Subject: What Democrats do
From: "Debbie Wasserman Schultz" <[email-masked]>
To: "Robert Biden" <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 20 Dec 2011 18:32:30 -0500

The Democratic Party
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Robert --

If you follow political news like I do, you may remember 
this year for its GOP horse race: who was up, who was 
down, who had an "oops" moment. But that's not how I'll 
remember it.

I'll remember it as a pretty incredible year for Democrats. 
Here's why:

Just in the last week, we've seen solid evidence that health 
care reform is working: 2.5 million Americans are now insured 
thanks to a provision in the Affordable Care Act that allows 
young adults to stay on their parent's health insurance, more 
than double the number previously estimated.

And with the last troops leaving this past Sunday, the war 
in Iraq has come to a responsible end. Because of the 
veterans provisions of the American Jobs Act and the 
Hiring Heroes Act, which provide tax incentives to 
businesses who hire veterans in need of work, our troops 
coming home and all our veterans know that they can get 
the help they need in finding work and supporting their 
families.

These are the kinds of fights Democrats are waging -- and 
winning. They're crucial victories, but they don't happen 
without you.

Next year, the stakes will be even higher. That's why I'm 
asking you to step up right now and say you're ready for 
the fights ahead:

Chip in $5 or more for 2012:

http://my.democrats.org/Ready-for-2012b

Next year's election will be huge, that's for sure -- but the 
work we did in 2011 shows just what a grassroots 
campaign can do. Across the country this year, Democrats 
worked together and fought critical statewide battles on 
the ground.

In Mississippi, folks worked tirelessly to protect a woman's
right to choose and soundly defeated the Personhood amendment, 
which would've made abortion illegal, including in cases of 
rape or incest, and even banned some forms of birth control.

Up in Maine, statewide Democratic groups worked 
together to overturn the state legislature's recent ban on 
allowing people to register and vote on the same day -- a 
nearly 40-year tradition that's helped the state have 
some of the highest voter turnout rates in the country.

And in the bellwether state of Ohio, the state Democratic 
party and progressive allies collected more than 300,000 
signatures to stop a law that would greatly reduce how and when 
Ohioans can early vote -- and put it up for a statewide vote 
next year. Thanks in part to thousands who were able to 
cast their ballots early, Ohio voters in November 
successfully repealed a collective bargaining law that 
would've stripped away the rights of teachers and 
firefighters to negotiate for important benefits and working 
conditions.

We have a ways to go to get the economy working for everyone, 
and there's much more work to be done.
 
But we have a lot to feel good about. We've worked 
together at the national level to make change that's going 
to affect millions of lives every day, like repealing 
"Don't Ask, Don't Tell," and we've banded together in our 
states and communities to stand for our party's principles.

It's what Democrats do.

But don't doubt that for every victory we've had this year, 
the GOP is ready and waiting to reverse it. Repealing 
health care reform, reinstating "Don't Ask, Don't Tell," 
restricting voting rights, and putting Personhood 
amendments on the ballot in other states are all things 
the other side has promised to do if given the chance.

That's why we need to be ready to fight for the change 
we've made -- and make certain we'll get to keep pushing 
for more.

It can't happen without you. Show you're ready for 2012 
by giving $5 or more today:

http://my.democrats.org/Ready-for-2012b

Thanks,

Debbie

Debbie Wasserman Schultz
Chair
Democratic National Committee

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