21st Century Democrats - Definition and Overview

21st Century Democrats is a political organization active since 2000 in assisting candidates it describes as "progressive" or "populist" in winning elections.

Its strategy puts emphasis on training large numbers of organizers to work at the grassroots level. It targets specific races it sees as important. It has strong ties to veterans of Paul Wellstone's campaigns.

In 2004, it is focusing on

• the Senate campaigns of Barack Obama and Ken Salazar,
• ten U. S. House of Representatives races (including a Democratic primary campaign in Oklahoma), and
• the state legislatures of Michigan, Minnesota, Oregon, and Vermont

External link

• 21st Century Democrats (http://www.21stcenturydems.org/)