Hear NPR this morning? Put us over the top.

[Nimrod2005]

A new NPR poll shows that we can win big this year. To roll out our "Call for Change" program in all of the competitive races.

Dear MoveOn member,

Did you hear NPR this morning? They released a new poll showing that in the top 50 House races, voters choose Democrats over Republicans by a big margin.

I (Nimrod2005) posted this on the very exciting news this morning:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=364&topic_id=1745018&mesg_id=1745018

There's a wave of change poised to sweep the nation, but to make that a reality, we've got to act, together, now. As we wrote yesterday, our people-powered "Call for Change" election program is ready to start turning out voters. To do it in all of the competitive races, we need to complete the first phase of funding this week.

So far 6,957 of you chipped in—a tremendous outpouring of support. Now we need 3,043 people to put us over the top. Can you sign up to contribute $15 monthly until the Election? Click the link.

https://political.moveon.org/donate/monthly.html?id=8281-4724063-2h_PV2U9t0hwM8pKsT2Qhg&t=2

The NPR poll and story had other good news.

In 2004, these districts went for Republicans by 12 points but now voters favor the Democrat by about 6 points—a huge swing.

On "values issues" that the Republicans have cynically been pushing in Congress—like stem cell research, flag-burning and gay marriage—Democrats prevail by their biggest margin in the entire poll: 51 to 37.

Only a basement bottom 29 percent say they will definitely or probably vote to re-elect their incumbent representative and 46 percent say they're committed to someone else.

Waiting until October won't cut it this year. We have to lock-in this big shift in public opinion now. And this big shift means that running a big program is critical to taking back Congress.

Can you contribute monthly? Or make a one-time contribution or send in a check? Click below.

https://political.moveon.org/donate/monthly.html?id=8281-4724063-2h_PV2U9t0hwM8pKsT2Qhg&t=3

We can make a difference together if we each chip in just a little.

Thanks for all you do.

–Tom, Adam, Nita, Justin and the MoveOn.org Political Action Team
Thursday, June 27th, 2006

P.S. Missed yesterday's e-mail?

"Call for Change" is an ambitious get-out-the-vote plan (GOTV). Through Call for Change, MoveOn members will make more than 5 million phone calls to voters in 30 highly competitive House districts plus key Senate races.

We'll combine the energy of 3 million MoveOn members with new technology and cutting edge "microtargeting" techniques that have made Republican turnout efforts successful in recent years.

And to get rolling, we'll deploy 100 skilled field organizers around the country to help our volunteer leaders recruit and support other MoveOn members in their area

Source:

1. National Public Radio. June 27, 2006. Morning Edition.
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5585086

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[elocs]

1. It says we "can" win.

"Can" and "will" are two different things. It ain't over til it's over. We should know that by now.

[Nimrod2005]

2. I am counting on winning, someone just posted something from Novak

Saying that we could win 30 seats...!!!

[azmouse]

3. Diebold is counting on counting the votes.

The Dems will have to win by a large margin for the vote count to not be corrupted by them.

[DoYouEverWonder]

4. I think people are sick of the rhetoric of hate

and are longing for a positive vision of the future. If we can articulate that positive vision with realistic solutions, the Repugs don't have a chance.

[ray of light]

5. ....

[Lydia Leftcoast]

6. There is therefore no reason for the Democrats to be wimpy or to

come up with lame programs that do not meet the needs of the public.

The damage done by the Republicans over the past 25 years needs to be undone, not merely tinkered with.