Dear Friends and Supporters—
Even this early in Lankford’s second term in Congress, it has become increasingly apparent that he needs to be replaced. He was the only member of the Oklahoma delegation who voted against the “fiscal cliff” legislation early in January, which would have had disastrous consequences for the U.S. economy. He held a town meeting and said that gun violence is caused by children of “welfare moms who commit fraud” and in the same meeting said he was going to “humiliate” members of the GLBT community (and/or employees in state and federal agencies who provide them with training to deal with issues important to the GLBT community). He voted for the law requiring sequester or automatic cuts of $1.2 trillion, then said he was against the sequester, and now says the sequester is better than no cuts at all. His cut, cut, cut…no matter what philosophy will devastate our nation’s economy.
Because of the incumbent’s lack of positive leadership, coupled with the strong support that we enjoyed in 2012, we are starting early to put together the resources to defeat him in 2014. We received nearly 98,000 votes in 2012, received the most votes in 2012 of any Democratic congressional candidate running in Oklahoma, and ran the strongest race any Democrat has run in the fifth congressional district since 1992.
There are crucial issues facing the country that are vital important to the fifth district that are currently not being satisfactorily addressed. We need someone who will find practical solutions to our nation’s challenges, and not bring ideological rigidity to every issue. We need solutions that strengthen and serve the interests of the middle class. Recently, I sat down with my friend Don Sherry to discuss some of the critical issues facing America, and you can hear that conversation by clicking this link http://snd.sc/....
Even with the tremendous success and support that we enjoyed in 2012, we recognize that defeating James Lankford in 2014 will be a challenge. That’s why it is critical that we begin putting together the necessary financial and organizational resources now. To donate please go to our contribution page or send your donations made payable to Guild for Congress to P.O. Box 6621, Edmond, OK 73083. You can also join our strong grassroots campaign by contacting us from our website.
Together, we can elect a new congressman, who is interested is solving our nation’s problems, and not just furthering his own narrow ideological agenda. Together, we can find practical solutions to our nation’s challenges, and strengthen our middle class, and our state and nation.
Thanks for your steadfast support.
God bless you and God bless our great country!
In your service,
Tom Guild,
Democratic Candidate for the Fifth Congressional District of Oklahoma
To Donate through the U.S. Mail, please send your contributions payable to Guild for Congress, P.O. Box 6621, Edmond, OK 73083