How to build a bigger Democratic majority! Kerry phone-banks for Tsongas

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Phonebank for Niki in Boston (UPDATED with video)

by: John Kerry
Mon Oct 15, 2007 at 15:22:08 PM EDT

(Sound advice from the gentleman from Massachusetts. - promoted by David)

Just wanted to drop in with an "all hands on deck" request for help. I stopped by the Tsongas for Congress Campaign Headquarters this morning to do some phone-banking and drop off some Dunkin' Donuts to the gang there. They're firing on all cylinders for the final 24 hours of the race. I don't have to tell all of you here at BMG why Niki needs to win this race, so let me cut to the chase. I'm confident that tomorrow night Massachusetts will have a new Congresswoman. Here comes the "but" ...

I think Niki is going to win, but I'm not prepared to sit back and just "hope" that it happens. We have 24 hours to make sure that it happens. Like a lot of you, staffers from my office have been volunteering on their own time with the Tsongas campaign, and tomorrow they're organizing an Election Day phonebank in Boston. I've heard from a lot of activists and Tsongas supporters that want to help out but because of professional obligations can't make it up to the 5th. Well, this is the perfect opportunity to lend a hand in the 11th hour.

My staffers' phonebank will be at the Massachusetts Teachers Association at 20 Ashburton Place. We'll be making calls from 10 AM until 7:30 PM, and we'll make sure that the call center is stocked with coffee, doughnuts, pizza, soda and snacks. And, I promise, the calls will end before the Sox game starts.

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update: And here's a video of my stop at the Tsongas campaign to volunteer today:

Roll up your sleeves!

[ProSense]

1. Kick! n/t

[Cha]

2. Wow..Niki is Paul's

widow and she's going against a republican whose pilot brother was killed on 9/11!

Good Luck Niki!

[Ishoutandscream2]

3. Paul was a very good man

Best of luck to Niki!!!!!

[Cha]

4. That was before I got into

politics..but I still remember some article about Paul in People Mag back in the day and there was a pic of him in swimming trunks and a cap with goggles on his head!

[Ishoutandscream2]

6. I remember watching CSPAN when he was running for Prez

and he was in his car - I believe picking up his kids from school. He was driving and talking to an interviewer. I thought (esp. back then) how "human" Paul seemed to be. I also remember the hateful people who made fun of his lisp. The man (at the time) was a brave and courageous cancer survivor, and some people were so cruel. Not as cruel as today's so called pundits, but still...

[seabeyond]

5. kerry does a lot for our party. so much. n/t

[Sparkly]

7. Wow, that's fantastic!!

I loved Paul Tsongas. Everybody thought I was weird. (Only partly because I loved Paul Tsongas.)

[robinlynne]

8. You rock! Good work. Good luck!

[ProSense]

9. Kick!

Thanks for the comments and recs!

Go Niki!