What Democratic Challengers Face
Sat Oct 28, 2006 at 12:08:09 PM PDT
This is a wonderful
characterization in the
Peoria Journal Star on the Editorial Cartoon
page.
Incumbent money is only half the problem.
John Shimkus (IL-19) Protects Pedophiles
Sun Oct 01, 2006 at 09:39:47 AM PDT
He protects them, and the print media protects him. No matter how bad the message is, the
writer still manages to write the article in a positive light for Shimkus. You almost can't help feeling sorry for him, too.
Article after the jump. Also consider this: John Shimkus - protector of Mark Foley. Post comments!!!
Cross-posted to SoapBlox LiberIL View
Getting Away with Treason
Sun Sep 24, 2006 at 10:16:57 PM PDT
Just in case the conservative media never publishes the facts,
Consortium News did. There is more to the Valerie Plame story than many realize.
Must be nice to get away with treason.
Exclude the Many to Include the Few
Fri Sep 08, 2006 at 02:57:20 PM PDT
Karin Johanson, Executive Director, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) has sent out a message about the organization's Voter Turnout Fund. It is supposed to help Democratic House campaigns at least 50 Congressional districts launch their volunteer programs with Action for a New Direction Day. It is the most
sophisticated and robust volunteer and get out the vote (GOTV) program ever executed in a midterm election. They are coordinating local volunteers to knock on an average of 25,000 doors per district. This event occurs on September 09, 2006.
If volunteers sign up, they are supposed to hear from the local, critical Democratic candidates who need help the most. The DCCC's recruitment goal is 40,000 volunteers willing to make phone calls, knock on doors, and pass out campaign fliers. The effort is for stopping the destructive agenda of Bush and his Republican rubber stamps is to vote for change on Election Day.
Unfortunately, only a select few candidates will receive the financial and volunteer support. That is not the message the DCCC is giving to everyone either.
Contributions Needed for Paul Hackett's St. Louis Visit
Sun Jul 30, 2006 at 01:39:14 PM PDT
Everyone Complains, The NovemberVictory Group is Doing
Wed Jul 26, 2006 at 04:44:28 PM PDT
NovemberVictory is a group of Democratic congressional candidates meeting in St. Louis August 18, 19, and 20. The group faces the same problem nationally that the candidates face locally -- getting the press to cover their campaigns.
Cross-posted to MyDD.
Lies The Presidents Have Told
Thu Oct 27, 2005 at 07:57:57 PM PDT
Scott Ritter, a former Marine, was a top United Nations (UN) weapons inspector in Iraq between 1991 and 1998. He lead more an a dozen missions often facing top Iraqi military and security personnel. He has maintained the argument that Saddam Hussein had been disarmed and has never threatened U.S. security. It is nothing more than domestic politics.
Cross-posted to SoapBlox/Chicago.
For Every Democratic Congressional Candidate
Mon Oct 10, 2005 at 03:23:00 PM PDT
There is is a new discussion group available to Democratic Congressional Candidates challenging the enrenched Republican incumbents. Democrats are committed to winning back the U.S. House of Representatives. Unfortunately, there are Congressional Districts with a Democratic candidate challenging the entrenched Republican incumbent and the persistent perception that the democratic challenger has no chance of winning. Therefore, the person receives little or no national support. For the most part, the situation leaves a candidate entirely on his/her own. All the skills needed for waging an effective campaign fall on the shoulders of the person who decides to step into the arena.
There is now another networking resource available to all Democratic congressional candidates. Spread the word to your Democratic congressional candidate and please recommend!
Cross-posted to MyDD and Soapblox/Chicago.
Dem Challengers, Rahm Emanuel, & DCCC Staff Equals Historical Meeting
Thu Sep 22, 2005 at 04:37:19 AM PDT
Q: What is the best way to describe the relationship between challenger Democratic congressional candidates and the Democratic Congressional Candidate Committee (DCCC)?
A: Strained tension - at best
During a historic 9 a.m. meeting between the two groups, this was not noticeable 5 minutes into it on Thursday, September 15, 2005.
Please recommend this diary. Check out the rest of the story below the fold and then contact your Democratic Congressional Challengers so they can be a part of future meetings with this new PAC.
Cross-posted at MyDD & Soapbox/Chicago.
Delegation of Dem Challengers meets with DCCC and DC PACs
Sun Sep 18, 2005 at 10:01:59 PM PDT
Sometimes the tension between challenger Democratic congressional candidates and the Democratic Congressional Candidate Committee (DCCC) is strained at best. This was not noticeable 5 minutes into the meeting at 9 a.m., Thursday September 15, 2005. Staff members of PACs know only too well that a meeting with Rep. Rahm Emanuel's entire staff in a room and having his undivided attention for more than 10 minutes just does not happen. To have that kind of meeting for 45 minutes is an unprecedented event. Maybe we are seeing the first rays of hope from the party toward a greater commitment to challengers.
PBS Web Site Alert Notification
Thu Sep 15, 2005 at 03:49:37 PM PDT
DFA Online Vote & Recommendations Link
Tue Sep 13, 2005 at 01:56:39 PM PDT
DFA has an
online vote to determine which congressional candidate will receive our first DFA-List endorsement of 2006. The vote is open to all challengers and open seat candidates. The candidate with the most votes at the end of balloting will receive a DFA-List endorsement and a national e-mail from DFA's Chair Jim Dean.
{cross-posted to the Philosophe Forum}
Comparing GOP Incumbents to Dem Challengers
Mon Sep 12, 2005 at 10:29:23 AM PDT
Most Democrat candidates challenging a GOP incumbent for their congrressional seat have already announced. Many CDs have NO Democrat challenger. For those CDs that do, a Democrat blogger from EVERY state should do their homework & post the findings for a comparative analysis. Spend some time in a library that has subscriptions to all the DBs. University & community colleges will have the accesses. Post the information to the blogs. Voters need to know that there are differences between the entrenched GOP incumbents & the unsupported, underfunded Dem candidates. The results are interesting especially how all House roads usually lead back to Tom DeLay.
Bupkis Personified
Sat Sep 10, 2005 at 09:43:46 AM PDT
That is the best way to describe any
promise from the perfect Republican soldier, John Shimkus (IL-19). Yet he feels his constituents want him to remain in office. For those who know the
TRUE John Shimkus (i.e., a commonplace, duplicitous, fraudulent control-freak working hard to maintain a facade of the competent integrity of a good guy -- human decency is beyond his comprehension), this makes no sense.
450 People
Thu Sep 08, 2005 at 07:57:36 PM PDT
-- a Majority Does Not Make
It does not justify Rep. John Shimkus (IL-19) dishonoring his constituents and staying in Congress as long as possible. He will be on the ballot in 2006. If his enlightened and embittered constituents of any political party allow him to remain in office, he now promises to break his term-limit pledge and be on the ballot for a seventh term in 2008.
Disaster Relief Medicare for Gulf States
Fri Sep 02, 2005 at 07:49:59 PM PDT
Something for Congress to consider: Plea to Congress and White House to Launch Disaster Relief Medicare for Gulf States
New York, NY - Below is a statement from Robert M. Hayes, president of the Medicare Rights Center, a national consumer service group, seeking immediate launch of Disaster Relief Medicare for victims of Hurricane Katrina:
Katrina Disaster Recovery Information
Thu Sep 01, 2005 at 01:20:43 PM PDT
Do you need to find someone?
Can you contribute cash to the Red Cross?
Do you have an extra room to provide shelter?
Are you a federal employee paid out of the NFC in NO?
Here are additional websites & phone numbers.
