I got this in my email box this a.m. and regardless of what is said, I'm going to call call call this weekend and Monday.
Hi Friends,
BECAUSE OF YOUR PHONE CALLS, EMAILS and FAXES (and nothing else) we went from Zero to 12 Supporters in 24 hours, including Dianne Feinstein , who insisted she wouldn't support a filibuster just yesterday!!
Momentum is picking up; don't stop just because of the weekend, we don't have time. Here's what we can do:
Keep calling the Senators who are undecided or opposed to a filibuster. You can call their DC office all weekend and leave polite but firm voicemails urging the Senators to support Kerry's filibuster. When offices open on Monday 9 a.m. ET, make another round of calls. (not sure about toll-free switchboard on weekends; use cell phones for free direct calls.
Call the DNC (202-863-8000) and the DSCC (202-224-2447) and tell
them your 2006 contributions will depend on the success of the Alito filibuster.
DO NOT LISTEN to the media, and this includes, unfortunately, NPR and even Progressive Radio (the hosts, not the callers; apparently the callers are talking up filibuster and the hosts are laughing at them...). The Media has an agenda and no clue about the real story and YOUR agenda.
DON'T do the math! Just make the effort. Remember, we have succeeded in re-framing the Cloture vote on Monday. We have forced Senators to take a position, and some are taking the challenge to challenge the others. Hey, it's way more than we had yesterday...
Thank you!
Love,
Erica
CALL THESE PEOPLE FIRST:
SENATORS WHO PROBABLY OPPOSE FILIBUSTER (but likely against Alito) (Remember, Feinstein was in this group earlier!!)
Mark Pryor (D- AR), 202-224-2353
Ken Salazar (D- CO) , 202-224-5852
Joseph R. Biden, Jr. (D- DE) , 202-224-5042
Bill Nelson (D- FL), 202-224-5274
Daniel K. Akaka (D- HI) (1,), 202-224-6361
Mary Landrieu (D- LA) (1,), 202-224-5824
Byron L. Dorgan (D- ND) (1,), 202-224-2551
Kent Conrad (D- ND) (1,), 202-224-2043
Olympia Snowe (R- ME) (1,), 202-224-5344
CALL SECOND:
SENATORS WHO HAVE NOT DECLARED FILIBUSTER POSITION (will probably vote no on Alito):
Blanche Lambert Lincoln (D- AR), 202-224-4843
Joseph I. Lieberman (D- CT), 202-224-4041
Thomas R. Carper (D- DE), 202-224-2441
Daniel K. Inouye (D- HI), 202-224-3934
Tom Harkin (D- IA), 202-224-3254
Barack Obama (D- IL), 202-224-2854
Evan Bayh (D- IN), 202-224-5623
Barbara A. Mikulski (D- MD), 202-224-4654
Paul S. Sarbanes (D- MD), 202-224-4524
Carl Levin (D- MI), 202-224-6221
Mark Dayton (D- MN), 202-224-3244
Max Baucus (D- MT), 202-224-2651
Frank Lautenberg (D- NJ), 202-224-3224
Robert Menendez (D- NJ), 202-224-4744
Jeff Bingaman (D- NM), 202-224-5521
Jack Reed (D- RI), 202-224-4642
Lincoln D. Chafee (R- RI), 202-224-2921
Patrick J. Leahy (D- VT), 202-224-4242
Maria Cantwell (D- WA), 202-224-3441
Patty Murray (D- WA), 202-224-2621
Herb Kohl (D- WI), 202-224-5653
John D. Rockefeller, IV (D- WV), 202-224-6472
James M. Jeffords (I- VT), 202-224-5141
CALL THIRD:
SENATORS WHO OPPOSE FILIBUSTER AND "YES" FOR ALITO (HOWEVER, apparently Nelson's office was taking a "tally" of for/against Alito; call in and weigh in)
Ben Nelson (D-NE) 202-224-6551
Tim Johnson (D- SD) , 202-224-5842
Robert C. Byrd (D- WV) , 202-224-3954
Ted Stevens (R- AK) , 202-224-3004
SENATORS WHO WILL SUPPORT FILIBUSTER: (remember to thank them when you can)
Barbara Boxer (D- CA) , 202-224-3553
Dianne Feinstein (D- CA) , 202-224-3841 (1,)
Christopher J. Dodd (D- CT), 202-224-2823 (1,)
Richard J. Durbin (D- IL) , 202-224-2152
John F. Kerry (D- MA) , 202-224-2742
Edward M. Kennedy (D- MA) , 202-224-4543
Debbie A. Stabenow (D- MI) , 202-224-4822
Harry Reid (D- NV) , 202-224-3542
Hillary Rodham Clinton (D- NY) , 202-224-4451
Charles Schumer (D- NY) , 202-224-6542
Ron Wyden (D- OR) , 202-224-5244
Russell D. Feingold (D- WI) , 202-224-5323
Cher