“…parties are husks, with no real soul within either, divided on artificial lines, boss-ridden and privilege-controlled, each a jumble of incongruous elements, and neither daring to speak out wisely and fearlessly on what should be said on the vital issues of the day.” -- Theodore Roosevelt

“Under democracy one party always devotes its chief energies to trying to prove that the other party is unfit to rule--and both commonly succeed, and are right.” - H.L. MenckenH.L. Mencken

“There is not a dime’s worth of difference between the Democratic and Republican parties.” - Gov. George Wallace

IDENTIFICATION STRONG DEM WEAK DEM IND. DEM IND IND. REP WEAK REP STRONG REP APOLITICAL211121

Membership 435 Reps. Party Divisions 229 Republicans 205 Democrats 1 Independent Membership 100 Senators Party Divisions 51 Republicans 48 Democrats 1 Independent

HOWARD DEAN DNC CHAIRMAN MIKE DUNCAN RNC CHAIRMAN

NORTH CAROLINA REPUBLICAN PARTY 1506 Hillsborough St. Raleigh, North Carolina Tele. (919) Fax. (919)

Boyd Richie-TDP Chairman

The Collin County Republican Party 2520 Avenue K Plano, Texas Plano, Texas Phone: (972)

”YES! I want to help support President Bush and his agenda of reform and renewal. Here is my contribution in support of President Bush, the GOP Congress and our candidates.”

With your one-time gift of $25 or more or your sustaining donation, we'll send you a "Kick 'Em Out" bumper sticker! Please send my "Kick 'Em Out" bumper sticker today !

“The Libertarian Party ran more than 1430 candidates in the 2000 elections, more than twice as many as all other third parties combined.”

"George W. Bush says he has a plan for children's health care. But why hasn't he done it in Texas? Texas ranks 49th out of 50 in providing health coverage to kids. The needs of abused kids are neglected. Texas failed to inform families of health coverage available to children. The Bush record: It's becoming an issue."

Woman: "There's Al Gore reinventing himself on television again. Really. Al Gore... claiming credit for things he didn't even do." Gore: "I took the initiative in creating the Internet." Woman: "Yeah and I invented the remote control, too. Another round of this, and I'll sell my television."

PUBLIC OPINION SHOWS THAT MORE AND MORE AMERICANS ARE GETTING FED UP 78% of Americans Think the Economy Is in Bad Shape; 74% Say It's Not Getting Better

“At last night’s State of the Union address, President Bush proved again why his domestic and foreign policy agenda is right for America. The President outlined his proposals to grow the economy and create jobs; and defend peace and security at home and abroad.”

Join the Sign War- Place a sign in your yard or office window. Drive around your neighborhood to make sure signs didn’t come down overnight. Make sure candidate signs are up and looking sharp.

Act as a Designated Driver- Drive volunteers to targeted precincts and get voters to the polls. Mail in Absentee Ballots- Make sure your friends and neighbors send in their absentee ballots early.

“Serve the Democratic Party by increasing political participation among all segments of the Democratic Community.” African Americans Asian Pacific Islander AmericansAsian Pacific Islander Americans College Democrats Ethnic Americans Gay & Lesbian AmericansGay & Lesbian Americans Latino/Hispanic AmericansLatino/Hispanic Americans American Indian Senior Americans Young Democrats Veterans & Military Women

REPUBLICAN PLATFORM 2000-Renewing America’s Purpose. Together. The 2000 Democratic National Platform: Prosperity, Progress, and Peace

Party Identification AllGoreBushNader Democrat39 %86 %11 %2 % Republican35 %8 %91 %1 % Independent27 %45 %47 %6 %

Anti-Choice Justices Mixed Justices Pro-Choice Justices Roberts CJ - (Bush II) Kennedy (Reagan) Stevens (Ford) Alito (Bush II) Ginsburg (Clinton) Scalia (Reagan) Breyer (Clinton) Thomas (Bush) Souter (Bush)

"It takes five times as many more petition signatures for our party to be on the ballot than a major name candidate,"

Georgia passed a law in 1943 requiring that new party and independent candidates submit a petition signed by 5% of the number of registered voters in order to get on the ballot for any office. The result has been that since 1943, there has not been one third party candidate on the Georgia ballot for U.S. House of Reps.

If you're mad about this, contact your elected representatives to complain about Oklahoma's restrictive and discriminatory ballot access laws: - Over 40,000 Oklahomans signed petitions to place Nader on the ballot, but that wasn't enough! - Oklahoma has the highest signature requirement, per capita, of any state in the country - Oklahoma's signature deadline (July 15) is one of the earliest (only 8 states are earlier) - Oklahoma is one of only 7 states that don't allow write-in votes for U.S. President

The states in which the Libertarian Party now has ballot status are: AZ, CA, DE, GA, ID, IN, KA, MN, MS, MO, MT, NV, NM, OR, SC, SD, TX, UT, VT, WV, WI, and WY (22 OUT OF 50)

“The increase in independent voters in recent years has presented a challenge to political candidates, who no longer can rely on their parties to deliver the bulk of their votes.”

“One of the striking features of the 1996 election results is how voters in Democratic regions have become more Democratic, while voters in Republican regions have become more Republican."

Bernie Sanders of Vermont and Joe Lieberman of Connecticut

REPUBLICAN CONTRACT WITH AMERICA As Republican Members of the House of Representatives and as citizens seeking to join that body we propose not just to change its policies, but even more important, to restore the bonds of trust between the people and their elected representatives.

Another view of partisanship: the percentage of party-unity votes on which a member agreed with a majority of his party House Average Democrat: 80% Average Republican: 91% Senate Average Democrat: 81% Average Republican: 89%

The Democratic Steering and Coordination Committee is responsible for building coalitions with Democrats at all levels of government, and with advocacy organizations in pursuit of the policy objectives of the Senate Democratic Conference. The Chairman of the Democratic Steering and Coordination Committee is appointed by the Majority Leader.

The Republican’s do not have a steering committee. Republicans use their policy committee for this function. The chair is appointed by the Minority Leaders.