Received this e-mail today from Democracy For America:
Let's face it, if Republicans take control of the U.S. Senate, Tea Party nutcases Ted Cruz, Rand Paul, and David Vitter will run the Senate exactly like the Tea Party currently runs the U.S. House.
To stop them, we need to go on offense.
That's why we've got Mitch McConnell on the run in Kentucky with Democrat Alison Lundergan Grimes up by 4% in the most recent polls. And it's why Susan Collins in Maine is next.
Just like in Kentucky, momentum is on our side. Democrat Shenna Bellows outraised Senator Collins last quarter. And as the former Executive Director of the Maine ACLU, Shenna is the perfect progressive champion to take on and expose Susan Collins' Tea Party voting record.
Contribute $3 right now before tonight's FEC deadline to fuel Shenna Bellows' campaign and hold the Senate in November.
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Susan Collins voted with the Tea Party to shut down the government -- twice. She voted against the Affordable Care Act, but for warrantless wiretapping, the PATRIOT Act, and extending the Bush tax cuts. She was on the front lines in the fight to kill the public option and relentlessly supports every Republican filibuster.
Some thought Senator Collins was unbeatable -- until now. Shenna Bellows raised a whopping $331,454 last quarter and over 80% of those contributions were $100 or less! The political establishment is waking up to an insurgent progressive who can defeat Maine's last remaining Republican senator.
Shenna will fight to expand Social Security, raise the minimum wage, repeal warrantless wiretapping, and hold Wall Street accountable. She needs our help -- right now -- to make it happen.
Please add to her grassroots momentum. Donate $3 before tonight's FEC deadline to elect Shenna Bellows to the U.S. Senate.
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This may seem like a David vs. Goliath fight, but the path to victory leads through some surprising places. We've been turning Maine blue for years, now we can kick that fight into high gear and get it done.
Thank you for everything you're doing to keep the Senate in 2014.
- Charles
Charles Chamberlain, Executive Director
Democracy for America
Click here if you want to contribute to Bellows campaign:
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