partners president Celinda Lake noted during a news conference call with reporters earlier today, voters are more worried than ever that the American Dream is slipping away, especially in light of the current administration's policies. However, voters are markedly more enthusiastic about this November election compared to previous elections with nearly three out of five voters (58%) saying they are more enthusiastic, up from 44 percent in September 2007. The intensity of their enthusiasm has also increased with 42 percent saying they are much more enthusiastic compared to only 25 percent in September 2007.
The survey results also found that the candidacy of Barack Obama and his vision for restoring the American Dream is a significant factor in this increased enthusiasm, with 70 percent of the voters who believe Sen. Obama has the best vision for restoring the American Dream saying they are much more enthusiastic about the 2008 election than the previous elections. This enthusiasm and the basic working family economic concerns that make up the cornerstones of the American Dream are at the heart of Change to Win's election efforts on behalf of Senator Barack Obama.
Change to Win unions have been on the ground in key March 4th primary states for the past ten days fighting to turn out union members to vote for Sen. Obama and help turn the dream into a reality. An army of union volunteers along with national and local union leaders have been pounding the pavement, working the phones, and conducting member-to-member outreach at worksites across Ohio, Texas and Rhode Island.
"Working families see the American Dream at risk, and Change to Win is making sure their concerns, their aspirations and their voices are heard on Tuesday," said Anna Burger, chair of Change to Win.
"This election is about a vision for the future. Sen. Barack Obama has instilled a new enthusiasm in the political process turning voters' economic anxiety into feelings of hope rather than despair. We believe he is the candidate with the best vision and program to restore the American Dream for America's workers. That's why thousands of our members are volunteering in a massive grassroots movement to elect Obama as the next president of the United States," continued Burger.
Thousands of Change to Win activists -- many who are getting involved for the first time -- have committed their time and energy to getting out the vote for Sen. Barack Obama. With nearly 300,000 members in Ohio, Texas and Rhode Island, Change to Win has sent out more than half a million pieces of mail, members and volunteers have made hundreds of thousands of phone calls, knocked on tens of thousands of doors, and conducted member-to-member outreach at worksites across the three states.
In Ohio alone, Change to Win volunteers have contributed over 14,000 hours in an effort to mobilize the 175,000 members through an aggressive canvass program in every major city - from Toledo and Cincinnati to Dayton, Columbus, Cleveland and Youngstown - knocking on more than 50,000 doors. Change to Win is also running similar grassroots programs to educate and mobilize the 70,000 Change to Win members in Texas and 25,000 members in Rhode Island.
In addition to Change to Win's aggressive efforts on the ground, Change to Win affiliates including the United Food and Commercials Workers (UFCW) and the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) have been on the air in Ohio with television ads promoting Obama's message of change.
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