Jim Esch, the Democratic candidate for Congress in Nebraska's Second District, posted record second quarter numbers for a Democratic challenger in this district with $219,000 raised between April 1st and June 30th. 93% of the individual contributors this quarter are from Nebraska.
Esch ran for Congress in 2006 against Lee Terry, falling 9% short and delivering the best Democratic performance for a Congressional candidate in the Omaha-metro area for a decade. Terry has done absolutely nothing in ten years as a Congressman, only authoring one bill - to rename a post office.
It shouldn't come as any surprise, then, that Terry is afraid of losing this race.
Recently, Terry trotted out the endorsement of Richard Carter, Jim Esch's Democratic opponent in the May 13 primary. Desperate times call for desperate measures after all - and what better place to turn than a candidate who lost his primary by a margin of 81-19% for a ringing endorsement? Just remember to ignore all that stuff he said about you during the primary.
It shouldn't be any surprise that his online surrogates are trotting out vicious personal attacks and astroturfing progressive blogs to advance their mudslinging. Our support in the district is growing stronger every day, and that's why you see Lee Terry attacking us so early.
We need your help to fight back against the attacks and bring the focus back where it belongs - on Lee Terry's failed record for the people of this district. A Congressman who has sat on the Energy and Commerce Committee for eight years while the price of gasoline has skyrocketed. It's time for a change for Nebraska's Second District. With your help, we can make that change possible. Contribute to Jim Esch for Congress today.