¶ Democrats.com
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Democrats.com LLC is an American political activism organization based in New York City, New York. It runs ACT.TV and SwipeBlue,[1] and previously ran Blue Wave Voters and Vote Pro-Choice.[2]
¶ History
Democrats.com LLC founded in 2000 by Bob Fertik and David Lytel "to mobilize progressive Democratic activists and voters to win elections and advocacy campaigns."[3][4] The company was incorporated in New York on January 11, 2000.[5] It was officially launched in August 2000 at the 2000 Democratic National Convention, coinciding with the Democratic Party's nomination of Al Gore for President in the 2000 United States presidential election.[6]
¶ 2000 presidential election
On election day on November 7, 2000, Democrats.com "heard about widespread voting problems in Palm Beach" and engaged local lawyers to investigate. The organization solicited affidavits of voters who reported experiencing problems casting their ballot, which contributed to the Gore campaign requesting a recount in Palm Beach, Miami Dade, Broward, and Volusia counties.[6:1]
In the immediate aftermath of the election, Democrats.com launched a campaign called Trust the People "to assist with the organization of nationwide protests."[7] Trust the People also called on the United States Congress to "reject Florida's electors on January 6, [2001]."[8] Democrats.com also launched Justice in Florida "to support a lawsuit by voters in Seminole County, Florida against Election Supervisor Sandra Goard."[6:2][9]
Lytel left Democrats.com in late 2002 to found the Committee to ReDefeat the President.[10]
¶ 2020 presidential election
In the fall of 2020, Democrats.com joined the Protect the Results coalition created by Indivisible and Stand Up America, which organized protestors from "the left" to prepared to "flood the streets" if President Donald Trump won the 2020 United States presidential election.[11][12]
Democrats.com was named in Time Magazine's February 2021 article titled "The Secret History of the Shadow Campaign That Saved the 2020 Election" describing "a conspiracy unfolding behind the scenes" to "fortify" the election against Trump.[11:1]
¶ Organization
| Name | Position | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Bob Fertik | Co-Founder and President[13] | After Downing Street (ADS),[14] The Real News Network[15] |
| David Lytel | Co-Founder and Senior Business Development Executive[4:1] | Redefeat Trump, Office of Science and Technology Policy |
| Matt Arpen | Producer, ACT.TV | - |
| Sandi Behrns | Executive Editor, ACT.TV | - |
| Jim Buie | Director of Candidate Services | Internet Democrat, Barksdale Ballard & Company |
| Rebecca Centeno | Video Journalist, ACT.TV | - |
| Kelli Daley | Digital Director, ACT.TV | - |
| Brad Gans | Creative Technical Director, ACT.TV | - |
| John Greaves | Chief Technology Officer | Three Knights Media |
| Phil Jacobs | Live Streamer, ACT.TV | - |
| Nia Padilla | Operations Support | - |
| Maia Rosenberg | Digital Media Assistant, ACT.TV | - |
| Heidi Sieck | Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Vote Pro-Choice[16] | National Institute for Reproductive Health, Vote Lead Run, Women's March on Washington[17] |
| Harry Waisbren | Co-Founder and President, ACT.TV | - |
| Sabrina Williams | Chief Operating Officer (former) | - |
| Holley Atkinson | Advisory Board | MJI Broadcasting |
| Dick Bell | Advisory Board | Democratic National Committee (DNC), Worldwatch Institute |
| Jock Gill | Advisory Board | White House Office of Media Affairs, Greenstar Foundation |
| Stan Greenberg | Advisory Board | Greenberg Quinlan Rosner Research (GBR), Greenberg Research |
| Michael North | Advisory Board | North Communications |
| Jared Polis | Advisory Board | Government of Colorado, Jared Polis Foundation |
| Greg Simon | Advisory Board | Simon Strategies |
| Ken Wasch | Advisory Board | Software and Information Industry Association (SIIA), Majority 96 |
| David Whitmer | Advisory Board | Loudoun County Democratic Committee |
¶ External links
¶ Further reading
- July 2, 2024: "With the Party in Panic Mode, Democrats Are Quietly Paying Gen Z-ers to Register to Vote" by Liam Sturgess, published by The Kennedy Beacon
Home. Democrats.com. Retrieved June 25, 2024, from https://web.archive.org/web/20240625204947/https://democrats.com/ ↩︎
Home. Democrats.com. Retrieved July 22, 2019, from http://archive.today/2019.07.22-020136/https://democrats.com/ ↩︎
Democratic Activists. Democrats.com. Retrieved June 6, 2024, from https://web.archive.org/web/20240606234606/https://democrats.com/activists/ ↩︎
About Us. Democrats.com. Retrieved April 5, 2003, from https://web.archive.org/web/20030405054011/http://www.democrats.com/display.cfm?id=89 ↩︎ ↩︎
New York Department of State. (2024, June 17). Democrats.com LLC. OpenCorporates. https://opencorporates.com/companies/us_ny/2460372 ↩︎
History of Democrats.com. Democrats.com. Retrieved February 21, 2005, from https://web.archive.org/web/20050221095215/http://blog.democrats.com/history ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎
Experience | David Lytel. LinkedIn. Retrieved June 25, 2024, from https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidlytel/details/experience/ ↩︎
Home. Trust the People. Retrieved December 6, 2000, from https://web.archive.org/web/20001206203400/http://www.trustthepeople.com/ ↩︎
Home. Justice in Florida. Retrieved March 8, 2001, from https://web.archive.org/web/20010308183557/http://www.justiceinflorida.com/ ↩︎
About Bob Fertik. Democrats.com. Retrieved October 21, 2006, from https://web.archive.org/web/20061021201226/http://blog.democrats.com/bobfertik ↩︎
Ball, M. (2021, February 4). The Secret History of the Shadow Campaign That Saved the 2020 Election. Time. http://archive.today/2022.12.04-213053/https://time.com/5936036/secret-2020-election-campaign/ ↩︎ ↩︎
Partners. Protect the Results. Retrieved November 3, 2020, from https://web.archive.org/web/20201103074238/https://protecttheresults.com/partners/ ↩︎
About. Democrats.com. Retrieved June 25, 2024, from https://web.archive.org/web/20240625205008/https://democrats.com/about/ ↩︎
Bob Fertik. HuffPost. Retrieved June 25, 2024, from https://web.archive.org/web/20240625213843/https://www.huffpost.com/author/bob-fertik ↩︎
International Founding Committee. The Real News Network. Retrieved October 10, 2007, from https://web.archive.org/web/20071010085225/https://therealnews.com/web/index.php?thisdataswitch=0&thisid=189&thisview=item ↩︎
About. Democrats.com. Retrieved July 26, 2022, from http://archive.today/2022.07.26-073510/https://democrats.com/about/ ↩︎
Heidi Sieck. Netroots Nation. Retrieved June 25, 2024, from http://archive.today/2024.06.25-214638/https://www.netrootsnation.org/profile/hlsieckgmail-com/ ↩︎