How fired up has Daily Kos been on behalf of Jon Ossoff, the Democrat running in the special election for Tom Price’s House seat in suburban Atlanta? Let me put it to you this way:
The all-time record holder for most money received from this community for a single campaign was—you won’t be too surprised to learn—Elizabeth Warren, for whom we raised more than $412,000 over the course of her successful bid for Senate in 2012.
Ossoff beat that record in one week.
That, of course, is not a reason to slack off. Quite the contrary: Now we have to work even harder to make sure Ossoff takes one of the top two slots in the April 18 primary, when all candidates from all parties run together on a single ballot. If not, we could wind up with two Republicans in the June runoff. That would be an absolutely unacceptable disaster, which is why we all need to keep giving.
But Ossoff needs more than just dollars. He needs warm bodies, too—to call supporters, knock on doors, host house parties, and do all the million and one things a campaign has to do in order to win.
The good news is that you can sign up to help right here. And you don’t have to live near Georgia’s 6th Congressional District to volunteer (though it’s great if you’re local!). There are all kinds of activities, like virtual phonebanking, that you can do no matter where you are.
So please chip in a few bucks and sign up to volunteer for Ossoff today. We have the chance to shock the hell out of Trump and the GOP. Let’s seize it!