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The National Education Association is putting its formidable get-out-the-vote and campaigning efforts behind Carol Shea-Porter's battle to retain her 1st Congressional District seat. The NEA endorsement captures the essence of what makes Carol special:
Moments after the U.S. House of Representatives passed legislation in August to help save the jobs of 161,000 educators who had received pink slips, Congresswoman Carol Shea-Porter wrote on her Facebook page: “I am proud to have just voted for the Education Jobs and Medicaid Assistance Act. This legislation will prevent thousands of New Hampshire kids from losing their teachers.”
With her vote, Congresswoman Shea-Porter stood up against the naysayers yet again. Whether it was her high school counselor recommending that she go to secretarial school, or Washington-D.C. big shots from her own party betting against her in her first run for Congress or a local newspaper calling her a “smart-alecky social worker,”
Congresswoman Shea-Porter has a history of defying expectations.
Nationally, the union is spending over $40 million on 77 House and 14 Senate campaigns this election cycle. In addition to direct mailings and the advertising campaigns, NEA provides "boots on the ground." 59,000 NEA volunteers have been working since the spring knocking on doors, making phone calls, and showing up at public meetings.
"Our ability to turn out members [at the polls] is crucial," [said] Karen White, the director of the NEA's department of campaigns and elections.
That help can be priceless. ... While campaign commercials and contributions are great, it's often that get-out-the-vote muscle that candidates covet when they seek support from their local teachers' unions.
