We desperately need him back here in IL-14! I know John is planning to try to post a diary this morning to say farewell as he heads home from YearlyKos, but on behalf of those of us back here in Illinois volunteering for his campaign, I wanted to thank everyone who extended such a warm welcome to John and Jen.
Many of us at home have been avidly following the happenings at YearlyKos through various diaries as well as in the press and we have been touched and reinvigorated by how often John Laesch has been the subject of diaries, comments and media attention.
As many of you who have had the chance to get to know John in Vegas have discovered, he is the "real deal," that uncommon candidate whose sincerity, dedication and hard work inspire an uncommon level of loyalty and dedication from his supporters in return. As John communicates these qualities best in person, we really do need him back here doing what he has been doing every day for months, and will continue to do until November: tirelessly going door-to-door and face-to-face with the voters of our district.
But we are so glad he went and we do thank you all for your enthusiastic welcome. We need your support, your energy and your advice. With a largely conservative local press that is disinclined to buck Denny Hastert, those of us working on John's campaign are becoming true believers of something John has said all along: he will win this campaign with a combination of support from the Netroots and the Grassroots.
So I won't hesitate to shamelessly ask for your support again. You can contribute, or volunteer (as I did, after reading one of John's diaries here) at www.john06.com