It is time. Today and tomorrow are the most important days of the year for our nation. Make them count. This diary has no other goal than to convince you to be there, in person or on your phone, delivering the vote for America. I highlight some of the opportunities around the nation to phone bank, including one that President Bill Clinton is pushing through the organization that tried to censure him, MoveOn.org. But I also bring up other efforts that are worth your attention. Please feel free to add others in the comments and I will spread the word on other sites.
My wife and I spent this last weekend and will spend tomorrow in the NY-13 district helping Steve Harrison defeat Bush lap dog Vito Fossella. NY-13 has been off everyone's radar, but there are signs of unexpected momentum. Will it be the perfect timing to win an unexpected pick up? Or will it be too little, too late. We will see. But I intend to do my part for the closest race where I can defeat a corrupt, lying, sleazy Republican. If you aren't doing footwork, do phone work. And here's how:
Let me begin with a series of candidate-centered efforts, then end with the biggest GOTV phonebank in history, already having made 5 million calls and still dialing! But first, some of the nation's most important chances to phonebank from home:
HELP NY STATE (AND CALIFORNIA) FROM HOME:John Hall for Congress (also cooperating after 9 PM with McNerney campaign in California! Focus on TWO House races in one shot!) sign up to phone bank FROM YOUR OWN HOME here: http://www.johnhallforcongress.com/...
HELP NEVADA FROM HOME:Jack Carter for Senate Phone Bank from Home: help Nevada from home! To help Jimmy Carter's son win the Nevada Senate, SIGN UP HERE.
HELP VIRGINIA FROM HOME: Jim Webb for Senate Phone Bank from Home: Jim Webb is locked in one of the closest Senate races this year, and his opponent is an odious, racist Republican we really HAVE to defeat. Please help by phone banking for Webb from home.
URGENT: HELP OHIO FROM HOME: Jennifer Brunner for Ohio Secretary of State Phone Bank from Home: Want to make Ohio's elections reliable again? If so, we need Jennifer Brunner as Ohio Secretary of State. Please help by phone banking for Jennifer from home. This race is close and your efforts can help guarantee fair elections in Ohio.
If you can't phone bank, you can still donate. This really is the final push and money is needed almost as much as volunteer time. I recommend visiting one of the following Act Blue pages depending on your philosophy:
If you favor defense, protecting our weaker seats and avoiding over confidence, please donate to my Pessimistic Democrat Act Blue Site. This site focuses on the races we need to most defend and the close races that we could still lose through inattention or spreading ourselves too thin.
If you think we are poised to win big this year and want to push that win as far as we can take it, please donate to my Optimistic Democrat Act Blue Site. This site focuses on races that are somewhat longshots but still quite possible pick ups. If we are going to completely rout the Republicans, these are the races to win.
And if you REALLY want to kick ass this year, please donate to my Reddest to Blue Act Blue site. This site focuses on those races that were originally thought to be solid, safe red that have unexpectedly become tossups or only barely leaning Republican. These would be some of the best pick ups, from Idaho to Wyoming to Montana. This site is dedicated to turning some of the reddest states blue. All are winnable races, though some are long shots.
Now for the biggest effort of them all.
MoveOn.org was founded to support the movement to censure President Bill Clinton then move on to the business facing the nation (which included the threat of al-Qaeda, ignored by the Republicans until 9/11/2001).
Today, faced with the most corrupt and anti-Constitution administration in modern history, MoveOn.org and the target of its censure effort, President Bill Clinton, are teaming up.
"Nothing that is wrong with America can't be solved with what is right with America."
--Bill Clinton
Today and tomorrow we can try to fight what is wrong with America with what is right. The corrupt and anti-Constitution Republican Party can be fought with good, honest grassroots activism enhanced with modern telecommunications technology. MoveOn.org started focusing on 30 close races, but has ended up focusing on 54 close races. They didn't change their focus, but more races tightened up! President Clinton, a man I much admire even if I did not always agree with him, has the following message for all grassroots activists in every corner of the nation:
Right now, it's all about reaching out to people and MoveOn knows how to do that better than anyone. I'm writing to tell you that the Democratic candidates in the tightest, neck-to-neck races in the country are counting on you to pull them through to victory with the energy, spirit and passion that define MoveOn.
Today and tomorrow, tens of thousands of MoveOn members are getting together in living rooms and at kitchen tables to call voters in toss-up districts where just a few hundred votes could mean the difference between victory and defeat.
These are people who need just one final nudge, one more reminder, one word of encouragement to get out and vote on Tuesday.
Can you help? Join one of these house parties now and make sure every last one of them gets the call.
Let me tell you from personal experiences, the party that controls Congress matters, a lot.
That's why the Rove Republicans are spending the final hours of this campaign pouring millions into vicious, negative ads. They're savaging their opponents--with no more regard for the truth in the way they campaign than in the way they govern.
They still think they can prevail by preying on people's fears, if all else fails suppressing the vote. They want us to lose heart--to start believing we can't win. They're dreaming, because we've got their number.
If we keep working until the polls close, we can take back Congress. Then we can roll up our sleeves and start building a better future together.
-Bill Clinton
Come on folks. Spend a few hours with America's grassroots. MoveOn.org has already surpassed its goal of 5 million calls placed by election day...help them reach even more voters. Sign up now. You have nothing to lose but corrupt, Halliburton Republicans who are sacrificing our civil liberties and our soldiers for their profits.