I will give $50 each to 5 different House candidates. Make the case for your district.

[Zynx]

The criteria is that they have to be either Democrats challenging an incumbent Republican or Democrats defending a precarious seat that is in danger of falling into Republican hands. Make a good case with who they are, what district they are running in, and what our chances there are. It can be quite brief. I will pick a top five out of those presented.

I personally believe we could end up with 260 Democratic House seats at the end of this election cycle and I really want to help us out, but I don't really have the time to go out there and look up every race. Thanks for your help.

[RubyDuby in GA]

1. My candidate is Doug Heckman. He is challenging Mr. Fair Tax himself

Mr. Fair Tax being complete and utter asshat John Linder for GA-7.
I have personally met and talked with Doug several times and I will wholeheartedly be supporting him to the fullest of my abilities.

www.dougheckman.com

He's an Iraq War vet to boot!

[Zynx]

3. Oooofff...I do hate John Linder. I've seen that bastard speak and that was enough.

Seems like a solid candidate. I will look into it. :-)

[noamnety]

6. Um ...

I suggest reading what he writes about Iraq on that site before sending him money.

He lost me at "The surge has been effective." I found the entirety of the piece to be rather insulting toward the Iraqis, to be honest.

[RubyDuby in GA]

14. As he has been there and I haven't, I give him the benefit of the doubt

My husband specifically peppered him with questions about Iraq and seemed to come away satisfied. Doug wants us out of there pronto and our soldiers given the care they deserve when they return.

Please believe me. He may not be a perfect candidate for you, but for our district, he stands a damn good chance and if we can pry this one away from Mr. Complete and Utter Asshat himself, it will be a freakin' miracle.

[noamnety]

56. I believe that based on his experience in Iraq

he believes his opinion. :)

If you read his statement though, it has a strong undertone of Iraqis are lazy and incompetent, and that's why they won't get with the program and support what the good Americans have been trying to do for them. While I appreciate that he wants to pull out, his analysis seems soaked in bigotry and western supremacy, and it seems he wants to pull out because it's best for America economically and best for American troops, not really for the right reasons. He wouldn't be the first person who has "been there" and bought into those ideas. It's part of war that we have to think of the other side as less than fully human, as the other, as not really being our equals. If we don't buy into that, it's much harder psychologically to kill them. We do that in every war. Doesn't make it right or honorable.

I'd rather have the troops pull out for an offensive reason than not pull out at all; I'm not arguing that a right-winger is better than him. But what he wrote makes him sound like the lesser of two evils, not someone who actually gets it.

[satireV]

2. Darcy Burner! WA State! 8th Congressional district

She almost won in 06 against Reichert. The 8th District is a Seattle suburban (eastside) stronghold, relative new district which has never gone Blue.

Reichert is vulnerable because of his pro-war stand. He is an ex sheriff from Pierce CO and a one termer.

Darcy Has a STRONG anti-war platform

http://www.darcyburner.com/

Iraq Plan

http://burner.3cdn.net/20f4382dfab715f445_qvm6ibjk6.pdf

[Zynx]

4. Reichert is a piece of crap. The district voted for Kerry in 2004 so I think it

is doable. I seem to recall liking Darcy's campaign from back in 2006. I'll certainly consider this one.

[satireV]

10. I dislike Reichert

BUT..... some Dems here like him because he supports environment issues. So that is a problem Darcy has to overcome.

I don't like him because he claims to be the one who caught the Green River Killer. but in actuality, he was the one who failed to catch him.

He is vulnerable and the the National Dem party may help Darcy because they see a good chance to pick up anouther seat.

thank you so much for your consideration!

[conscious evolution]

5. This guy

Bill Gillespie
http://www.billforgeorgia.com/index.html

He is running against Jack Kingston in Georgia's 1st District.I'm sure he could use a hand.

I went to school with him way back when.I seem to remember him as an OK guy.

[Zynx]

11. Georgia CD-1 is the southeastern corner, right?

I don't know a whole lot about the Republican, Jack Kingston. Just how bad is he? Given that he is a Georgia Republican I would have to imagine he is pretty bad.

[conscious evolution]

36. Kingston sucks

Total bush toadie.
The 1st is the coastal region centered around Savannah.

[RubyDuby in GA]

62. I totally second this guy!

Jack Kingston is a total asshat. Watch any of the previous Real Time episodes with him on it to see just what kind of complete fool he is. He's so far up Bush's ass that he can't see the light of day anymore.

[AlCzervik]

7. oh i have one!! California district 3! Bill Durston is running to unseat Asshat Dan Lungren

Lungren is the very worst!!!

http://www.durstonforcongress.org/

he ran last time and got about 35 % of the vote which was awesome because he didn't have near the name id that Lungren had.

[Zynx]

16. Is Durston getting a bit more support this time? It looks like the Dems have

about a 42% base in the district, which would seem to make that doable in a year where the Republicans are going to be hurting.

[AlCzervik]

17. the demographics have changed somewhat and a lot of people are hurting

especially in my area, lots of foreclosures and business closings and Lungren is right up Bush's ass. I am seeing way more Durston signs this time and not just the one in my yard! I met him last cycle and he really is one helluva a good, no great man and democrat.

[Zynx]

20. I was thinking that the housing bust in CA might make a bunch of pukes vulnerable.

I will look into this.

[Mz Pip]

8. Jerry McNerney

NOt my district but right next door. CA 11th Congressional District. He ousted Richard Pombo, CA's Tom DeLay wannabe. It's a pretty REpublican District so he'll have a fight hanging on to it.

http://jerrymcnerney.org/

[AlCzervik]

12. that was the best win of that night for me, i freakin cannot stand to look at Pombo

and i was jumping for joy when he lost.

[Zynx]

22. Mine was personally when we beat J.D. Hayworth.

God damn he was awful.

[AlCzervik]

23. for real and that guy looked like Cromagnon man.

[Zynx]

18. Is Pombo running again?

This is a district that needs defending. That probably makes it one of the top contenders for a donation.

[Mz Pip]

61. McNerney is running

against Jeff Ketelson who is a big pro-war, pro-we need more God platform. :puke:

[rosesaylavee]

9. Bill Foster for District 14 - Illinois

He's in Congress on an interim basis at the moment as our former congress creature - Dennis Hastert - left before the first of the year so he could beat the deadline to be a lobbyist. He won a special election in March and will be campaigning for the real deal this fall.

Bill Foster is a physicist (formerly employed at Fermi Lab) and has run a successful business. One of his tag lines for his campaign has been "It doesn't take a rocket scientist" to know things need to change in Washington. So, he's a newcomer who has never run for public office before.

He is endorsed by both our IL Senators - Durbin and Obama.

I think there has only been one other Democrat in this district in its entire history. It was his victory for the interim seat that caused the republicans to sit up and groan about their chances this fall. The republicans dropped about 2 million here to keep the seat republican. He is running against a character who trots out a campaign every time there is a position open - his family owns a great ice cream company so of course his nick name is the Milk Nazi.

I campaigned for Bill - He's the genuine article. Nice, thoughtful, intelligent, unabashedly liberal human being.

edit to add link: http://www.foster08.com/

[Zynx]

13. This one was probably on my list before I even started.

Foster is a good solid Dem and Oberweiss is so frightening that he has to be kept out of Congress.

[dysfunctional press]

59. seconded. this is denny hastert's old district and SOLID red.

the milkman MUST be stopped at ALL costs.

[Yael]

15. Bruce Slater -- PA 16

He is a relatively unknown Dem who supported John Edwards who is running to unseat a Long Term (R) in the house.

The (R) is to the right of Bush and in his core 19% base.

Any help appreciated.

http://www.slaterforcongress.com/

On Edit -- this particular (R) voted AGAINST S-CHIP.

He needs to GO.

[Zynx]

24. I forgot that was Pitts. He is simply wretched.

I will consider this one. This is a fairly entrenched (R) district, but others have posted even more entrenched ones.

[Yael]

27. Thank you!

Appreciate consideration. We have a real uphill battle to get his name out there as he isn't very well known.

[Staph]

19. Anne Barth

She's running to replace Shelley Moore Capito in West Virginia's second Congressional district. Capito is the daughter of the former West Virginia governor Arch Moore, who ended up in the federal pen after pleading guilty to five charges of extortion and corruption. The apple don't fall far from the tree!

Shelley won her seat in 2000, and has been a worthless member ever since. She was one of the three members overseeing the House Page program, along with former Representative Mark Foley. She claims to have been unaware of any wrongdoing at the time.

Anne Barth is the former senior aide to Senator Robert Byrd, and spent 21 years working with him and absorbing his strong love of country and understanding of the importance of the courage of one's convictions.

If you'd like to see someone with the stature and work ethic of Robert C. Byrd working in the U.S. House of Representatives, donate to Anne Barth.


http://www.annebarthforcongress.com/

[Zynx]

25. Capito said something that actually downright offended me back in 2004.

I can't remember what it was.

[blondeatlast]

21. How about an imprtant county office, like Maricopa County Sheriff?

Dan Saban is a respected lawman in a very tough battle to unseat the notorious Sherriff Joe Arpaio of Tent City, pink underwear, and green baloney fame--not to mention Amnesty International's designation of Mricopa County jails as routine violators of human rights. Arpaio is also in collusion with our corrupt county prosecutor and has railroaded several prominent opponents, most of them Democrats.

Please, find it in your heart to help us rid ourselves of the worst lawman in American history.

Read up on Saban here: http://www.sabanforsheriff.com/2008/

Read here why it is imperative to defeat Arpaio: http://www.sabanforsheriff.com/2008/images/getthefacts.pdf

Thanks for your consideration.

[AlCzervik]

26. hell i'll donate to Saban, good luck and i hope he thrashes Arpaio.

[Zynx]

28. Arpaio is a walking personification of all that is wrong in this country.

[blondeatlast]

32. Thanks--I guarantee you will not regret it and there's a good chance to beat

the bastard.

His arrest of Phoenix New Times editor Michael Lacey and staffers was very unpopular and made even the Republicans angry. They are afraid that Arpaio will drag down the Republican ticket; story here:

http://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/2007-10-18/news/breathtaking-abuse-of-the-constitution/

[countmyvote4real]

29. Eric Massa NY-29

This is a red district in NY, but Massa has been gaining some recognition and support.

He is former military and wants that military footprint out of Iraq. Like Obama, he did not support it.

I can offer some links for your further review. (Feek free ti google on your own.)

http://www.massaforcongress.com/index.asp

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_Massa

http://www.actblue.com/entity/fundraisers/17761

I'm glad you have that kind of money to throw around. I don't, but I can dream because of your support.

[Zynx]

33. I personally think activity like this is one of the primary functions of forums.

It helps bring us all together to collaborate on how to win elections.

As for the district, I was actually upset when Massa didn't win in 2006 because I liked him as a candidate then. Do his chances look better this year? I would imagine they do, given the overall environment.

[Zynx]

83. Update: Eric Massa will be getting my support.

[derby378]

30. Eric Roberson (TX-32)

Eric Roberson is a Navy vet with 149 carrier landings and over 600 hours of flight time while flying Navy aircraft. His Republican opponent, incumbent Pete Sessions, is a Religious Right piece of shit whose goons vandalized Martin Frost's signs during the 2004 campaign.

[Zynx]

34. Seems like a reasonably tough, but not impossible district.

Pete Sessions is pretty awful, just like all Texas repugs.

[BrotherBuzz]

31. Charlie Brown is challenging an open seat (Doolittle's CA4 seat)

He was all but a shoe-in against Doolittle, but it looks like Doug Ose is going to win the rep primary against carpetbagger McClintock. Ose is perceived as a moderate straight shooting republican in an extremely conservative district so it looks to be a hot race. Charlie Brown is ready for the fight and feeding his war chest can only help.

He's the real deal.

http://www.charliebrownforcongress.org/

[Zynx]

35. This looks much harder without Doolittle there, but it might be doable.

Brown is a good Dem, so I will consider it. :-)

[trashcanistanista]

37. I second Charlie Brown.

He is a progressive Dem in a very red district that is slowly turning blue. He can win in November. His two opponents are RW trash from outside the area who were termed out. Brown donates 5% of his campaign contributions to organizations that help veterans and their families. His son is on his 5th tour of duty in Iraq as a pilot. Brown is literally loved by dems in this district and even a few rethugs. Their used to be a rethug for Brown group, I'm not sure if it is still active. We have been actively registering voters and there are many people re-registering as Democrats. I personally registered an 87 year old life long republican who wanted to become a first time Democrat. A year ago it was a 2 to l rethug district it is now gradually approaching fifty fifty and we will be at this up until November. Please help us out.

[Liberty Belle]

38. Obama's pollster says Vickie Butcher can win Duncan Hunter's old seat.

Hunter is retiring. Vickie Butcher is a progressive African-American Democratic candidate endorsed by Progressive Democrats of America nationally.
she is also endorsed by CA Nurses Association and other groups because of her strong leadership in healthcare reform and support for universal healthcare.

This is our best chance ever to win back this district from conservatives!

Vickie is also endorsed by the chair of the House ethics committee, Congresswoman Stephanie-Tubbs Jones, and by Congresswoman Diane Watson among many others.

Her field organizer handled field organizing for Bill Clinton in San Diego, and Willie Brown the former Speaker of the Assembly. Speaker-elect Karen Bass also supports Vickie, who is a former teacher who got her law degree after her 5th child was born. She's headed up national and state medical associations, chaired a planning commission, served on a state water quality board, and been a delegate to national sustainability conferences. She's won a humanitarian award from the NAACP, been named March of Dimes Mother of the Year, and won the United Nation's Medaille d'Excellence for her service on a UN peacemaking panel.

So why would republicans and independents vote for her in November?

She comes from a strong military family (hubby went to Viet Nam 7 times caring for the troops), her son was at the Pentagon during 911, and she once owned a Christian bookstore (though she is pro-choice and believes in separation of church and state strongly).

She's also noted for her integrity - something our area desperately needs after Duncan, Duke CUnningham, and now a GOP chair exposed as founder of a global piracy ring.

Vickie has fought against segregration in the south. Her message radiates with Latinos, African Americans and others as well as white voters who can't make ends meet in a district with a high poverty rate.

She's running against Hunter's son, a young military veteran who takes donation from the Minute Men, a racist hate group. Please help Vickie beat this race-baiting moron!

Any more questions? ;-)

Donate here: www.votevickiebutcher.com

[Zynx]

47. That would be most impressive considering Hunter's district.

I will certainly take a good look.

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

39. Me! Me! Me! His name is John Hall, and he's on Karl Roves hit list.

During the Doan hearings it came out that Karl Rove had a hit list of Progressive Democrats that had to go.

John Hall represents the 19th district of NY, my district. For years we had a bushbot named Sue Kelly. John beat her by a whisper in 2006.

He is pro-environment and anti-war. He was also a member of the band Orleans and did a heck of a duet with Stephen Colbert. They sang the National Anthem.

Please consider John, he deserves another term. :)

Here is a link to his campaign site.

http://www.johnhallforcongress.com/

[Zynx]

46. Who is he facing as a challenger?

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

53. We haven't had our primary yet. It looks like there's a lot of money going to an

Andrew Saul. He has almost as much money so far as Hall does.

[gmudem]

52. I'm from the 19th too!

I was so glad when he beat the useless Sue Kelly. I'm a college kid but I'd love to donate to him if I can, I know my father has made some donations.

What part of the district are you from if you don't mind me asking?

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

55. Hello #19th neighbor! Happy to hear that your Dad made some donations to him! I have one son

in college and another starting in September. :) We live near Peekskill.

:hi:

[KelleyKramer]

40. Parker Griffith (AL-5)

This is an open seat, its a very conservative district that was held by a blue dog Democrat for over 15 years who is retiring this year.

Parker Griffith is fairly conservative for a Dem, but if this falls into Repub hands it will be very difficult (if not impossible) to take it back.

Did a quick check and couldnt find a website, if you're interested lmk and will keep looking.

[Zynx]

50. This is Bud Clymer's seat, right?

Yeah, that's a right-wing seat. I question our ability to hold it so I might need to see some evidence it can be done.

[Spiffarino]

41. Wish I could, but mine's a Blue Dog jerkoff.

:(

[FatDave]

42. I live in Iowa's 5th district

Which means my representative is....drumroll please...Steve King.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_King
http://kingwatch.org/

He is being challenged by Democrat Rob Hubler. Here's his awful website:

http://www.hublercongress.com/home.html

[Zynx]

49. Problem is that is quite a right-wing district.

Steve King is so bad though, I might consider this.

[FatDave]

63. So they say, but I don;t see it.

Everybody I know around here is a Democrat. Course I'm only an 45 minutes from civilization, maybe the people out in the real boonies are swinging it. At any rate, our chances don't get much better than this year.

[Gore1FL]

43. MO 1st kicks ass-- William Lacy Clay

but it is a safe seat. Spend your $ where it is needed.

[Blue_In_AK]

44. Please donate to Diane Benson for Don Young's seat.

She has strong competition in our Democratic primary, but I believe she is by far the more progressive candidate of the two. Unfortunately, the DCCC and even Kos have chosen to endorse her opponent, Ethan Berkowitz, and Rahm Emanuel has backed him. Ethan's not a bad guy, but he just doesn't connect with people like Diane does. She is a Native American woman (Tlingit mother, Norwegian father) who grew up in Southeast Alaska. She has long been active in the peace movement in Alaska, and ran for Governor as the Green party candidate some years ago, but she became inspired when her son lost his legs in Iraq after being stop-lossed in 2005. She met Max Cleland at Walter Reed, and he encouraged her to run for Congress against the very corrupt, 34-year-incumbent Republican Don Young.

With a purely grassroots effort, exponentially outspent by Rep. Young, and with virtually no support from the state or national party, she earned 40% of the votes in 2006 -- and this was before the investigations of Young were public knowledge. No one had done so well against Young since 1990, and people were amazed.

We were thrilled when she decided to run again this year, but then quickly first Jake Metcalf and then Ethan entered the race, claiming to be more "legitimate" candidates because they have the backing of much of the party establishment. Ethan's a lawyer, he has wealthy friends. Metcalf is a union guy. But Diane is the "real deal." She is wise, she listens to people, has educated herself on all the issues, and she is fearless.

Metcalf is out of the race now because of some campaign improprieties directed at Berkowitz, so now it's just Diane and Ethan in the primary. I honestly believe if she can get past this first hurdle she has an excellent chance of being our next representative from Alaska. We could be proud Alaskans again.

http://www.bensonforcongress.com/


http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/050808J.shtml

[Zynx]

51. As Don Young is just about the most corrupt member of Congress and appears beatable, this

is almost bordering on moral necessity.

[Blue_In_AK]

78. I can assure you personally

that Diane is a very worthy candidate. I've volunteered for her both campaigns, and I feel that I know her fairly well, having spent so much time working with her. I'm usually pretty cynical about politicians, but I trust Diane explicitly. She makes people recognize the goodness in themselves and the possibilities. She inspires hope. She's smart and determined, and she has bravely faced enormous trials in her life and risen above them. I really can't recommend her enough.

[Usrename]

45. Clint Curtis FL-24 going against Tom Feeny.

It's the classic good vs. evil throwdown.

Feeny was Jeb Bush's Tom Delay. The guy is rancid to the core. He must be defeated, and I'm sure he can be this year with enough support for Curtis.

Curtis is a Johnny come lately Democratic candidate, and he is far from perfect on the issues (I met him during the height of the border-fence debate and I wasn't all that impressed with his views, but not many agree with me about that issue anyhow), but he does appear to have a lot of personal integrity, which would go a long long way toward making things better down here.

He even testified in front of Congress about the rigging of the voting machines down here. Check out BradBlog's report on him here:

http://www.bradblog.com/?cat=68

In any event, Feeny is one the worst remaining in their cabal in Congress. He is the most dangerous asshole no one has ever heard of.

This is a race you should look at closely, it's one where it could make a huge difference.

[Zynx]

48. Feeny is pure scum. My understanding is that this is also possible.

I will very seriously look at this.

[Usrename]

54. I know this is a seat they will likely try to protect.

And nobody knows how badly the machines are rigged here, either. He may not be the one to try and beat. It might be completely hopeless. But I'd sure like to see it happen.

There has to be some easier races out there.

(You know what though, Howard Dean (and I think also Barrack Obama) is going to try and make them fight in their own wheelhouse. Taking it to them on their own turf, making them defend their safest districts. And this is not a completely red district, one half is really blue from gerrymandering, so it fits in well with that overall strategy too.)

I'm glad you are at least considering it, and I'm doubly glad to see you are spreading it around. They're all pretty much scum so it's going to be a much tougher decision for you. :)

[femmedem]

57. Joe Courtney, 2nd Congressional District, CT

In 2006 he beat Republican incumbent Rob Simmons by 91 votes, earning him the Congressional nickname "Mr. Landslide." This year the Republicans are running Sean Sullivan, former captain of the submarine base in our district. Because of our district's economic reliance on the submarine base and, especially, our submarine manufacturing, Mr. Sullivan will be a formidable challenger.

Here is Courtney's website:

http://courtney.house.gov/

and Sullivan's.

http://courtney.house.gov/

[Zynx]

58. That seems like a fairly Democratic district. I'm not familiar with the submarine base

issue other than the fact that it exists. How important is it to the district? Is it one of those emblematic institutions that is dominant in the region?

[femmedem]

64. The sub base is extremely important.

When you drive over the Gold Star bridge on I-95, you see a big sign in the shape of a submarine that says "Welcome to Groton,CT Submarine Capital of the World."

Time was, not so long ago, when any 18-year-old could get a job building submarines the day after graduating from high school. Those days are gone. Many--maybe the majority--of those workers lost their high-paying submarine jobs. They're now earning $7 or $8/hour at the casinos.

But there are still 30,000 base-related jobs here. A couple of years ago, when the base was on the list to be closed, the state and the community put on a huge, bi-partisan effort to keep it open: meetings, op-eds, Save Our Base parades. Lieberman's high-profile presence in this successful effort is probably the reason we're saddled with him today. And as a Lt. Governor with huge ties to the base, he was even more visible than Lieberman.

So although I think people here are generally happy with Courtney, I wouldn't take this district for granted. He will have our extremely popular Republican governor campaigning on his behalf. And like I said, the last election was a squeaker. In fact I was mistaken when I said Courtney won by 91 votes: it was actually 82.

Whatever you decide, thank you so much for your work for Dem candidates. :patriot:

[femmedem]

68. Oops. I should have edited my edit.

"And as a Lt. Governor with huge ties to the base, he..." He refers to Sullivan, Courtney's challenger.

[gilpo]

60. Steve Sarvi- running against John Kline in MN 2nd district

He has a real chance of beating Kline... He's an Iraq vet and an all around good guy. Also, the 2nd doesn't get any love since crazy Michelle Bachmann is in the 6th...

http://www.stevesarvi.org/

Edited for district dyslexia

[RubyDuby in GA]

65. I also offer up this guy for GA-08 running against the biggest DINO in the country

His name is Robert Nowak and he's running against Jim Marshall - the only Democrat - let me repeat - THE ONLY DEMOCRAT - in the entire country to vote against SCHIP funding.

http://www.nowakforcongress.com/
I don't know what's up with his site right now other than its offline for the time being.

[Occam Bandage]

66. Ashwin Madia, MN-3.

Not mine, but my sister is a MN state convention delegate for him. Anyway,

MN-3 is an affluent, largely-white suburban district southwest of Minneapolis, with a median income of $63,816. This seat has been held by Jim Ramstad since the 1990 election; Ramstad is a moderate Republican (voting "liberal" 20% of the time and "conservative" 80% of the time) who is retiring.

The district's Cook Partisan Voting Index is +1R, meaning the Republicans are favored by a single percentage point. Along those lines, the district voted for George W. Bush 51-49. The Republican candidate for this district is Erik Paulsen, who was House Majority Leader for the MN legislature for several years; Paulsen is a dyed-in-the-wool party-line Republican, and so is unlikely to gain the moderate support Ramstad enjoyed.

Ashwin Madia is a first-generation American, an attorney, a Marine, and an Iraq veteran. (He's also gorgeous, but that's beside the point.) He was until 2002 a moderate Republican; like many in MN-3, he was driven from that party by Iraq and the recent Republican emphasis on hardline social conservatism (most specifically on gay rights). His principal issues are Iraq, the budget, global warming, health care, and education--which are the five issues for which opinion polling shows MN-3 residents most agree with the Democratic party.

He is an impressive speaker and an excellent organizer; he ran a clean but hard-charging primary campaign against State Senator Terri Bonoff. Bonoff started the race with the backing of most of the party insiders, and with a strong infrastructure; Madia out-campaigned her (and made the most of an active, energetic base) to capture a majority of the delegates and the nomination.

This is going to be a tight race, and it's one that both parties are likely to pour resources into. Every dollar is going to count.

[Zynx]

67. I hadn't heard much about this district. Thanks for the info.

I will be making my choices some time later today.

[Zynx]

85. Madia will get my final donation.

:-)

[undeterred]

69. Not my district but Steve Kagen in the 8th of WI

The most competitive race in our state- the republicans will fund Gard to try and take it back. I think Kagen has turned out to be a terrific congressman and we can't afford to lose him!

[Fireweed247]

70. wow- thanks for starting this thread!

This is a great list of candidates, I might have to add some to the list here
www.peacecandidates.com

[T Monk]

71. bill gillespie democrat against jack kingston nuff said

[GirlieQ]

72. Donate to get Marilyn Musgrave out!

Edit: I forgot to say that this is for Colorado's fourth district.

I haven't heard much about her challenger, Betsy Markey, but I'd almost take * over Marilyn. This district is the entire eastern plains, and Fort Collins and other college towns. There's always a possibility of a Democrat taking that seat, especially this year with all of the youth vote.

Marilyn Musgrave is running almost entirely on an anti-choice, anti-gun-regulation, anti-gay ballot that's popular among the farming community, but very unpopular with the young, urban crowd. With the number of new voters signing up this year because of activism on CSU's campus, I think it's a close race. Four years ago it was close, all the way to the last county. She can pick up 85% of the vote in conservative counties and still lose.

Betsy seems (and I've only read her wikipedia page, so I don't make claims to know much) to be actually involved in politics, rather than Musgrave who got into it because she, like so many middle/upper class women here, don't have jobs and have nothing better to do.

Colorado isn't just another red flyover state. The number of universities along the front range attracts enough intellectuals that the Republicans had to dilute the voting pool with the *entire* eastern plains to even have a chance at picking up a seat. I can't figure out why there isn't a widespread movement to get the odious pink-suited bigot out of the House like there was four years ago, but she's actually evil and she's starting to get seniority.

[Zynx]

73. Okay, first thing first. I picked McNerney from CA-11 and Bill Foster from Il-14 for

a quota of two defensive donations. Next up will be the three Republican targets.

[lonestarnot]

74. Bob Lord v. Shady Shadegg

Bob is the best chance we've had to get rid of that sorry sack since Shady has been in office. Enough said.

http://www.lord2008.com/contribute.php U.S. Congress 3rd District!

[pinto]

75. kick

:kick:

[Zynx]

76. UPDATE: I decided the two defensive plays earlier. The three pick up chances that I am

looking at will take longer than I anticipated. I want to thank everyone for their inputs. I will update you all when I make my final decision.

[Blue_In_AK]

77. You have a tough decision.

It's encouraging to know there are so many good candidates. :)

[Zynx]

80. The problem I am having is weighing candidates against the chances they have.

It's a hard call.

[Sunnyshine]

79. Steve Driehaus (D) challenging long time incumbent Steve Chabot (R)

Cincinnati,OH -District 1 in Hamilton County. Steve Chabot has GOT to go. He is an obstructionist. Driehaus has good support already. Also, next door in District 2, Mrs. Mean Jean Schmidt(R) nearly lost to a progressive candidate in Dr. Vic Wulsin(D) in a special election last year. Dr.Wulsin only lost by 1%! Cincinnati is on the verge, and so are the suburban areas that surround it.

I think both of these candidates are very likely to turn this little red corner of Ohio SO BLUE this fall. I know I will be working to make that happen, so would you please consider helping us do that?

Thanks for being a proactive Democratic supporter. May ALL these candidates win, and may the best 5 listed here be awarded the hard earned money of the Zynx! :patriot:

[Zynx]

81. This will be one of the three. I have to decide on the others. Chabot offends my senses.

I had nearly forgotten about him and we can do this one.

[Sunnyshine]

82. WOOOT! We can take down Chabot AND McChabot at the same time!

Thanks Zynx! :toast: That is more good news for today.

I so look forward to celebrating his inevitable departure. Chabot is a terrible Rep. and has been a rubber stamp for Dubya Inc. I have camped out in his office before. We were escorted out. :grr:
Mean Jean is gone this November. Wise choice you made, because Chabot has Boehner to help out.

Good night, and good luck to all the other candidates.

[TCJ70]

84. Well, I'd say mine, but...

...this is Chicago, and they'll probably find some way to get your $50 anyway. heh

[Zynx]

86. THE WINNERS ARE:

Defensive:
Jerry McNerney from CA-11
Bill Foster from Il-14

Offensive:
Steve Driehaus OH-01
Eric Massa NY-29
Ashwin Madia MN-03

I had to weigh a variety of factors ranging from ideology to viability. Unfortunately, I have limited resources or I would pick out another five.