ME-Sen: The 51st Democratic Senator

This fall, Congress will likely be voting on legislation which will determine our future military role in Iraq. The American people spoke loud and clear last November - they want an end to our military involvement there, they want us to move to a political and diplomatic solution, and they don't want to wait until our next President is elected to see it.

Rep. Tom Allen of Maine knows this. He's shown consistent wisdom and courage on Iraq: he voted against the authorization in 2002, and he has voted to end the war multiple times this year in Congress.

Tom is challenging Sen. Susan Collins in the race for Senate in Maine next year. This month, Sen. Lieberman is holding a fundraiser for his Republican opponent, who, like Joe, has constantly voted the wrong way for the past four and a half years of this war. Let's team up to help Rep. Allen outraise them.

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I am doing whatever I can to help Tom in his race, not only because he'd be a terrific Senator for his state, but because it's increasingly clear that we need more than 50 Democrats in the Senate in order to significantly change the course we are on as a country.

Sen. Collins is facing a decision this fall, having up until now voted consistently in favor of failed policies on Iraq. Sen. Lieberman is helping her out because he expects her to continue to vote this way. Tom Allen - and the voters of Maine - want this war to end. The contrast is clear.

While Sen. Lieberman works to keep the Democratic margin in the Senate as slim as possible, please join me in helping to elect Tom Allen as our 51st Democratic senator in 2008.

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Tom will also be holding a live, online town hall meeting on the topic of Iraq on next Thursday, June 21st at TomAllen.org.

I'll be happy to answer some questions in the comments.