Endorsed by the state, but financially abandoned nationally, Mike Stagg presses on with his progressive message. In a time where we are talking about money from safe districts needing to be moved to competitive races, Stagg is a poster child for what could be a competitive race for 100k from a national democratic committee.
A recent article from Lafayette shows his activity despite financial problems.
http://vermilion.louisiana.edu/...
Ironically, his opponent, a one year incumbent in congress, charles boustany, has given a poor performance for his district post-Rita (you know, that hurricane that wiped out entire parishes but you,nationally, forgot about), and has been a rubber stamp for the bush administration.
As you can see in the article, Stagg, a great progressive, is giving constantly new ideas in comparison to the same old manifestation of the status quo that comes from the Republicans.
To further clarify, Mike Stagg is not a fringe candidate, he has been endorsed officially by the Louisiana State Democratic Party as a viable candidate for Congress.
http://www.lademo.org/...
I pray that someone, who is either generous, connected to the administration of this website, or a democratic incumbent, see this diary, notes Mike Stagg's efforts and highlights him in a diary rescue, donates some small cash, or just email him to say thanks for giving a progressive message in Louisiana.
http://actblue.com/...
update: www.imwithmike.com is his official website