Rick's campaign manager, Kevin, here....
We arrived in D.C. at 7:40am and got right to work. We checked in our hotel and headed for the DCCC office to meet with our regional representative. It was a very productive meeting but it was clear that we have a lot of work to do financially before we can expect the serious backing this campaign deserves.
However, we then...
met with our friends at the IBEW who were very optimistic about District 5, Florida. This is a race where we can win, the IBEW believes, and we believe that if the Democrats are serious about taking back the House in 2006, it starts by taking back Karen Thurman's seat and electing Rick Penberthy to Congress.
We are now back at the Sheraton National Hotel. We've checked in with the Band of Brothers, VetPAC, and VMFP. We are looking forward to the meet and great this evening. Our campaign hotline is open, if you are attending the event and would like to speak to Rick, or if you are reading this and you have questions right now (till 6:30pm est.), please don't hesitate to call our open campaign and you can speak directly to myself or Rick if he's not too busy. (813) 394-0457.
More from the Band of Brothers conference later tonight, stay tuned.
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