My reply to an email from Jim Bonham, Ex. Dir., DCCC

[merh]

You gave up too soon - you lied to us that every vote would be counted and would count. WHY? Every vote has not yet been counted and voter fraud (Diebold) stole Ohio and Florida from Kerry and from us. 55 million were not wrong, the DNC was wrong in giving in too soon. 10 days or however long it took to truly investigate the election fraud and to count the votes makes a difference to the soldiers dying in Iraq and Afghanistan and the thousands of Iraqi citizens. 10 days or however long it will take to verify and claim the votes that are ours makes a huge difference to the citizens of the USA that will be harmed by Bush's social security scheme, the lack of health care and jobs, the entire agenda that has destroyed this nation.

THE PARTY gave in too soon, you promised a fight and you broke your promise. WHY?

-----Original Message-----
From: Jim Bonham, Ex. Dir., DCCC
Sent: Thursday, November 04, 2004 11:29 AM
To: [e-mail]
Subject: It's not over!


-----Original Message-----
From: Jim Bonham, Ex. Dir., DCCC
Sent: Thursday, November 04, 2004 11:29 AM
To: [e-mail]
Subject: It's not over!

This is NOT the email I planned on sending after the election. I wanted to just thank each and every one of you for caring so much about our future. I wanted to acknowledge our deep and sincere gratitude for everyone that contributed their money, time, or both to help us in these vital elections.

But John Kerry has conceded the race and we were unsuccessful in winning the House. And while this is not a time to mask our disappointment in the outcome, it is even more importantly not a time to surrender.

That is particularly true because this election is NOT over!

There are two House races in Louisiana that were so close on Election Day that they will be decided in run-offs on December 4. Now that George W. Bush has been reelected, these two races are critical for us to win. We need every seat we can get in Congress to stand in the way of President Bush and his congressional allies.

I urge you to contribute to the DCCC today:
https://secure.dccc.org/default.aspx?id=notover

I can't tell you how much I would prefer to just be thanking you, as opposed to asking for your help again. But with these two seats at stake on December 4, and no resources left, we can't waste a moment.

Here is what we know. Republicans unleashed every weapon in their arsenal to deliver a knockout blow to Congressional Democrats.

They failed!

Despite President Bush carrying 28 states and winning a majority of the popular vote; despite the loss of Senate seats in the south and midwest; and despite Tom DeLay and Karl Rove RE-redistricting Texas to force many Democrats to run in newly Republican majority areas, we successfully defended Democratic Members of the House, losing only one incumbent outside of Texas.

We knocked off Republican incumbents in Illinois and Georgia. We picked up open Republican seats in New York and Colorado.

And now Louisiana provides us with the opportunity to add two new Democratic victories!

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Of course, this fight isn't over "seats," but rather what they represent.

No longer concerned about his reelection, President Bush will feel no constraints in pushing his extreme agenda. Our economy, our homeland security, our health care system, our childrens' education, our environment, and our personal freedoms will all be under siege in the next four years. It's up to us to stop Bush and his Congress from doing even more damage to this country we love.

We poured all our available resources into the November 2 elections. That means we do not have the funds on hand that we need to win the Louisiana run-offs. So I urge you to contribute generously to the DCCC today:
https://secure.dccc.org/default.aspx?id=notover

A friend told me about a conversation she overheard between two young people discussing the election. The young man expressed his anger and frustration and said that he was "done" getting involved with politics. His female companion responded, "But I believe in the same things I believed in last night, and I'm still willing to fight for them. Aren't you?"

It's exactly the right question. Won't you please act now!
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Sincerely,

Jim Bonham
Executive Director
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee

PS — The Republicans threw their worst at us — and we withstood it. Now we have the opportunity to achieve two new victories in Louisiana. It’s not time to surrender, it’s time to win! And that begins December 4th. Please help.
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