Just a few more days. This year has been amazing. MoveOn.org used targeted ads to leverage some safe Republican seats (like IN-2) to tossups or lean Dem. MoveOn.org's phone banks started by targeting 30 close races and wind up with 54 close races. Among the closest races are Idaho's first district. This rapidly went from solid Republican to tossup.
What's my point? My point is not that I think a Democratic takeover is guaranteed. My point is that we have the greatest opportunity for some 30 years to completely rout the Republicans and expose their corruption, greed and incompetence. But to do this we ALL have to give everything for the next few days. I am trying to make it easy for you. I am highlighting below some critical phonebanking you can do from home, and some ready made Act Blue sites for your donations that reflect three different philosophies for winning elections. PLEASE phonebank or donate if you aren't volunteering in your district.
CAMPAIGNS: Winning in 2006
We have a mere few days to win. And winning depends on you. So, here are the GOTV efforts you can do from home between now and Tuesday. I BEG you to be a part of these efforts!
HELP NY STATE (AND CALIFORNIA) FROM HOME: Help John Hall for Congress (also cooperating after 9 PM with McNerney campaign in California)! Focus on TWO House races in one shot!) sign up to phone bank FROM YOUR OWN HOME here: http://www.johnhallforcongress.com/... [1]
HELP NEVADA FROM HOME: Jack Carter for Senate Phone Bank from Home: help Nevada from home! To help Jimmy Carter's son win the Nevada Senate, SIGN UP HERE [2].
HELP VIRGINIA FROM HOME: Jim Webb for Senate Phone Bank from Home: Jim Webb is locked in one of the closest Senate races this year, and his opponent is an odious, racist Republican we really HAVE to defeat. Please help by phone banking for Webb from home. [3]
HELP OHIO FROM HOME: Jennifer Brunner for Ohio Secretary of State Phone Bank from Home: Want to make Ohio's elections reliable again? If so, we need Jennifer Brunner as Ohio Secretary of State. Please help by phone banking for Jennifer from home. [4] This race is close and your efforts can help guarantee fair elections in Ohio.
If you can't phone bank, you can still donate. This really is the final push and money is needed almost as much as volunteer time. I recommend visiting one of the following Act Blue pages depending on your philosophy:
If you favor defense, protecting our weaker seats and avoiding over confidence, please donate to my Pessimistic Democrat Act Blue Site [5]. This site focuses on the races we need to most defend and the close races that we could still lose through inattention or spreading ourselves too thin.
If you think we are poised to win big this year and want to push that win as far as we can take it, please donate to my Optimistic Democrat Act Blue Site [6]. This site focuses on races that are somewhat longshots but still quite possible pick ups. If we are going to completely rout the Republicans, these are the races to win.
And if you REALLY want to kick ass this year, please donate to my Reddest to Blue Act Blue site [7]. This site focuses on those races that were originally thought to be solid, safe red that have unexpectedly become tossups or only barely leaning Republican. These would be some of the best pick ups, from Idaho to Wyoming to Montana. This site is dedicated to turning some of the reddest states blue. All are winnable races, though some are long shots.
Please use the comments section to highlight other Virtual Phonebanks and, if you like, to discuss my three philosophies behind the three Act Blue sites. For the record within an hour of my making the Pessimist site $200 were donated even before I could publicize it. No one has donated to the other two sites yet.
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