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Internship program reaches new heights

With over 100 interns, our grassroots campaign is growing by the day. Alfredo, a basketball point guard and recent community college graduate, stands shoulders above the rest of #TeamPleitez at 6'3".

Alfredo is also one of our strongest canvassers. About voter contact, he says, "I was happy to see how many people are giving Emanuel their votes; it's exciting to meet people who are supporters who believe we can all make a change together."

As a student, Alfredo found the internship experience to be an excellent learning opportunity: "I like the communication skills I learned canvassing and phone banking. I also learned about database management, navigating around a large city different than San Fransisco, and adapting to a new environment."

"It also provided me with the opportunity to meet unique and smart individuals who were welcoming from the first day."

Although he studied sociology and rhetoric at Contra Costa Community College, he feels like "even though sociology gave me a foundation to understand why people and society are the way they are, this experience taught me that you have to affect policy to make an impact in a community."

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Let Emanuel debate!

Thank you to all our supporters for coming through with a strong push yesterday. We still have more to go to make sure Emanuel gets in the election's first televised debate, which will help set the tone for the rest of the race.

We've started an online petition to show the debate organizers and the press our broad grassroots support. Please take a second to sign and share it throughout your social networks. Let’s show these political insiders the real strength of our grassroots campaign. Please take a second to sign the petition now.

With 90 days left before election day on March 5, we're asking you to contribute what amounts to $1 per day. If every one of our existing donors contributes an additional $90 today we’ll have enough money to qualify for Matching Funds and get invited to the debate!  

Donate an additional $90 right now to help Emanuel get into the debate.

Thanks for all your support.