With the Alaska Senate race wrapped up in our favor and Minnesota looking good, we are tantalizingly close to a filibuster proof majority (including, of course our beloved Mr. Lieberman). And the true progressive Jim Martin has a very good chance to unseat the spectacularly sleazy Saxby Chambliss on December 2nd. The Saxby Chambliss who painted a national hero as a coward and a traitor to win an election. The Saxby Chambliss who stands in direct contrast to every progressive ideal we hold dear. The race-baiting, power-abusing Saxby Chambliss who has stomped on the working men and women of Georgia for six years. The senator who claimed with a stern look of warning on his face, "The other folks are voting."
Saxby Chambliss is running in a tough environment. Even in Georgia, Republicans are distrusted. Unfortunately for him, Chambliss supported the financial bailout, with which Georgians whole-heartedly disagreed. Moreover, he was recently subpoenaed for improperly aiding Imperial Sugar in avoiding damages after an explosion killed 14 workers and injured many more. This race is ripe for the upset.
But they need our help. Badly.
I recently spoke with a friend who was one of five regional coordinators for the Obama campaign in Georgia. He worked in the Atlanta area and had a bustling field office full of volunteers. Georgia turned a little bluer in the general election, including even Douglas County, one of the reddest counties in the state—indeed, this campaign manager was the only person in the county to donate to the Kerry campaign in 2004.
Yet Douglas County turned blue on November 4th.
He was re-enlisted by the Obama campaign to help with Jim Martin’s campaign. But now he has one volunteer. One.
He has a massive list of Democratic voters to contact. These are people they identified as Obama supporters in the general election and who voted for the President-elect. So phone-banking is easy this time around—just call and remind them to vote. And, most importantly, remind them to vote early, as most don’t know that they can.
I called twenty people in less than an hour last night and those who answered were happy to hear from me. We’ve invested so much time and money it’d be a damn shame to stop now. Use your free nights and weekend minutes, use your cold Saturday morning or warm Sunday night—however you do it, just please use your voice and help get these voters out one last time.
Remember, if Mr. Martin wins it will only be by getting out the same voters we worked so hard to motivate on and before November 4th. Just two more weeks, then we can sit back and enjoy the season. And know that we’ll have at least 59 votes on most everything we care about.
I hate to ask for recs, but I really don’t want this to fall through the cracks. So, please rec.
You can help by going here: http://www.martinforsenate.com/...
or you can e-mail me at PhoneforJimMartin@gmail.com and I’ll pass your info. along to the Atlanta regional coordinator.
For more Jim Martin phonebanking information, see these diaries:
GA-Sen: Obama Cuts New Ad for Jim Martin Plus Phonebanking Info For This Weekend! by VolvoDrivingLiberal
Obama steps up for Jim Martin ... will you? by yogriz
And I apologize for a repeat diary, but I felt this cause called for it.