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Moments ago, a bold group of RAN activists drove a truck onto the front lawn of the Environmental Protection Agency in Washington, D.C. and dumped a “mountain” of coal waste onto it. It’s about time. The coal debris traveled all the way from Appalachia where every day the EPA stands by and local residents watch in horror as another 300 million year old mountaintop is blown into oblivion by mountaintop removal (MTR) mining. It’s a damn shame. Neighboring communities and nearby waterways are flooded with the toxic debris, poisoning life in one of our nation’s most unique regions. It’s hard to believe this is legal in the United States. Well, enough is enough. Appalachian locals and their allies are fed up. We’ve all had it. Call Lisa Jackson from the EPA and tell her to veto all future MTR permits.. Spruce Mine is the largest proposed MTR mine site in Appalachia and EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson has the opportunity to veto it. Your call today could be the tipping point. Dial up the EPA and say “Lisa, Veto Spruce Mine!”. The action this morning aims to give the EPA a tiny glimpse into what life is like for the people of Appalachia getting dumped on right and left by MTR mining companies. Make sure the EPA gets the point. Flood their phone lines with your calls today. Thanks for supporting the action today and being such an integral part of the Network.
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Dems Midnight deadline -Tonight
RAPID RESPONSE AD BUY DEADLINE: MIDNIGHT TONIGHT
$94,071 TO GO: CONTRIBUTE TODAY >>
$94,071 TO GO: CONTRIBUTE TODAY >>
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I know you receive a lot of emails, but I wouldn’t be writing if this was not so critical.
Midnight Tonight is our Rapid Response deadline to counter the barrage of post-Citizens United right-wing shadow groups that are on the air attacking Democrats in battleground districts.
We cannot let these swift boat-style attacks go unanswered. Your help putting Rapid Response ads on the air can tip the balance of air power and secure victory for Democrats in battleground races. We’re just $94,071 away from our goal, but we only have hours left before our media buy deadline.
Contribute $5, $10 or more to our Emergency Rapid Response Ad Fund before Midnight Tonight to help Democrats under attack by right-wing shadow groups in battleground races.
I’ve seen the latest polls in these battleground districts and these races can go either way. For anyone who thinks we can’t beat the Republicans, I have two words: Pennsylvania-12.
Just a few months ago, your grassroots resources put organizers on the ground and rapid response ads on the air. You literally made the difference between victory and defeat in that race — and the same can be true now if you can help fund our response to this latest wave of attacks.
The lobbyists are hiring staff and Republicans are already measuring the drapes before a single vote has even been cast. We have organizers ready to be dispatched and ads ready to go up on the air that can make all the difference. The only thing missing is your resources.
Chris Van Hollen
DCCC Chairman
P.S. You literally made the difference between victory and defeat in PA-12 – and the same can be true now if you can help fund our response to this latest wave of shadow group attacks. We’re just $94,071 away from our goal, but we only have hours left. Contribute to our Emergency Rapid Response Ad Fund before Midnight Tonight.
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22 Million Jobs
This election, the choice is clear:
- Republicans like John Boehner and Mitch McConnell want to retain the Bush-Cheney reckless tax cuts for the wealthy that created out of control budget deficits and lead America into a jobs-losing recession.
- Democrats like Barack Obama and Patrick Leahy want to return to the booming Clinton-Gore economy that led to balanced budgets and created over 22 million new jobs.
Which do you choose? I know, I know, the choice is obvious, right?
Believe it or not, some corporate Democrats in the Senate might side with lobbyists and racist Tea Party Republicans instead of you and me. If we’re going to win in November, we must raise $50,000 from at least 5,000 DFA members by the end of this week for an aggressive no-holds-barred campaign that backs up President Obama and Patrick Leahy right now.
Contribute $10 today to fuel DFA’s aggressive campaign to win in 2010
Racist Tea Party Republicans are more intent on beating Obama — no matter what the cost — than creating jobs for the American middle-class. The right wing wants to score political points by taking money from our kids’ and grandkids’ future, and handing out tax dollars to the wealthiest Americans.
It’s up to us to stop them.
That’s why yesterday, Senator Patrick Leahy joined with Democracy for America members in calling on Congress to let the Bush-Cheney tax cuts for the wealthy expire this year as planned. Already, in just 24 hours, over 50,000 Americans have added their name and signers are still rolling in.
I will choose the Democrats’ campaign for “Jobs, Jobs, Jobs” on Election Day over the Republicans’ dream of more “Tax Gifts for Millionaires” — and so will the rest of America — if Democrats stand up and do the right thing.
But it’s up to us to make Senate Democrats deliver for the middle class — Contribute now.
It’s not rocket science. It’s now or never. The more Democrats deliver for regular Americans in September and October, the bigger our victories will be this November.
Thank you for working to get the job done.
-Charles
Charles Chamberlain, Political Director
Democracy for America
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FW: New GOP Attack Groups’ Ad Buy
I just got this email from our Research Director who told me that four of the most extreme right-wing shadow groups just launched a new multi-million dollar barrage of attack ads against 39 Democrats in close races.
We have a strategic advertising response in place and we have mobilized our rapid response efforts earlier than ever before in preparation for attacks just like these. But, this new tidal wave of attacks is going to require urgent additional resources.
Help us urgently raise $500,000 in the next 48 hours to counter this corporate special interest onslaught. Every grassroots dollar you give is put to work immediately for rapid response, grassroots mobilization efforts and getting our message out.
Contribute $5, $10 or more to our Emergency Ad Fund in the next 48 Hours to help Democrats under attack by right-wing shadow groups.
Let me be clear — we will retain the majority in the House if we have you standing with us and fighting back against every vile GOP attack and dirty trick. We know the truth when Democrats have the resources to get their message out and turn out voters — Democrats win. It’s as simple as that.
Thank you for standing with us.
Jon Vogel
DCCC Executive Director
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From: Nicole Landset
Sent: Sunday, September 12th, 2010 4:52 PM
To: Jon Vogel
Subject: New GOP Attack Groups’ Ad Buy
Hi Jon,
Here are the latest numbers: from September 9th through October 12th four shadowy third party groups have placed over $11 million in television ads attacking Democrats in 39 Congressional districts.
Nicole Landset
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Gallup -1 of 4Bills they say the public agrees with
Among Recent Bills, Financial Reform a Lone Plus for Congress
Most Americans oppose four other prominent legislative acts
by Lydia Saad
PRINCETON, NJ — The financial reform bill President Obama signed into law in July is the most popular of five major pieces of legislation Congress has passed in the past two years — in fact, it is the only one tested in a recent USA Today/Gallup poll that a majority of Americans support.
Six in 10 Americans approve of the legislation to strengthen government regulation of the financial industry. By contrast, a majority disapprove of the 2009 economic stimulus package, the auto industry bailout, healthcare reform, and — most of all — the 2008 banking industry bailout.
Financial reform does best due to a relatively high level of support from Republicans — 42% approve of it — as well as majority support from independents. Independents join Republicans in mostly opposing the other four legislative initiatives tested. Democrats, on the other hand, approve of all five, although to varying degrees.
Of the five legislative acts, healthcare reform and the economic stimulus package are the most politically divisive. By contrast, financial regulatory reform, as well as aid to automakers and banks, sparks more similar reactions from Republicans and Democrats.
Bottom Line
Congress’ approval rating has been stalled at or below 20% for most of this year, down from 39% in March 2009 — and recent Gallup polling finds Americans no happier with the Republicans than with the Democrats in Congress. While some of this may be due to unavoidable fallout from the prolonged economic downturn, it may also represent an accumulation of public discontent with the more prominent spending and policy programs Congress has made law. Wall Street regulatory reform stands alone as a major legislative accomplishment that congressional incumbents would be wise to tout as they campaign for re-election this fall.
Survey MethodsResults for this USA Today/Gallup poll are based on telephone interviews conducted Aug. 27-30, 2010, with a random sample of 1,021 adults, aged 18 and older, living in the continental U.S., selected using random-digit-dial sampling.
For results based on the total sample of national adults, one can say with 95% confidence that the maximum margin of sampling error is ±4 percentage points.
Interviews are conducted with respondents on landline telephones (for respondents with a landline telephone) and cellular phones (for respondents who are cell phone-only). Each sample includes a minimum quota of 150 cell phone-only respondents and 850 landline respondents, with additional minimum quotas among landline respondents for gender within region. Landline respondents are chosen at random within each household on the basis of which member had the most recent birthday.
Samples are weighted by gender, age, race, education, region, and phone lines. Demographic weighting targets are based on the March 2009 Current Population Survey figures for the aged 18 and older non-institutionalized population living in continental U.S. telephone households. All reported margins of sampling error include the computed design effects for weighting and sample design.
In addition to sampling error, question wording and practical difficulties in conducting surveys can introduce error or bias into the findings of public opinion polls.
View methodology, full question results, and trend data.
For more details on Gallup’s polling methodology, visit http://www.gallup.com/.
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