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Constituency Briefing Book
Updated: September 13, 2008
Constituency Briefing Book
Updated: September 13, 2008
Index
AAPI................................................................................................................................................ 3
African American............................................................................................................................ 7
Disabilities..................................................................................................................................... 10
Ethnic Vote & Small Business Vote.............................................................................................. 12
Faith............................................................................................................................................... 15
First Americans............................................................................................................................. 17
Hispanic......................................................................................................................................... 19
Jewish............................................................................................................................................ 21
LGBT............................................................................................................................................. 22
Rural Vote & Sportsman Vote..................................................................................................... 24
Seniors........................................................................................................................................... 26
Veterans and Military Families.................................................................................................... 28
Women........................................................................................................................................... 30
Youth & College Democrats......................................................................................................... 32
Section Contents:
§ Staff Listing
§ Targets
§ Achievements
§ Plan for the next 60 days
AAPI: Asian American and Pacific Islanders
Staff:
Name Role Email Phone
- Charmaine Manansala Director cmanansala@barackobama. com 312-550-2259
- Betsy Kim Dep. Director bkim@barackobama. com 312-350-2555
- Jordannah Bangi Vol. Vote Coordinator jordannahbangi2008@u. northwestern. edu 206-856-5740
- Daphne Kwok Vol. Vote Coordinator daphne522@hotmail. com None
- Sid Salvi Vol. Vote Coordinator sidsalvi@gmail. com 630-815-5570
- Jian Zapata (off team) Vol. Vote Coordinator jianiza@gmail. com 757-619-0628
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Targets:
AAPI-Target States – Tier I: FL, NV, OR, PA, VA. Tier II: MI, MN, OH, WA
2008 Presidential Battleground States: Top Ten AAPI States:
| State | AAPI Population[1] | State | AAPI Population[1] | |
| Florida | 402, 552 (2. 3%) | California | 4, 612, 735 (12. 8%) | |
| Michigan | 238, 395 (2. 3%) | New York | 1, 327, 898 (7. 0%) | |
| Minnesota | 180, 214 (3. 6%) | Texas | 801, 255 (3. 5%) | |
| Nevada | 158, 532 (6. 3%) | Hawaii | 624, 483 (49. 1%) | |
| Ohio | 177, 447 (1. 5%) | New Jersey | 656, 740 (7. 5%) | |
| Oregon | 311, 894 (3. 9%) | Illinois | 540, 193 (4. 3%) | |
| Pennsylvania | 292, 621 (2. 4%) | Washington | 451, 162 (7. 0%) | |
| Virginia | 371, 806 (4. 9%) | Florida | 402, 552 (2. 3%) | |
| Washington | 451, 162 (7. 0%) | Virginia | 371, 806 (4. 9%) | |
| Massachusetts | 313, 762 (4. 9%) |
Achievements to date:
Outreach to HRC, Allied Groups and Field Staff
- Expanded Obama AAPI National Leadership Council to include HRC and JRE members (35 members).
- Five Subcommittees – Policy, Outreach, Voter Registration, Media, Convention/GOTV
- Policy Committee helped create Obama AAPI Blueprint for Change
- Drafted and issued press release announcing the expanded Leadership Council
- Conducted AAPI Vote conference call briefings for:
- HRC supporters in battleground states; and
- allied organizations
- Completed AAPI questionnaire to the National Coalition of Asian Pacific Americans
- Compiled and distributed AAPI resumes to Regional and Field staff
Events
- Fundraiser with Senator Barack Obama, Washington DC, July 29
- Raised $2. 5 million
- Over 700 people attended
- Conducted AAPI Vote briefing for AAPI elected officials
- Met with various allied groups to strategize on AAPI Vote program
- Voter Registrations:
- Total: 40 Voter Registration Drives held in July and August
- National AAPI Voter Registration Weekend (Aug 16th and 17th): 18 voter registration drives across the country were held across the country in CA, IL, MI, MN, NV, NJ, NY, OH, PA, TX, VA, WA
- Surrogate Events:
- CA Assembly member Ted Lieu spoke at the 80-20 Presidential Convention in California, resulting in an endorsement by the group of BO.
- Congressman Mike Honda spoke at National Asian American Association of Professionals Convention in Los Angeles, CA.
- Kal Penn spoke at organizing event in Northern VA
- Mee Moua spoke at a veterans event in MN
- Began tour of AAPI battleground states – Charmaine to NV and Betsy to PA on 8/16 – 8/17
- Democratic National Convention
- AAPI Caucus Meetings – Over 300 people attended each
- Held 3 grassroots training sessions in collaboration with AAPI advocacy organizations (over 75 people attended each)
- Press release of convention activities and excerpts of speeches
- Convention Watch Parties
- 25 AAPI Convention Watch Parties held in CA, FL, HI, IA, MD, MA, NC, NJ, NV, NY, TX, VA, WI
GOTV Materials
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- Created AAPI state-specific toolkits for staff and volunteers. Toolkits contain the following info:
- ATLAS AAPI Targeting Considerations
- Voter Registration materials
- MyBO Voter Contact Tool
- Canvassing Tips
- Outreach Tips and Best Practices
- Key contacts (OFA/CFC staff, allied orgs, key community leaders) for each state
- Media List
- Created weekly newsletter, Ka Leo O AAPI, highlighting Senator Obama’s stances on AAPI issues, AAPIs working in the campaign and grassroots AAPI for Obama activities.
- Recorded video greeting from Maya Sotero-Ng in 14 different AAPI languages.
- Created the following AAPI-specific materials: AAPI Blueprint For Change (policy paper), One-Page Issues Fact Sheet, Obama vs. McCain on AAPI Issues Comparison, Health Care Fact Sheet, South Asians Issues Fact Sheet, AAPI for Obama Color Brochure, Why AAPIs Should Vote.
- Created AAPI surname lists for states use to tag AAPI voters.
- Recruited volunteer AAPI state organizers for each battleground state.
- Recruited 15 teams to assist with recruitment of volunteers for the AAPI field program described in the next section.
Correspondence/Statements
- Issued letters of support for:
- Hmong American veterans in MN
- India and Pakistani Independence Days
- Sing Tao Daily News 70th Anniversary
- California Journal for Filipino Americans 14th Anniversary
- Philippine Nurses Association of Ohio Induction
Plan for next 60 days:
Event request
PRIORITY 1
- Meeting with AAPI in DC or battleground state; early September with national leaders
PRIORITY 2
- We the People Ethnic Comm. in VA Rally at George Mason U., Sept. 20; 10, 000 new voters.
Field
States where AAPIs will focus on:
TIER 1- Florida; Nevada; Pennsylvania; Virginia; Ohio
TIER 2- Michigan; Minnesota; Washington; Oregon
We have identified Obama leads and Community leads for each of the states.
- Phase 1- September VOTER REG - two weekends, one in each of 2 rounds (First round: Sept. 13-14 or Sept. 20-21. Second round: Sept. 27-28 or Oct. 4-5)
- Phase 2- October PERSUASION/CANVASS - two weekends, one in each of 2 rounds (First round: Oct. 4-5 or Oct. 11-12. Second round: Oct. 18-19 or Oct. 25-26)
- Phase 3- October 31- November 4 GOTV - 2 rounds, continuous (phone banking, rides to polls, etc.
Volunteer Goals for each State
Florida- 100 AAPI volunteers Nevada- 100 AAPI volunteers
Pennsylvania- 100 AAPI volunteers Virginia- 100 AAPI volunteers
Ohio- 75 AAPI volunteers Washington- 50 AAPI volunteers
Oregon- 50 AAPI volunteers Michigan- 50 AAPI volunteers
Minnesota- 50 AAPI volunteers
Volunteers will do two shifts (8 hours each/ 16 hours total) in September *AND* do two shifts (8 hours each/ 16 hours total) in October.
GOAL: ~600 AAPI volunteers in the battleground states every other weekend.
Timeline
- August 11 to September 12, 2008 - AAPI Townhall Meetings or Voter Registration Rallies begin
- September 1, 2008 - My BO neighborhood volunteers begin
- September to October 2008 - Debate watch parties
- September 13/ September 14, 2008 - National AAPI Voter Registration Weekends
- Week of September 7 to September 13, 2008 - Field Persuasion Push
- Week of September 14 to September 20, 2008 - AAPI House Parties Week/ push Maya Soetero Ng DVDs at house parties
- Week of October 5 to October 18, 2008 - Field Persuasion Push
- Week of October 12 to October 18, 2008 - AAPI House Parties Week. Bring your own phones persuasion house parties
- October 18/ October 19, 2008 - Nationwide Dem Sums (APAP style)
- November 1 to November 4, 2008 – GOTV
- November 4, 2008 - Election Day
AAPI press opportunities
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September
AAPI Community Leaders Meeting with BO or JB
Voter Registration Rally in NOVA
The Filipino Channel 15th Anniversary Telecast
Diwali and Eid festivals in OH, MI, FL
October
AAPI Debate Watch Parties
Filipino American Heritage Month
GOTV Rally with Kelly Hu in Las Vegas
Maya and Konrad Ng tour of AAPI BG states
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