My name is Paul Delehanty and I work as the Online Communications Director for Scott Kleeb in Nebraska.
I'd like to share a video I made with you tonight:
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The people you met in that video are everyday Nebraskans who are volunteers and supporters of Scott Kleeb.
I photographed and videotaped them with amateur equipment over three days in all three of Nebraska's Congressional districts: in Omaha, in Lincoln, in Aurora and Grand Island.
What I can tell you tonight is that the Nebraskans you meet in that video are the embodiment of the 50-State Strategy. Those Nebraskans, and hundreds more like them all over this state, understand that every voter, in every state, deserves a real choice on election day.
Living here in Nebraska, traveling with Scott and talking to voters here has only reconfirmed for me that deeply held principle. When we talk about the 50-State strategy here in Nebraska we aren't just spouting some kind of D.C.-based strategic mumbo-jumbo. We are talking about real people's lives. We are talking about average Americans coming together and doing exceptional things, often against long odds.
At the end of the day, we are talking about what Barack Obama meant when he said that there is not a "Red America" or a "Blue America" but a "United States of America."
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There are forty days left to this election. The late conventions, the drama of the Presidential race, the crisis in the financial markets, and the incredible wealth of opportunities to pick up Senate seats across this nation have meant that Scott Kleeb has had to rely on the netroots for support.
And you have been with Scott every step of the way.
Scott knew that this race wasn't going to be easy. He knew that he was going to have to run a people-centered, grassroots campaign. What my video shows is how everyday Nebraskans, even in the face of those long odds, have rallied behind Scott.
Tonight, we need your help.
I know so many here have donated to Scott already. You are truly appreciated.
Tonight, I'm asking you to donate in the name of the Nebraskans in that video. They are regular people, like you and me, working to elect Scott in a "Red state." To the families you met in that video, however, Nebraska isn't a "Red state"...it's the place they call home.
The people of Nebraska deserve a clear choice in November. The people of Nebraska deserve Scott Kleeb as their United States Senator.
You can help.
That's what the 50-State Strategy is all about.