I may be the only person on Daily Kos covering the House race between Rep. Darrell Issa and Democratic candidate Jerry Tetalman in California's 49th Congressional District but that's ok. I'll take the honor of being the only one in case others don't.
As of lately, I have been in contact with Jerry Tetalman and his campaign manager and let me put it this way: The campaign is starting to gain steam in ways it didn't have months ago. It has a larger finance team, more field officers and has started a paid media campaign that has radio air time on Spanish stations.
However, more can happen!
I just received this fundraising letter in my e-mail from the Tetalman for Congress campaign:
Will You Help Me Raise $20,000 by Oct. 24th?
Dear Supporters:
I have a goal of raising $20,000 – THIS WEEK – Here’s Why!
We need to reserve radio time next week with dollars we raise this week.
Have you heard the Tetalman for Congress radio ads on KYXY 96.5 FM?
Have you seen one of the 500,000 Slate Mailers featuring Jerry Tetalman?
Have you passed one of the 2,000 Tetalman for Congress signs in yards and along streets in the 49th?
That’s our paid media campaign, and it’s in high gear for the next 20 days!
That’s 20 short days until Jerry Tetalman runs Darrell Issa out of office!
Want to see a bigger media campaign?
Donate today! Every dollar we raise this week is fueling the media message of jobs, women's rights and protecting the environment.
WE CAN’T DO IT WITHOUT YOU! PLEASE DIG DEEPER FOR THE PEOPLE OF THE 49TH.
Click here to donate on-line:
https://secure.actblue.com/...
Send your checks to: Tetalman for Congress, 390 Oak Avenue, Carlsbad, CA 92008.
But please do it TODAY.
Will you help me reach this goal by contributing $25, $50, $100? Or the most you can give today?
Thank you! Together we will bring leadership to the 49th that represents OUR VALUES.
Together we will win!
Sincerely,
Jerry
P.S.- Your financial support TODAY will go a long way toward reaching this Oct. 24th fundraising goal. Please make a contribution today to keep our radio ads on the air!
That's right. Jerry Tetalman is asking all of his supporters to help out with whatever they can. Now I'm asking if any of you will help out in this effort. If you can't, feel free to let any of your friends or people you know about Tetalman and they can contribute as well.
But before you do, I'm sure you want to know a bit about Jerry Tetalman:
• He is an outstanding progressive.
• He is for women’s rights and doesn’t waver on it.
• He is pro-environment to the core and does not want ANY additional oil drilling in areas that don’t need it.
• He is not a Joseph Lieberman, Zell Miller, Artur Davis nor a blue dog Democrat.
• He is open to different views and does not have a partisan mindset. He is open to third parties, used to be a Green Party member and likes a number of things the Green Party stands for.
• He agrees with a large majority of what the Democratic Party stands for.
• He is a realist when it comes to the economy. He believes you cannot cut go the ways of European countries which are relying too much on austerity measures to balance their budgets.
• He is pro-union, so pro-union as a matter of fact that he’s even been outspoken on the concept of privatization of the U.S. Postal Service, which Darrell Issa supports.
• He is like Dennis Kucinich on anti-war and pro-peace issues. The only difference is that Tetalman has been more pro-active than Kucinich, has spoken to Desmond Tutu, has appeared at many peace conferences around the world and is more calm and diplomatic than Kucinich.
• He is pro-Medicare and pro-Social Security. He used to run a mental health facility and is a registered nurse.
• He is a successful real estate salesman, investor and also a motivational speaker.
• He is very intelligent and knowledgeable of the issues, perhaps more so than most Democrats running for Congress.
• He also has STRONG support from Francine Busby. In fact, what Tetalman is doing for the 49th Congressional District is exactly what Busby did for her district, which is now putting Rep. Brian Bilbray in a fiercely competitive race.
• He also is a nice guy. I know this because I interviewed him and he was very supportive.
Here are some links to previous diaries I’ve done on Jerry Tetalman:
My Interview with Jerry Tetalman:
http://www.dailykos.com/...
My original diary introducing Jerry Tetalman:
http://www.dailykos.com/...
Lastly, Tetalman’s campaign is getting a lot of momentum, so much that Sandra Fluke herself will be appearing with Tetalman at a Planned Parenthood rally October 26th at noon at the Balboa Park in San Diego, CA.
Therefore, if you guys have a lot of anger towards Rep. Darrell Issa and his conduct in the Fast & Furious investigation, as well as not allowing Fluke to testify at the contraception hearing earlier this year, why not channel that anger into productive use? You may get a new Congressman as a result!
Jerry Tetalman for Congress:
http://jerryforcongress2012.com/...
Donate:
https://secure.actblue.com/...
Volunteer:
http://jerryforcongress2012.com/...
Oh and lastly, Jerry Tetalman and his campaign are regular readers of Daily Kos so they are open to any questions. I’ve talked to a Green Party guy who lives in South Korea and he had some pretty tough questions to ask. Like I said before, Tetalman is inclusive, not exclusive.