Take the San Joaquin Democrats 2.0 Pledge

The goal of this blog is to grow the democratic party within the San Joaquin County. While major advances have been made with voter registration, candidate recruitment and wins (all but one of San Joaquin counties federal and state elected officials are democrats), there is still room to build on our successes. The organizers of this blog believe the following pledge will further build on the successes of the democratic party and our local progressive movement.

The San Joaquin County Democrat 2.0 Pledge

• Commit to a 50 plus 1 vote campaign strategy. The political reality within the San Joaquin County is that it's a light blue county. This reality is reflected in the moderate positions our elected federal and state officials take. Increasing the democratic voter registration advantage within San Joaquin County and helping progressive candidates win local non-partisan offices will encourage progressive candidates to seek federal and state offices. The number one priority for our party should be a comprehensive field, voter registration and outreach strategy that can successfully execute majority wins in each city and district within San Joaquin County for our Democrat and non-partisan endorsed races.
  
• Embrace modern online activism: The San Joaquin County Democratic Party and its activist will benefit from sharing their stories with the larger netroots community via Facebook, Twitter, MySpace, Daily Kos, Calitics and MyDD. An active party blog is also essential for online activism.
  
• Acknowledge the Decline to State threat: More and more candidates are choosing to run for local office as decline to states and some of our Democratic leadership are choosing to back these candidates. By ignoring the Decline to State threat, we hurt our local progressive voice on issues like gay civil rights and health care. As of today, throughout the entire county, only 1 registered democrat has declared their re-election intentions (Eggman) and two (Paderes and Griffen) have declared their intent to run for office.
  
• Continue striving for diversity: While inroads have been made there is still a need for diversity in regards to ethnicity, residency (in particularly rural parts of the county like Ripon, Escalon and Linden) and age among DCC members.

It is our hope that candidates running for the San Joaquin County DCC will join our pledge. Please show your support by stating your name, city and district in the comment field.

Current list of 2.0 pledgers
Angel Picon
Motecuzoma Sanchez
Nicholas Hatten