Progressive Vote
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Progressive Vote was a nonprofit 501(c)(4) started by political consultant Kevin Spidel in 2004 after leaving the Kucinich for President campaign. The values of this organization was based on true Progressivism within the Democratic Party. Many new and re-engaged voters became active in the 2004 Democratic Primary races to support progressive leaders such as Howard Dean, Dennis Kucinich, Carol Mosely Braun, and Rev. Al Sharpton. The platform of issues that they ran on folded into this nationwide organization which goal was to build caucuses within State Parties in hopes to empower and unite these progressive voices into a recognized official entity within the Democratic Party establishment. In a little over 6 months Progressive Vote succeeded in establishing over 14 official State Progressive Caucuses within State Parties before officially merging with Tim Carpenter of Progressive Democrats of America and begun organizing by Congressional District level to support the Congressional Progressive Caucus.
