The National Committee for an Effective Congress (NCEC) is a
political action committee founded by
Eleanor Roosevelt
Anna Eleanor Roosevelt () (October 11, 1884November 7, 1962) was an American political figure, diplomat, and activist. She was the first lady of the United States from 1933 to 1945, during her husband President Franklin D. Roosevelt's four ...
in 1948. It is one of the America's most politically active independent
liberal
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** Liberalism by country
* an adherent of a Liberal Party
* Liberalism (international relations)
* Sexually liberal feminism
* Social liberalism
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groups, pooling contributions from across the country to help elect progressive candidates to Congress. The NCEC backs candidates who support freedom of choice,
separation of church and state
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,
gun control, equal rights, and environmental protection.
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It worked closely with Democrats to have congressional district lines redrawn to their advantage following the 2000 census. NCEC spokespersons have decried the lack of turnover in Congress, even as both parties' redistricting efforts have been criticized for protecting incumbents.
The NCEC provides voter-research resources to progressive political campaign
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s throughout the United States. The NCEC provides targeting information from the precinct to the state level. This includes party turnout, census data, racial breakdown, estimates of swing voters and voter turnout and many other pieces of data. This is traditionally used by many campaigns for targeting volunteer and paid Canvass efforts, as well as mail and phone programs.
Services
The NCEC defines its services as the following:
#Electoral precinct targeting
# Demographic precinct targeting
#Voter profile analysis
# Get-out-the-vote plans
#Candidate scheduling plans
#Media market
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analyses
#Polling
Poll, polled, or polling may refer to:
Figurative head counts
* Poll, a formal election
** Election verification exit poll, a survey taken to verify election counts
** Polling, voting to make decisions or determine opinions
** Polling places o ...
sample selections
#Vote goal analyses
References
External links
ncec.org
Federal elections of the United States
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