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a message from Senatory Patty Murray,

04/25/2011 Nativegrl77

The GOP budget is a dagger in the heart of American families.

Under it, everyone would sacrifice – except billionaires and corporations. The social safety net working families rely upon would disappear. People remember life before Medicare. Many seniors’ lives ended in abject, heartbreaking poverty.

This is the GOP plan for America’s future. This time, we Senate Democrats can stop them. But this is just the beginning of their assault on our ideals, and our firewall – and ability to stop them – is in jeopardy. That’s why we’re launching the DSCC Rapid Response Project to expose their radical agenda. I’ve set a goal to raise $169,394 by April 30, and I need everyone in the fight.

If Republicans gain four Senate seats, their vision will become reality. We can’t let that happen.

Click here to give $5 or more, and help us raise $169,394 before April 30. Our Rapid Response Project is key to keeping our Democratic Senate firewall.

https://dscc.org/salsa/track.jsp?v=2&c=AOxvVFYJSiPbn085mj%2FYfi2tz4OZsI%2Fp

We’re not just defending Senate seats – we’re going on the offense, too. In states like Massachusetts, Nevada and Indiana, changing demographics and bloody Republican primaries offer opportunities to turn red Senate seats blue.

Our Rapid Response Project will help. By countering every GOP attack and letting voters know what Republicans are really after, we can go on offense in 2012. And going on offense gives us a better chance to keep our Senate majority – and stop the Republicans’ radical agenda.

We need your help! Click here to give $5 or more toward our April 30 $169,394 goal. Every dollar you give helps fight the Republicans – and save our Democratic Senate firewall.

https://dscc.org/salsa/track.jsp?v=2&c=AOxvVFYJSiPbn085mj%2FYfi2tz4OZsI%2Fp

The Republican budget shows what kind of America Republicans want. The Democratic Senate is determined to stop them. Give today, and help make sure we can.

Sincerely,

Sen. Patty Murray

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History in Wisconsin

04/25/2011 Nativegrl77

Today, we made history in Wisconsin.

WI Democrats — supported by over 2,600 DFA volunteers on the ground — submitted over 150% of the signatures needed to demand the recall election of the 5th Republican State Senator: Alberta Darling.

This is unprecedented. In the history of Wisconsin there have been only 4 recall elections ever. Now, in just the last two months, we’ve legally required 5.

Republicans from Madison to Washington D.C. are watching every single step of this fight and we’re not going to let up until we win. With signature gathering continuing for the 3 Republicans left who are eligible for recall, it’s vital we keep covering TV with our hard-hitting real people ad. If we hit $600,000 by Friday night, we’ll be able to stay on the air in target districts through the end of next week. Please contribute now to make it happen.

http://act.democracyforamerica.com/go/684?akid=716.1480546.CN66s7&t=3

Our TV ad, which we created with our friends at the Progressive Change Campaign Committee, features life-long Republican voter Mike Crump.

“As a Republican my entire life I’m appalled at what Scott Walker and the Republicans did. This hurts my family. It’s about my kids in school.”

Mike is one of the many reasons MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow, Ed Schultz, Lawrence O’Donnell, and Cenk Uygur have all praised our Wisconsin ads. It’s also why local activists in Wisconsin have asked us to keep it on TV.

Please watch the ad and contribute now.

http://act.democracyforamerica.com/go/689?akid=719.1480546.Jfyxgn&t=2

Thanks to the support we’ve had so far from DFA members nationwide, we’re closer than ever to flipping the WI Senate and stopping Governor Walker’s anti-families agenda.

Working together with our members on the ground, we won’t stop until we win.Thank you for everything you do.

-Jim

Jim Dean, Chair

Democracy for America

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In the history of Wisconsin there have been only 4 recall elections ever

04/22/2011 Nativegrl77

Today, we made history in Wisconsin.

This is unprecedented. In the history of Wisconsin there have been only 4 recall elections ever. Now, in just the last two months, we’ve legally required 5.

http://act.democracyforamerica.com/go/684?akid=716.1480546.CN66s7&t=3

Our TV ad, which we created with our friends at the Progressive Change Campaign Committee, features life-long Republican voter Mike Crump.

“As a Republican my entire life I’m appalled at what Scott Walker and the Republicans did. This hurts my family. It’s about my kids in school.”

Please watch the ad and contribute now.

Thanks to the support we’ve had so far from DFA members nationwide, we’re closer than ever to flipping the WI Senate and stopping Governor Walker’s anti-families agenda.

Working together with our members on the ground, we won’t stop until we win. Thank you for everything you do.

-Jim

Jim Dean, Chair

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NOM Exposed: A Facebook Swarm -from Kevin Nix

04/21/2011 Nativegrl77

A door just opened, one that allows all of us to further expose and challenge the homophobia of the National Organization for Marriage.

You may have heard about Louis Marinelli, NOM’s online strategist who recently resigned because he supports marriage equality. He took all of the organization’s 290,000 Facebook fans with him. They’ve just begun to rebuild a Facebook fan base from scratch.

Here’s where you come in. If everyone on this list – after holding your nose – friended NOM, pro-equality supporters would outnumber NOM’s current anti-equality supporters 6 to 1.

But you know what would really make an impact? Leave a comment on NOM’s Facebook posts. Let’s saturate their page with positive, fact-based pro-equality messages. Some suggestions:

-Marriage for gays and lesbians will do nothing to religious freedom. Houses of worship will continue to decide whether they want to recognize gay marriages, or not. We’re talking about committed gay and lesbian couples going down to city hall to get married.

-Gay couples want to make the public commitment of marriage – and be held accountable for that commitment .

-Credible polls show a majority of American Catholics actually support marriage for gay and lesbian couples. People in the pews do not necessarily agree with the Catholic hierarchy.

You can get more ideas for comments in our “Fact” section of NOMExposed.org. But – please – don’t leave personal, ad hominem attacks. Don’t let them drag you into the gutter. No tit for tat. That gets us nowhere. We need elevated, positive conversation.

http://www.hrcactioncenter.org/site/R?i=5k_xjG_BkXX9ISoCeENCgQ..

One last thing. The fight for marriage in New York is heating up. While HRC and other LGBT groups just launched a new campaign in New York. NOM has too and is trying to mobilize its people. If you live in New York State, become a NY NOMWatcher. We need more eyes and ears on the ground and online.

http://www.hrcactioncenter.org/site/R?i=4anDOjLLVetvFWAvD1fd8g..

As always, thanks for your interest and engagement.

Kevin Nix

Director, NOM Project