DU CHALLENGE: Pete DeFazio needs your help! The Tea Party is trying to take out a true progressive.

[DonRedwood]

Hey DU, Peter DeFazio is under big attack from Art Robinson--A Tea Party Neanderthal who is being funded by a "Mysterious Donor" with deep pockets. If we want to keep a true blue progressive Congressman he is going to need our help.

So, I am going to make a DU CHALLENGE: For every person who responds to this post that they made a donation to Pete, I will donate $1. (from now until Oct. 1, payday)

http://www.defazioforcongress.org/

I know money is tight, but we people from blue cities in blue states often make our donations to out-of-state candidates. I've sent money for Warren, Graves, Zerbin, Duckworth, Sherrod, McCaskill, several others. I'm hoping that will have bought a little good Karma for Pete. He's not my rep but he is a solid core of the west coast progressive movement. He is a good man for the entire country and I'm proud to be his neighbor!

[movonne]

1. He won the last election against art robinson and I don't

see as much enthusiasm for art as I did see last time... there were signs everywhere, not so many this time so far....I'm very fond of Pete...

[Poll_Blind]

2. He won, but barely- with just 54% of the vote. Super pacs pumped in $300,000 in ads against...

...him last time and they're doing the same this time. They really want to silence his voice.

PB

[central scrutinizer]

5. this is a largely rural district with Eugene (University of Oregon) being the main urban center.

But Peter works damn hard for all of the district and his support is pretty broad and solid. That being said, the last election was his closest margin due to the large influx of out of state money.

[Poll_Blind]

9. Kick for a good Dem!

PB

[Poll_Blind]

3. Peter DeFazio is a true Progressive and a damned strong Democrat!

PB

[central scrutinizer]

4. I live in this district and have donated $350 so far.

Robinson is a paranoid lunatic as well as being a racist Teanderthal. He makes Michelle Bachman look like a reasonable moderate.

[DonRedwood]

7. Then I am counting you as my first $1 :0) (I gotta start somewhere!)

[central scrutinizer]

10. $100 back in April, $150 in August, and $100 last week

that's three donations so you need to pony up $3.00 thanx

[gopiscrap]

6. thank you for this post

[eridani]

8. Just donated $20 n/t

[CrispyQ]

11. Sent him $25.

He's a great Rep! Thanks for posting.

[DonRedwood]

12. :0) I'll send at least that much, but I hope it ends up being a lot more!!

[DonRedwood]

13. $25 from me. THanks everyone! Feel free to post more about Pete