Hey New Jersey ... want to win in 2006?

[AlecBGreen]

The 2006 mid-terms elections are now less than one year away. We are faced with the great opportunity to take back one or both houses of Congress, or at the least gain a few seats. The country is ready for a change and Democrats are the candidates best suited to advance those changes. We, the evilDUers, the grassroots, the groovers on the underground funkroad, WE are the ones who can empower our party!

"Ok so what?" you may say. "What can I do about it?" Well, the first thing I want EVERYONE to do is go to www.ourcongress.org and check on your district. This is a fantastic website - good layout, good info, and good links. It is clean and easy to use, but it is lacking people committed to keeping the information up-to-date. There are competitive races that haven't been updated since the last election cycle! Go there real quick, check up on your district, and do what you can. If someone is running in your district but isn't listed, make a quick post and share a link. If a nasty Repug is stinking it up and noone knows about, post it. If you've got time, look at the other districts and maybe give them a helping hand too. If you've got money, drop $10 or $20 to worthy candidates. We need to target EVERY district. NO GOoPer should run unopposed. If we run an aggressive campaign in every district, we WILL take back the congress and put this country back on the right path. (check this out ;) )

Next on the list - go to the research forum AND your state forum to find out more about our situation. What are the districts and states we can take back? Who is the incumbent? Who is the challenger? Do you have info that isn't posted or see something that isnt up-to-date?

Last - find a few good candidates that you support and send them some money. Its a sad truth but it takes money and lots of it to beat incumbent bush-bots. A few $$$ can make a big difference!

OK thanks for reading this whole thread. If you agree, read, kick and vote. PEACE!
-Alec

[FogerRox]

1. how about got to the GD forum and ask for the link to that site that lists

all the vunerable repubs in the house--

ANd raise money for the DEM opposition, giving $100 is one thing, but raising 100k is whats needed. Fundraisers. NOW. And if the vunerable repub is not in your district-- so what-- take the Mo fo out anyway.

vunerable repubs in My state-- NJ we have 2 prime candidates, neither in my district dont matter, just do it-- my 1st house party - raised 4k for a Dem candidate, 1/2 way across the state.

[woldnewton]

2. Let's go after CD-11 as well!

A letter from someone who will probably be Frelinghuysen's opponent this November:

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There was a lot of talk in our group about who would be opposing Rodney Frelinghuysen for NJ-11 (which is Morris County, western Essex, northeast Somerset, plus parts of Sussex, and Bloomingdale.) We were really looking forward to getting behind someone who might make an aggressive campaign despite all odds, and getting a message out to the NJ-11 voters on the things that need to be said about Mr. Frelinghuysen’s allegedly “moderate” record.

Fresh back from Camp Wellstone, I told the group that I finally came off the fence and answered that call in the back of my mind “If not you – who? If not now – when?” I finally realized that “we are the leaders we’ve been waiting for” and announced that I would be stepping up to challenge for this Congressional seat.

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Tom Wyka





The full version can be read by those with a DFA account on the Morris County DFA blog