Pennsylvania, Ohio, Missouri, and Virginia here is the endorsement all of you have been waiting for...
President Bush remains hopeful that John McCain will pull it out tomorrow night and win the election." Perino added that Bush thinks McCain and other Republicans "have the right ideas when it comes to the economy and national security."
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We’ve been through a lot together. From before the primaries, when we were down in the polls, didn't have may endorsements and no one gave us much of a chance; to Barack’s awesome Iowa victory; through the grueling primary contests; and on through this general election campaign, we’ve seen it all. Now we’re just hours away from the big prize and we can’t afford to let up.
We're seeing a surge of support in states we didn't expect to be close contests, including Virginia, North Carolina and even Georgia and North Dakota. These latest battlegrounds present a major opportunity.
Volunteers and staff are on the move in these new battleground states, and if we can provide them with the right support, they could put us over the top. We can't take anything for granted, and this election is too important to ignore any potential path to victory.
Please dig just a little deeper and make one final donation right now to help us change the electoral map, and bring a real change to our country. LINK http://my.barackobama.com/page/outreach/view/main/TCP
In these final days we have to take the fight to our opponents everywhere we can.
Thanks again!
OUR MOMENT IS NOW!
To all my friends who have been idly sitting by, watching Barack Obama's poll numbers rise, it is time to ask yourself, "What have I been doing for the Campaign for Change lately? Ask yourself, "Am I getting complacent?"
I have not posted on this blog in roughly a month because I have been knocking on doors in Pennsylvania, canvassing voters. I've also been busy entering voter registration and phone call canvassing data to prepare for getting out the vote.
We are now in the GOTV phase, and it's tme to get serious! Please don't be one of the supporters of Senator Obama who wakes up disheartened, dissilusioned and disappointed on Wednesday, November 5th, saying "If only I had done more..." If you can't give the time, give the money. If you can't give the money, give the time to this campaign. The time is NOW.
We need everybody to "Get up offa that thing" and get to work. Even if you can only donate an hour of your time to enter data, to make calls to a battleground state, to canvass in a battleground state, to knock on doors to persuade voters. We are 13 days away from the most important election of our lifetimes. Do something.
Introduce voters to CHANGE.
Obama in this campaign offers change in its most absolute way: change from failed policies but also change in terms of opening a new page which will burry the racial divide in this country. That change, as exciting as it sounds, needs to be defined so it doesn't scare older and less informed people, into voting for Obama. Change should not be perceived as ‘the unknown’ but “the fundamental”
You guys need to emphasize the long terms effect of Change so they understand the impact their vote will have on their children and future generations.
In terms of communicating race, I think you need to confront racism in a very considerate way so people understand this is not about electing the first African American president in history but electing the one who has the judgement to lead us out of this financial turmoil. (Insist on the numbers: over 600,000 jobs lost)
When someone tells you the only reason why they wouldn't support Barack Obama is because he is black, tell them “this is not about Obama, this is about you and your children”.
When someone tells you, I like Sarah Palin tell them, “I hate to break it to you but chances are you're never going to sit with her. Once these elections are over, whoever wins will be presiding from the White House, and what will strictly matter then on are the ways in which their policies are going to affect your life, your children. Children can't vote but the impact of your vote, will be part of the legacy you are going to leave them.”
Talk about the power of democracy. (Insist on everything they are going against by supporting the McCain Palin ticket)
If we have a democracy today where women can vote it is because:
Þ Democratic President Woodrow Wilson stood up for Change in 1918 in support of the 19th amendment which forbid any state to deny any woman a right to political expression.
Þ It is the Democratic Party that promulgated Hillary to almost becoming the first female president.
Þ Sarah Palin goes against every thing Hillary has ever fought for:
Þ she is on a ticket which rejects Equal Pay for women.
Þ Insist on the fact that there are 10.4 million single moms in the United States who live with children younger than 18, up from 3.4 million in 1970 and that today more than ever, we need to support those moms so they can have a decent lifestyle and give to their children a sense of education. You can't say you support those women if you stand against equal pay and you stand against raising the minimum wage.
Þ And make the case that if you support the McCain-Palin ticket, you are also denying those proud American citizens the right to a better existence.
The Democratic Party never stopped fighting for the women's rights.
Þ In 1994, President Clinton provided $1.6 billion to enhance investigation and prosecution of the violent crime perpetrated against women by signing the Violence Against Women Act, which John McCain firmly opposed.
Þ This VAWA was drafted by Joe Biden who now runs on the democratic ticket as VP
Þ It is thanks to Biden that domestic violence became a public health policy and human rights concern. (You need to insist on that)
Þ According the National Organization for Women, which stepped out of its usual neutrality to proudly endorse the Obama-Bide ticket, every day in America:
Þ Four women die as a result of domestic violence bringing the number to 1,400 women a year.
Þ two to four million women of all races and classes are battered each year, and 170,000 of those violent incidents are serious enough to require hospitalization
Thanks to Joe Biden, this has become a real human rights concern.
If Hillary Clinton chooses to put pride aside and step up for a "rally for change" it is because she understands the vital necessity to all be on the road for Barack Obama.
By helping each others, women pave the way for their daughters, granddaughters in ensuring that they won't be denied any fundamental human rights.
As you know, many of these women are affected by the economy crisis and for McCain to stand firm and say that he won't raise the minimum wage is simply unacceptable when he supports sending 10bn$ monthly in US taxpayers' money to a country which has an 80bn $ surplus.
Yes, the war in Iraq needs to end and it will end under the presidency of Barack Obama.
Painting the surge as having worked does not take away the fact that this war, which killed 4,152 (as of September 3rd 2008) and wounded 30,568 American soldiers should have never been authorized. Isn’t it fair to remind people that 600, 000 Iraqi civilians, who had absolutely nothing to do with September 11th, were also killed in this war, along with thousands of other soldiers and journalists.
Careless of all the critics Obama has heard on his experience and position against the war, "soldiers have donated more presidential campaign money to Democrat Barack Obama than to Republican John McCain, a reversal of previous campaigns in which military donations tended to favor GOP White House hopefuls, a nonpartisan group reported Thursday", according to USA Today. (8/14/2008)
Yes, soldiers are putting their trust in Obama and so should we when it comes to handling the economy and the foreign policy of this country.
So when John McCain says he is going to fight, ask yourself for what…or better yet, against what? Is he going to keep fighting against the elements so desperately needed for Change, like funding for education, funding for healthcare…?
John McCain doesn’t have a record to claim that he can bring real change. What has long years in Washington ever brought to a candidate? If it mattered so much why is Palin in a position which puts her heart bit away from the presidency, when more experienced Republican candidates are available? If he just wanted to rally the right wing base, he could have chosen Huckabee, if he cared about the economy, he would have appointed Romney but instead he opted for someone with absolutely O experience.
Are you ready to have Palin as President and take a 10% risk of having change? Well after all, McCain voted 90% of the time with Bush and a 100% in 2008.
If Obama wins, America wins and therefore you win.
You should have banners saying If Obama wins, America wins / If Obama wins, you win.
By William Hershey | Dayton Daily News
Democrat Barack Obama has moved ahead of Republican John McCain in Ohio and two other key battleground states, Florida and Pennsylvania.
A new Quinnipiac University poll of likely voters released on Wednesday, Oct. 1, found that the sagging popularity of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, McCain's vice presidential running mate, and more confidence in Obama's ability to handle the sagging economy have helped the Democrat in the race for the White House.
The poll tested voter sentiment both before and after the presidential debate on Friday, Sept. 26,
In Ohio, Obama led 49-42 percent pre-debate and 50-42 percent post-debate. In a Sept. 11 Quinnipiac poll, Obama led 49-44 percent.
In Florida, Obama led 49-43 percent pre-debate and 51-43 percent after the debate. In a Sept. 11 Quinnipiac poll, McCain led, 50-43 percent.
In Pennsylvania, Obama led 49-43 percent pre-debate and 54-39 percent post-debate. In a Sept. 11 Quinnipiac poll, Obama led 48-45 percent.
The pre-debate surveys were conducted from Monday, Sept. 22-Friday, Sept. 26.
The post-debate surveys were conducted Saturday, Sept. 27-Monday, Sept. 29.
No candidate has won the White House since 1960 without carrying two of these three states, pointing up the emphasis both candidates are placing on them this time.
In Ohio, the 64 percent of voters who watched the debate said Obama did better, 49-33 percent. Voters in Florida and Pennsylvania also favored Obama's debate performance.
Also in Ohio, Palin's favorability rating was split 35-35 percent between favorable and unfavorable in the post-debate poll while she had a 40-33 percent favorable rating in the pre-debate poll. In the Sept. 11 poll she had a 41-22 percent favorable rating.
Peter Brown, assistant director of the Quinnipiac University Polling Institute, said in a press release that "it's difficult to find a modern competitive presidential race that has swung so dramatically, so quickly and so sharply this late in the campaign."
"Sen. Obama clearly won the debate, voters say. Their opinion of Sarah Palin has gone south and the Wall Street meltdown has been a dagger to McCain's political heart," said Brown.
"Roughly a third of voters, and almost as large a share of the key independent voters, say McCain did more harm than good in trying to resolve the financial crisis, and the share of the voters who see the economy as the top issue has risen from roughly half to six in ten."
The margin of error in Ohio for the pre-debate poll was plus or minus 2.8 percent. In the post-debate poll it was plus or minus 3.4 percent.
Heard great news from a friend today. This was shared among friends, so I won't reveal his identity, but here is the message:
Both of my parents, who have been Republicans since before I was born, are voting Obama this year. Dad likes Biden's stand on labor, and thinks Palin is "sick.""She scares the hell out of me," said Dad. "Here's someone who goes out and butchers caribou in the name of 'culling the herd,' and she's running with a 72-year-old guy who's had two bouts with cancer.""And frankly," he added, "the last eight years have been a disaster."My parents are in their sixties. And they live in a battleground state, Nevada. You have no idea how big a deal this is. If folks like my parents can change tickets, that tells me something. It tells me we can win this thing.
Isn't that inspiring? Obama and McCain are still in a dead heat here in Nevada. Let's change that!!
Jacqueline de Floris of Columbia University Alumni for Barack Obama and of Writers for Obama, one of the most scintillating and insightful posters in the 408 Obama groups of which I am a proud member, pointed this out to me, and I am therefore reposting this Daily Telegraph, with her comment added at the beginning. I remain, however, extremely concerned as a strong Obama supporter and as a journalist at the number of ignored calls falling off into oblivion in "voice menus" at the Obama campaign HQ, and the ignored and unreplied to emails concerning issues of great importance to the readers of my own newspaper, of which I am the Contributing Editor, the New Mexico Sun News. I believe that there is some actual truth in stories of US Senators and Governors in Battleground States also to some extent being ignored; they shouldn't be ignored; they should be scrupulously and attentively listend to and their insights applied as soon as possible.....Here it is reposted:
from Jacqueline de Floris:
FROM THE TELEGRAPH, LONDON:
Barack Obama and his senior advisers are under fire for ignoring the advice of Democratic senators and governors who are concerned that they do not know how to beat John McCain.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/uselection2008/barackobama/2909844/Barack-Obama-under-fire-for-ignoring-advice-on-how-to-beat-John-McCain.html
By Tim Shipman in Washington Last Updated: 13 Sep 2008
Mr Obama has never won an electoral contest against a strong Republican candidate.
The Democratic presidential candidate's slump in the polls has sparked pointed private criticism that he is squandering a once-in-a-generation chance to win back the White House. Party elders also believe the Obama camp is in denial about warnings from Democratic pollsters that his true standing is four to six points lower than that in published polls because of hidden racism from voters - something that would put him a long way behind Mr McCain.
The Sunday Telegraph has learned that senators, governors and union leaders who have experience of winning hard-fought races in swing states have been bombarding Obamas campaign headquarters with telephone calls offering advice. But many of those calls have not been returned.
A senior Democratic strategist, who has played a prominent role in two presidential campaigns, told The Sunday Telegraph: "These guys are on the verge of blowing the greatest gimme in the history of American politics. They're the most arrogant bunch Ive ever seen. They won't accept that they are losing and they won't listen."
After leading throughout the year, Mr Obama now trails Mr McCain by two to three points in national polls. Party leaders and commentators say that the Democrat candidate spent too much of the summer enjoying his own popularity and not enough defining his positions on the economy - the number one issue for voters - or reaching out to those blue collar workers whose votes he needs if he is to beat Mr McCain.
Others concede that his trip to Europe was a distraction that enhanced his celebrity status rather than his electability on Main Street, USA.
Since Sarah Palin was unveiled as Mr McCain's running mate, the Obama camp has faced accusations that it has been pushed off message and has been limp in responding to attacks.
A Democratic National Committee official told The Sunday Telegraph: "I really find it offensive when Democrats ask the Republicans not to be nasty to us, which is effectively what Obama keeps doing. They know thats how the game is played."
Mr Obama tried to answer that critique on Friday when he responded in kind, issuing an attack advert depicting his Republican opponent as out of touch and mocking the 72-year-old Mr McCain's confession that he does not know how to use email.
He rammed home the point during a rally in New Hampshire, pointing out Mr McCains recent admission that he was divorced from some of the challenges of ordinary Americans. Mr Obama's campaign manager, David Plouffe, called it the first day of the rest of the campaign. But that was the fourth time in the last nine months that Mr Obamas team have been forced to declare that the gloves are coming off.
And Mr Plouffe's dismissal of Democratic doubts as hand-wringing and bed-wetting only served to reinforce the growing doubts about what some see as a bunker mentality among Obamas inner circle - where outside advice, even from highly experienced people, is not welcomed.
The Democratic strategist told The Sunday Telegraph: "They think they know best. They don't return calls. There are governors and senators calling them up with ideas. They don't get back to them.
"These are senior people from the border states and the South who know how to beat Republicans, and they're being ignored. They ignored everyone during the primaries and they came through it, so they think they can do the same again."
Mr Obama has never won an electoral contest against a strong Republican candidate. David Axelrod, his chief strategist has been hailed as a political genius for beating the Clinton machine, but Democrats now point out that he has never run a successful campaign in the heartland states like Ohio, Pennsylvania, Michigan and Virginia, which will decide the election. His expertise is in mobilising young, educated and black voters in urban areas.
Mark Cunningham of the New York Post summed up the private views of many: "If it suddenly seems like the Obama campaign doesn't have any idea what it's doing, maybe that's because it doesn't."
Party elders are also studying internal polling material which warns the Obama camp that his true standing is worse than it appears in polls because voters lie to polling companies about their reluctance to vote for a black candidate.
The phenomenon is known in the US as the Bradley effect, after Tom Bradley, a black candidate for governor of California who lost after leading comfortably in polls.
The strategist said: "I've seen memos where they've been told to factor in four to six points for the Bradley effect, but they're in denial about it. They say the polls also underestimate the enthusiasm of young voters and African Americans and they believe that balances things out. But that's a wing and a prayer stuff. There's previous evidence for the Bradley effect."
Other Democrats are openly mocking of Mr Obama's much vaunted "50-state strategy", in which he spends money campaigning throughout the US in the hope that it will force Mr McCain to divert funds to previously safe states.
Critics say a utopian belief in bringing the nation together has trumped the cold electoral calculus that is necessary to triumph in November.
Doug Schoen, a former pollster for Bill Clinton, last week declared it insanity not to concentrate resources on the swing states. The Democratic strategist said: "My Republican friends think its mad. Before Sarah Palin came along we were investing money in Alaska, for Christ's sake, that could have been spent in Ohio and Pennsylvania. "It assumes Republicans are stupid and, when it comes to winning elections, they're not."
The one thing everyone agrees the Obama camp have woken up to is the toxic effect on their chances of Mrs Palin's arrival on the national scene. Polls show that white women voters, attracted to her down home virtues, now support Mr McCain by a margin of 12 points, the same lead among white women that George W. Bush enjoyed over John Kerry in 2004. Until recently, Mr Obama led among that group of voters by six points.
A senior aide to one of the most powerful Democrats in the House of Representatives voiced the fears of many: "Palin doesn't just play to the Republican base. She has much broader appeal."
The aide said that her repeated mockery of Mr Obama's boasts about his time as a community organiser in Chicago are "the most effective criticisms of Barack Obama we have yet seen." He said: "Americans in small and medium size towns dont know what the hell a community organiser is. Real Americans graduate from high school or college and get a job that pays a wage. Campus radicals go off and organise a community."
Peggy Noonan, the former Reagan speechwriter, blamed the defection of women voters from Mr Obama on the atom bomb of ritual abuse by left-wing bloggers and Democratic officials, painting Mrs Palin as a bad mother and religious weirdo.
Ms Noonan wrote: "The snobbery of it, the meanness of it, reminded the entire country, for the first time in a decade, what it is they don't like about the Left."
The Republican strategist Dan Schnur said that the effect was to repel blue collar, family-oriented voters. "They didn't like Obama in the primaries and voted for Hillary. And they still don't like him now so they're voting for Palin.
"Obama can still win these voters over, but his difficulty in establishing an emotional connection with them is probably his greatest challenge between now and election day." On Thursday Mr Obama did take advice from Bill Clinton, who is understood to have suggested ways to show those workers that he cares, an area where the former president excelled.
But it is a measure of his plight that the man who derailed the ambitions of Mrs Clinton, the most powerful woman in Democratic politics, now needs help from her husband to overcome the popularity of another alpha female who may be an even greater risk to his White House ambitions.
Here is something I am absolutely certain of: The only reason we're poised to achieve once-in-a-lifetime change in the Senate is because our grassroots - people just like you - have done everything we've asked to give the DSCC all the campaign resources we need to execute our proven campaign plan.For that, you have my deep, sincere thanks. And if we elect that filibuster-proof majority in November, you'll have the gratitude of an entire nation.Let me tell you where we stand.There are 11 battleground states. [OREGON, ALASKA, COLORADO, NEW MEXICO, MINNESOTA, KENTUCKY, NORTH CAROLINA, VIRIGNIA, MISSISSIPPI, NEW HAMPSHIRE, AND MAINE]
And that doesn't even count the five other states just on the horizon that we'll all be talking about on Election Day. Here are just a few examples of the success we're seeing this cycle.
That's just the tip of the iceberg. All told, the DSCC has already spent $28 million of your money to put us in position for a monster November. Like I've said before: there is no doubt we are in such a strong position to deliver a filibuster-proof Senate majority entirely because we have you on our side.Thank you so much. Sincerely,
Chuck SchumerP.S. We're ahead in 5 races for current Republican seats. But that's only halfway to a truly filibuster-proof majority. We can't get there without your continued support.
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2008 Senate BattlegroundsAlaskaAnchorage Mayor Mark Begich (D) vs. Sen. Ted Stevens (R)The corruption scandal sweeping through the Alaska Republican Party has put Ted Stevens - a 7-term incumbent - on the brink of losing his seat in November. Democrat Mark Begich has opened up a lead in the latest polling, but nobody is under any illusion that this race is over. Alaska has always been a Republican stronghold, and with Governor Sarah Palin on the presidential ticket, the party is sure to be energized to turn out in November.Begich is doing everything necessary to hold on to his lead. He's raising money and reaching out to voters. Just this week he launched a new ad to drive home his commitment to repeal the disastrous No Child Left Behind law.Stevens won't let a 40-year career end without a fight, so we won't let up for a second before Election Day. With your help, the DSCC will do everything possible to ensure that Mark Begich wins in November.ColoradoRep. Mark Udall (D) vs. Rep. Bob Schaffer (R)Six months ago, this race was neck and neck. Now, Mark Udall leads by 10 points in the latest Denver Post poll.What happened? First, Bob Schaffer was discovered to have been the recipient of an all-expense paid tropical vacation from a front group for convicted Republican lobbyist Jack Abramoff. Then, it was revealed that when he was vice-president of Aspect Energy, he negotiated an oil deal in Iraq that the State Department officials specifically identified as detrimental to stability in Iraq.Then there were two different DSCC TV ads paid for by grassroots supporters like you. Our investment here is another key reason Udall enjoys a strong position heading into the stretch run. Colorado will be a battleground state in November, so we're not taking anything for granted in this race. In fact, Udall has already seen more third-party attack ads than any other Democratic candidate this cycle. It's our job to help him fight back.KentuckyBruce Lunsford (D) vs. Sen. Mitch McConnell (R)No matter how much money Republican Minority Leader Mitch McConnell spends, he can't shake the tough challenge posed by Democratic business leader Bruce Lunsford. McConnell is even getting hundreds of thousands of dollars in help from corporate Republican third-party organizations.None of it is slowing Lunsford, who is on the air with a devastating straight-to-camera indictment of Republican failures in Washington.Let's be blunt. It's always tough to beat an entrenched incumbent, but Mitch McConnell has been the man responsible for all of those Republican filibusters blocking progress on health care, energy costs, and the housing crisis. It's critical that he is held accountable in November.MaineRep. Tom Allen (D) vs. Sen. Susan Collins (R)Republican incumbent Susan Collins likes to portray herself as a voice of Republican moderation, but the truth is that she's been a reliable cheerleader for even the worst of George Bush's policies.Democrat Tom Allen is ready to hold Collins accountable for her record. He has built a formidable campaign organization and has more than $3 million in the bank for the stretch run. He will have the resources to bring his message of change to Mainers.Allen and the DSCC have both taken to the airwaves to push Allen's proven record of results. This race is poised for a strong finish.MinnesotaAl Franken (D) vs. Sen. Norm Coleman (R)The race between Al Franken and Norm Coleman is a dead heat, and the massive TV blitz has begun. Coleman has launched attack ads against Franken, and corporate special interests are blanketing the state against Franken. That's why the DSCC has unleashed a striking new ad this week that apes a blockbuster movie trailer to make sure that every Minnesota voter knows Norm Coleman is a classic Bush Republican. We think it's pretty terrific and will break through the noise in this race to get a lot of attention from voters. Take a look and see for yourself. MississippiGov. Ronnie Musgrove (D) vs. Sen. Roger Wicker (R)The polls in the race for Trent Lott's old seat are just about as close as they can get. Democrat Ronnie Musgrove and interim Senator Roger Wicker have been trading the lead for months.Make no mistake. Mississippi is top territory for Democrats. But Republicans always do well in the Deep South, so Musgrove is working hard to persuade independent and even Republican voters. Both sides are blitzing the state with TV ads.What's going to make the difference in this race? You are. Thanks to your support, the DSCC is already running ads in Mississippi to expose Wicker's sordid record. As long as we can count on you along the way, the DSCC will be able to make the investments necessary to win on Election Day. This is going to be one of those races - like Montana and Virginia in 2006 - where we win by just a few thousand votes. You helped the DSCC make all the difference before and I know we will do it again.New HampshireGov. Jeanne Shaheen (D) vs. Sen. John Sununu (R)Jeanne Shaheen is another big target for third-party attacks ads. By our count, seven different groups have spent more than $2.5 million trying to drag Shaheen through the mud.These groups don't have to disclose their donors, so they can't be held accountable. Instead, the DSCC just has to fight back. With our new ad this week targeting John Sununu's dismal record on supporting funding for Medicare, that's exactly what we're doing.The DSCC's job is to level the playing field when our candidates are under attack, and it's working in New Hampshire. Shaheen has sustained a strong lead in this race, and John Sununu remains the most vulnerable Republican incumbent in the country.Still, New Hampshire is another presidential battleground state, and John Sununu has a history of taking advantage of dirty political tricks to win. We can't take a moment off if we're going to elect Jeanne Shaheen.New MexicoRep. Tom Udall vs. Rep. Steve Pearce (R)Democrat Tom Udall holds a solid lead in the latest polling and has more than five times as much campaign cash on-hand as Steve Pearce.While Udall continues to connect with voters and run TV ads focused on the middle class squeeze, the NRSC has all but given up in this state. They cancelled a $2.3 million planned ad buy and have essentially told Pearce that he's on his own now.The Washington Post has called a Udall victory a "done deal" and the venerable political handicapper Charlie Cook has declared that Pearce doesn't have a "fighting chance" in November. Very good news for Democrats. However, the United States Chamber of Commerce - one of the most reliable Republican attack organizations - didn't get the memo and is spending hundreds of thousands of dollars on ads against Udall. We haven't seen much movement in the polls as a result, but the DSCC watches this race every day. You know we'll be ready to support Udall whenever he needs it. North CarolinaState Sen. Kay Hagan (D) vs. Sen. Elizabeth Dole (R)Senator Dole is scared. We used to call this the sleeper race of the cycle. Now, it's just another terrific opportunity to pick-up a Republican held seat in one of the most closely-watched races in the country.After trailing by as many as 12 points in recent months, two new polls give Democrat Kay Hagan a slim lead in this race. The Republicans are launching a major counter-offensive. Dole fired back with her first negative attack against Hagan this cycle. Even the NRSC is spending some of their meager budget attacking our candidate. They will not go down without a fight.At the DSCC, we always say we can level the playing field for our challengers facing well-financed incumbents. The race in North Carolina is a perfect example. We'll need your help along the way, but you better believe that we'll do everything in our power to defeat Elizabeth Dole in November.OregonSpeaker of the State House Jeff Merkley (D) vs. Sen. Gordon Smith (R)Oregon remains one of the hottest Senate races in the country. Republican incumbent Gordon Smith is clinging to a single-digit lead despite outspending Democrat Jeff Merkley by a wide margin. In fact, in numbers released Wednesday, Smith scored the highest disapproval rating of his career in the Senate. It really makes for a strong pick-up opportunity, which is why we've already seen the Republicans' third-party friends taking aim at Merkley. Remember, these organizations don't have to disclose their donors and therefore can't be held accountable for the mud they sling.Again, one of the keys to Democratic victory in this state will be a strong and vibrant investment by the DSCC. We've known Oregon would be a strong pick-up opportunity months ago and we have been airing TV ads statewide week after week since May.In our latest spot, we are directly responding to Smith's claims last week that he's a strong opponent of the war in Iraq. The DSCC immediately launched a new ad reminding Oregonians that no matter what he says now, Smith supported George Bush's failed Iraq policy for 1,518 days.In 58 days, we can show Gordon Smith just what we think about that and send him packing. When you make a contribution, winning states like Oregon is exactly where your money goes.VirginiaGov. Mark Warner (D) vs. Gov. Jim Gilmore (R)Mark Warner has maintained a strong, double-digit lead in the polling in this race, and it's easy to see why.Warner has more than $5 million in campaign cash on hand. Gilmore is nearly broke. Warner has been running TV ads emphasizing his bipartisan record of accomplishment. Gilmore has been reduced to sleazy personal attacks.
Convention Watch Events – Monday through Thursday Evenings
Obama 08 Santa Cruz County
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Each year the Santa Cruz Democratic Party has a booth at the Santa Cruz County Fair in Watsonville.
July 24, 2008
Barack Obama in Europe and the Middle EastAs you have heard, Barack has been in Europe and the Middle East this week. Today, he spoke in Berlin, Germany. In a city where a wall once divided the free from the oppressed, he talked about tearing down the walls that divide all peoples so we can address our common problems -- the threats of terrorism and nuclear weapons, global warming and genocide, AIDS and poverty. "I come to Berlin as so many of my countrymen have come before," Mr. Obama told the crowd, confronting the delicate issue of campaigning abroad. "Tonight, I speak to you not as a candidate for president, but as a citizen – a proud citizen of the United States, and a fellow citizen of the world." Senator Barack Obama waved to the crowd gathered at the Victory Column at Tiergarten Park in Berlin on Thursday. An estimated 200,000 Germans gathered to watch Mr. Obama's speech. Barack Obama met for about an hour with Chancellor Angela Merkel at the Federal Chancellery. A German diplomat said the discussions went very successfully, saying: "They quickly found themselves on the same page. It was not superficial at all."
Runners for Obama at Wharf-to-Wharf - This Sunday
How cool is it to represent the next President of the United States at the 36th Annual Wharf to Wharf race run on Sunday, July 27th. The race starts at 8:30 and runs from the Santa Cruz Pier (near downtown) to the Capitola Pier (in Capitola Village) and is considered the "Best Little Roadrace in California". The 10K, six mile race, is festive and fun rather than deadly serious.
Obama 08 Santa Cruz CountyNewsletter distributed 2nd and 4th Thursday during July and August July 10, 2008 …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. HIGHLIGHTS Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton speak at Women's Event in NYC
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Obama 08 Santa Cruz CountyJune 13, 2008
"Unite For Change" – Welcome All Democrats and Supporters …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… HIGHLIGHTS · Special Guest Maya Soetoro-Ng – Senator Obama's sister – June 19th and June 20th · Voter Registration in Santa Cruz County – Volunteers Needed· Unite For Change – Welcome to All Democrats and Supporters· FightTheSmears.com - Launched by Obama 08 Campaign· Fourth of July Parade – Show Your Support for Obama· Wharf-to-Wharf Runners and Obama Supports – July 27th· Support Our Convention Delegates· Obama 08 Fundraiser - Movie Raffle Tickets Now on Sale (fundraising)
