2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumYour Support Has Attracted the Democratic Party's Attention
I listened to Gov. Perrys concession speech this morning. All of Perrys speeches remind me of NASCAR races really long, and kind of boring to me. Unless theres a crack-up.[br /]
But I know of one campaign thats doing well. Thats ours.[br /]
Yesterday, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) named our campaign as one of only three in the country to earn the title of Majority Maker, which confers the national partys highest level of support. [br /]
The DCCCs endorsement brings help in communications, fieldwork, new media, fundraising, polling and campaign events. The DCCC also spent more than $80 million in independent expenditures in the last cycle, supporting its chosen candidates, with even more budgeted for this year.[br /]
When Rep. Steve Israel (D-NY), the Chairman of the DCCC, made this announcement, he specifically praised our grassroots support. [strong]That would be you.[/strong][br /]
And in another show of our People Power, when Blue America held a contest among 13 progressive House candidates on Tuesday, we beat them all. In fact, we beat our closest competitor by a margin of more than three to one.[br /]
I didnt do that. [strong]We did it.[/strong][br /]
This Saturday marks the second anniversary of the odious [em]Citizens United[/em] decision, which gave huge multinational corporations and even foreign governments the constitutional right to saturate everything within our sight with their evil campaign propaganda. As we approach that sad milestone, it actually feels good to see all the progress that we are making in establishing a new model of campaigning, one that isnt tainted and distorted by lobbyist and special interest sewer money.[br /]
People Power. [strong]Thank you for being part of it.[/strong][br /]
I hope that you can join our Blue America online chat this Saturday about clean money in campaigns, and other pertinent subjects. (Blue America is a PAC run by progressive bloggers, and it supports only progressive candidates.) The event is at www.CrooksAndLiars.com, at 2 PM Eastern Time, and 11 AM Pacific Time. (And you folks in the Central and Mountain Time Zones, please dont feel slighted. I know that you can figure out what time that is for you all.)[br /]
We, as a nation, are groping toward some new way to fulfill an old promise: Government Of the People, By the People, and For the People. [strong]When you join our campaign, and support it, you become part of that.[/strong][br /]
Courage,[br /]
Alan Grayson[br /]
P.S. To keep our grassroots support going, you can click here to contribute through Blue America today.[br /]
DCKit
(18,541 posts)Bring some friends. Lots of friends.
graywarrior
(59,440 posts)Tx4obama
(36,974 posts)gateley
(62,683 posts)WonderGrunion
(2,995 posts)We desperately miss your voice in congress. Go Alan!
Plucketeer
(12,882 posts)Then we'll work at moving him into the White one! "House" that is.
ellisonz
(27,711 posts)Best of Luck Mr. Grayson.
greyl
(22,990 posts)pacalo
(24,721 posts)farmboxer
(11,490 posts)We need him back in Washington telling it like it "really" is........................................
lillypaddle
(9,580 posts)Botany
(70,501 posts)I just gave Blue America $50.00 and Act Blue $50.00 for Mary Jo Kilroy 2 days
ago .... I am a landscaper and this is a winter w/ little snow so that money
comes from a tight budget. Please spend it well and kick some ass with what the
republicans fear the most, the truth.
p.s. when you get a chance please keep posting on DU because we like
smart people here.
Rhiannon12866
(205,237 posts)We're honored to have you with us!
AzDar
(14,023 posts)October
(3,363 posts)chervilant
(8,267 posts)perhaps, eventually, the Corporate Megalomaniacs who've usurped our media, our politics, and our global economy will stop underestimating the Hoi Polloi...
Fantastic Anarchist
(7,309 posts)Keep up the good work!
LittleGirl
(8,284 posts)so I hope that you know that if you could please find a couple more people JUST LIKE YOU, we progressives would really appreciate it. I want to vote for local progressives like you but I have to leave this gawd forsaken red neck conservative state of Indiana to do it. Thank you for your service to this country and we do indeed, love smart (and humorous) people like you!
Congratulations and Good Luck!
Hugabear
(10,340 posts)For POTUS, that is
Ruby the Liberal
(26,219 posts)My best to you for all of 2012, and you, as always, have my support in your campaign.
Thanks for keeping us up to date.
Old and In the Way
(37,540 posts)That would be the change we can believe in. Go get 'em Alan!
merkins
(399 posts)Skittles
(153,150 posts)seriously, having to put up with Perry after 12 years of Bush - WTF did I ever do to deserve them???
dmr
(28,347 posts)We need you.
Your voice.
Your brains.
Your courage.