We talk a lot about more and better Democrats here and we're usually talking about Congressional races when we do.
But I'm here today to talk about a Better Democrat running locally in New Jersey. His name is Jeff Gardner. He's a labor lawyer and a Democracy for America member who's been working with us from the very beginning to elect progressives across the state -- and now he's running against an anti-marriage equality Democrat and he needs your help.
Join Jeff Gardner's people-powered campaign and help beat an anti-marriage equality conservadem -- Contribute $5 right now.
Remember back in 2009 when Jon Corzine lost the Governor's race? New Jersey Democrats tried to pass marriage equality in the lame duck legislature before right-wing Republican Chris Christie became Governor. Republicans didn't have the votes to kill the bill themselves, so Democratic State Senator John Girgenti led a group of conservadems to help Republicans do it.
Girgenti represents everything progressives are trying to root out of the Democratic Party -- he's a 30-year incumbent interested in nothing more than his own self-preservation. He's not working for his constituents, he's working for himself and his big-dollar donors.
After Girgenti killed marriage equality in the state, Jeff decided to do something about it. He ran for chair of his local party -- a machine controlled by Girgenti's people. He won -- and it sent shockwaves across the state Democratic Party.
DFA members in New Jersey led a people-powered campaign and uprooted a 30-year incumbent's political machine to take back their local party. Now it's time to finish the job and beat Girgenti himself.
Contribute $5 now and help finish the job.
There are fights for marriage equality happening across the country, and don't think for a second that Democrats on the fence aren't watching this race. Let's send them a message -- when you choose to deny a group of people their rights, you're going down.
Thanks for everything you do.
-Charles