So yesterday I posted about Senator Elizabeth Warren (D. MA) endorsing Attorney General Kamala Harris (D. CA) in the race to succeed retiring Senator Barbara Boxer (D. CA). The response was mostly positive but some of my readers felt it was too soon to get behind one candidate. Personally, I'm for Harris' campaign but to even things out, I decided to forward this e-mail from the Courage Campaign and Democracy For America and let my fellow Kossacks have a say. Here you go:
Last week, California and the country were hit hard with news that one of the nation’s fiercest progressive leaders is retiring from Congress.
After over 30 years, Senator Barbara Boxer will not be running for re-election in 2016.
As Sen. Boxer exits, it sets the stage for an epic Senate battle right in our backyards. And we must start the search for a new progressive leader to carry on Sen. Boxer’s work -- a leader like Senator Elizabeth Warren from Massachusetts, who fights for progressive solutions that benefit ALL Americans, not just the wealthy few. As I stated in my op-ed in the Sacramento Bee last week, “our search is for the person who can fill Barbara Boxer’s shoes and take Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s message to Californians.” And we want YOU to help us with the search.
That’s why Courage Campaign is joining with our partners at Democracy for America to ask you this important question: Who do YOU want to see run for Barbara Boxer’s open seat in 2016?
CLICK HERE to pick your three favorite potential candidates in our 2016 California Senate Pulse Poll!
http://ca-poll.democracyforamerica.com/...
As you probably know, Courage Campaign does not endorse candidates. But as a Courage Campaign member, you are a leader of the progressive movement in California, and your input today will help shape this critical primary. YOU, not the media or Big Money donors, will help decide who the Democratic Party nominee for Sen. Boxer's seat will be. As a Californian and a Courage member, you have the power to help shape the field of candidates. Now it's time to use it.
WHO DO YOU WANT TO RUN FOR SENATE IN 2016? Click here to pick your three favorite potential candidates in our 2016 California Senate Pulse Poll!
http://ca-poll.democracyforamerica.com/...
Below, we've included a list of everyone we know of who is seriously considering a run for California's open Senate seat in 2016 -- or who has been rumored to be considering it. There are candidates everyone knows and a few candidates who might surprise you.
To weigh-in on Courage Campaign and Democracy for America’s California Senate Pulse Poll, just click on the name of your favorite potential candidate -- listed below in alphabetical order -- and then add your second and third choices on our poll site. If we missed someone, you can write their name in!
Our 2016 California Senate Poll will end on Wednesday, January 21, at 11:59pm PT. Once it's over, Courage Campaign and DFA will announce the results to you and to the media. So weigh-in now before it’s too late.
Who do you want to succeed Sen. Boxer? CLICK HERE to let us know today!
http://ca-poll.democracyforamerica.com/...
Thanks for sharing your favorite potential Senate candidates with us,
Eddie along with, Annie, Emma, Laura, Lindsay, Paul, Scottie, and Tim (the Courage team)