Courage Campaign Success Stories
| "Yacht Party" TV Ad Campaign
Inspired by a blogger’s YouTube video, the Courage Campaign launched “Yacht Party” — a 30-second TV ad re-branding California Republicans as the “Yacht Party” for refusing to close a “yacht tax” loophole despite California’s massive $16 billion state budget deficit. Read More >
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| Decline-to-State GOTV campaign and "Double Bubble" debacle in Los Angeles
The Courage Campaign waged a massive multimedia campaign to target 1.1 million independents to vote in California’s Democratic Party primary on Super Tuesday and then won an unprecedented voting rights victory after tens of thousands of Los Angeles County voters were disenfranchised by a flawed “double bubble” ballot. Read More >
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| Prevented "Dirty Tricks" California Ballot Initiative
The Courage Campaign waged a pre-emptive online organizing campaign (NoDirtyTricks.com) in collaboration with prominent bloggers and celebrities to frame public debate on a “dirty trick” California ballot initiative. Crafted by Swift-Boat-style consultants, this initiative to force California to allocate at least 20 Electoral College votes to the Republican nominee eventually collapsed for lack of funding. Read More >
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