It’s been a few weeks since I first told you about my “Working for Senate” campaign.
All summer, and for the next 15 months, I am taking jobs all over Idaho to work side by side with voters and listen to their concerns about our state and country. Recently,I worked at the main smokejumper base in McCall, Idaho supporting the brave firefighters who are combating wildfires here in Idaho. Last week I spent an evening as an all-around staffer for the Boise Hawks minor league baseball team, doing everything from selling peanuts to calling an inning of play to donning the Humphrey Hawk mascot suit, all in 100 degree heat. It was worth it because I got to meet many of the 2,600+ fans in attendance, and because the Hawks won!
I am now looking forward to this weekend, when I will join Reps. Paul Hodes and Tim Walz for the "New Leaders" panel Saturday morning at Yearly Kos.
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Together, we plan to talk about how, with the netroots’ help, Democrats can make more gains in 2008, including winning a stronger majority in the House and as many as 60 seats in the Senate. Our panel is in Room 100 a-c starting at 9:15 a.m. Saturday, immediately following the “Ask the Leaders” forum with Nancy Pelosi, Harry Reid, Chuck Schumer, and Rahm Emanuel, in that same room.
I announced for the U.S. Senate race in Idaho in April, and I feel real momentum for my campaign building every day. Although Idaho has veered away from political balance in recent years, it’s now clear that voters here are fed up with the status quo and want a change. As of this morning, 74 Americans died in Iraq during July – nearly double the 43 lives lost in July 2006. The death toll stands at 3,653, including 567 lives lost since the Bush administration started its escalation of the war in February. And yet the current U.S. Senator from Idaho doodled during the latest heated debate on how to bring the war to a responsible end.
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I’m still not sure whether I will be running against Larry Craig – who hasn’t yet announced whether or not he plans to retire - or another Republican. I do know that Idahoans are eager for responsibility and accountability in Washington, D.C. I look forward to meeting with many of you this Saturday and talking about how we can make that change happen.
Larry LaRocco
P.S. If you missed my earlier live blogs here at Kos and you’d like to learn more about my views, you can find the diaries here and here:
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I also invite you to look at my website and sign up for email updates from the campaign. Also, please consider a small contribution at Act Blue, where the netroots have already kicked in more than $11,000 to my campaign.
Together, we can make Idaho one of the biggest and best surprises of 2008.
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