Daily Archives: 10/30/2010

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Final Countdown … a word from Jon Vogel


Just wanted to update you, President Obama is crisscrossing the country in these final days and our Get Out the Vote operation is in full swing. I have been on the phone with people in the field and our targeting director is crunching the numbers.

Undecided voters in key districts are heavily breaking in our favor — that means we have to double, no, triple our turnout efforts. There are several races where funds are too tight and they don’t have enough for their final day push on Monday.

That’s why I am turning to you folks — any last minute cash given online today will be settled in our accounts for Monday — I wouldn’t ask again but this is the difference between victory and defeat for races within the margin of error. Can you help me with a generous gift today? Contribute now.

Victory is on the line,

Jon Vogel
DCCC Executive Director

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AFL-CIO …a message from Manny Herrmann


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I made a half-baked plan to vote early. But I didn’t follow through. Now I’ve made a real, solid plan to vote on Election Day. Have you made your plan to vote yet? 

Sign the 2010 Working Families Voter Pledge. It says: “I won’t forget to vote for working families in 2010—it’s too important!”

Hi, I’m Manny Herrmann, the AFL-CIO’s new Online Mobilization Coordinator.

I’m brand new to this job, and I’ve already messed up. I sent an e-mail to our e-activists in Maryland, where I live, urging them to vote early. But I didn’t listen—I actually forgot to vote early myself.

I really meant to vote early this year. It’s convenient, and it allows you to avoid the crowds. I voted early in the primary, and there was no line at all. It felt great!

But Thursday was the last day of early voting in Maryland. I blew it. By the time I got out of work, the polls had closed. So here’s my new plan: I’ll be voting at 7 a.m. on Election Day, Nov. 2, at East Silver Spring Elementary School, which is walking distance from where I live.

Sign the pledge: “I won’t forget to vote for working families in 2010—it’s too important!”

I admit it: Had I remembered that early voting ended yesterday, I would have voted last Saturday when I was in downtown Silver Spring.

Fortunately, it’s no big deal. I can vote on Nov. 2. But if any of us—myself included—forget to vote by Election Day, there are no do-overs.

Sign the 2010 Working Families Voter Pledge.

If I can forget to vote, so can you. That’s why I’ve pledged not to forget to vote on Nov. 2 and not to let anything get in my way—so I made my specific plan for when and where I’m voting and how I’m getting to the polls.

What’s your plan for getting to the polls? Will you drive? Get a ride? Take public transportation? Are you voting before or after work? What if the lines are long? Do you need child care?

I hope you’ll think through these things and join me in pledging to vote for working families by Nov. 2.

In Solidarity,

Manny Herrmann
Online Mobilization Coordinator, AFL-CIO

P.S. Don’t know where your polling place is? Use this handy national look-up tool created by the nonpartisan voter information project:
http://act.aflcio.org/vote
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The Rally Is Here — Tune In, Check In and Chime In -or watch it on Comedy Central


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The Rally Is Finally Here!  

Did you make it to the rally? Congrats, now go check in on Foursquare to The Rally to Restore Sanity or the March to Keep Fear Alive…or both to earn your exclusive badges.

Couldn’t make the rally? No worries,  you can  tune in live on Comedy Central, or online, or via your mobile phone at 12p/11a EST.

Also, download the iphone app or get it on your Android phone by searching “Rally To Restore Sanity And/Or Fear” in the Android Market.
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Everything we’ve worked for is on the line….contribute before midnight Saturday


In just a few hours I need to wire to the field the money for our massive Get Out The Vote push this weekend.

The math is simple: This election will come down to who turns out. And, our voter turnout operations are second to none. But, the number of voters I can get to the polls depends upon how much money I can wire tonight. And that depends entirely on you.

We need $100,000 for tonight’s wire transfer. There is no tomorrow. I’m counting on your support today.

Contribute $5, $10 or more right now to help us make this weekend’s Get Out The Vote effort the key to victory in too-close-to-call House races.

Our Democratic challengers are surging against their Republican opponents. And our incumbents are holding off fierce attacks from extreme tea party Republican challengers.

In Massachusetts‘ 10th district, our Democratic candidate Bill Keating is ahead by just four points. Like so many Republican candidates, his opponent, Jeff Perry, is completely unfit for office. While working as a police officer, Republican Perry stood by while a 14-year old girl was illegally strip searched by another officer.

We simply cannot let people like Perry win on Tuesday.

Contribute $5, $10 or more right now to help us make this weekend’s Get Out The Vote effort the key to victory in too-close-to-call House races.

Everything we’ve worked for is on the line. You helped elect the first female Speaker of the House. You helped put President Obama in the White House. But, we risk it all if we don’t hold our majority on Tuesday.

If you’ve already contributed to the campaign, I need you to make another generous contribution. If you haven’t contributed yet, now is not the time to sit on the sidelines. Contribute Today.

Onward to Victory,

Jon Vogel
Jon Vogel
DCCC Executive Director