At a press conference this afternoon which is intended to announce a large coalition of progressive groups that are coordinating money and resources to voter turnout for both the presidential race as well as congressional races. Among the groups that made announcements are A.F.L.-C.I.O. and Change to Win, Acorn, Women’s Voices Women Vote, Rock the Vote and the National Council of La Raza. I'm not really breaking any news here, since it's already up on the New York Times's Caucus blog. The spending by these groups is estimated to far surpass any previous election cycle.

Well so what? Some groups are working together to further the outcome of an election. This is hardly surprising, given the fact that this election has been deemed the highest of stakes. But the idea behind it is instead of all putting forth independent efforts, these groups that, for the most part, want the same end of putting forth progressive issues, values, and ultimately progressive candidates into office. I guess the story here is that this time around, like the right did long ago, the left is trying to work together.