Hi fellow Kossacks,
It’s always a pleasure to talk politics with progressives like you. I appreciate all the support you’ve given me over the years in my campaigns for elected office and today I want to ask for your support once more to help my good friend Jack Conway who is running for U.S. Senate here in Kentucky. Jack is a true progressive who stands the best chance of beating the likely Republican/Tea Party nominee Rand Paul in November. Make no mistake, it will be a battle here in Kentucky and we need someone like Jack who can fight and WIN in the fall. That’s why I’m writing to you now – because we have to help Jack win the Democratic primary next Tuesday.
As the Kos poll released today shows, the Democratic primary is a dead heat and that should concern all of us progressives. Jack’s opponent in this very competitive primary, Daniel Mongiardo, has frequently taken positions that would jeopardize the causes you and I believe in and fight for.
For example, when the critical moment came on health care reform and it was time to stop talking and vote for or against progress, Jack stood up and said he would vote in favor of health care reform – his opponent did not and continues to oppose health care reform.
And Jack supports a woman’s right to choose – his opponent is anti-choice. Jack supports repealing DADT – his opponent led the effort to amend the Kentucky state constitution so that gay marriage is now illegal in Kentucky.
These are just some of the issues where Jack’s progressive position is clearly stronger than Mongiardo’s. But more importantly, I feel that Jack brings a level of intellect and integrity to public service that we need to cultivate in the next generation of progressive leadership. Indeed, his thoughtfulness, compassion, and ability to bring people together is what we need more of in the Senate. And as a Democrat I know that Jack will always stand up for what is best.
We have just 5 days left until Kentucky votes and the polls show this race is a dead heat. Both campaigns are crisscrossing the state, but Mongiardo is running false negative attack ads that distort Jack’s positions on issues such Wall Street reform.
Jack Conway is a proud Democrat and a true leader for progressive politics, but if we don’t raise $10,000 in the next 48 hours, voters in some parts of Kentucky could go to the polls with false information about him.Please join me and make sure that doesn’t happen by giving whatever you can right away.
Semper Fidelis,
Lt. Colonel Andrew Horne