60 Votes is Not a Pipe Dream
10/15/2008
"What was once only a pipe dream is starting to look like a real possibility."1 -- Washington Post
"Analysts now predict a Democratic surge on a scale that seemed unlikely just weeks ago... Republicans are understandably nervous."2 -- New York Times
Yes, as Election Day rapidly approaches, the press and pundits are realizing what you and I knew all along: A 60-vote, filibuster-proof Democratic majority in the Senate is definitely within reach this November. But we need to redouble our efforts to make it happen.
I know I've already asked you to help a lot of candidates -- but if we pull out all the stops over these last 3 weeks, a Democratic wave could sweep the country, delivering Democratic majorities in Congress who will fight for the middle class in the years to come.
That's why I hope you'll support Jim Martin and Bruce Lunsford, two more strong Democratic candidates who are running powerful campaigns -- in the traditionally red states of Georgia and Kentucky -- and holding the right-wing accountable for its failed policies.
Contribute to Jim Martin and Bruce Lunsford now -- and help make 60 Democratic Senate seats a reality this November!
Jim Martin is a Vietnam veteran and served for 18 years as a member of the Georgia House of Representatives. As a state legislator, he was a leader on health care issues and helped provide quality and affordable health care to thousands of Georgia's children. Jim continued his work for children at the Georgia Department of Human Resources which he led under two Governors, working hard to protect foster children and put them in loving homes.
Jim understands the toll that the failed policies of George W. Bush and Dick Cheney have taken on Georgia's families, and I know he can help put our country back on track. He has campaigned hard and cut the big lead of his opponent, Republican Senator Saxby Chambliss, down to a dead even race going in to these final crucial weeks.
Saxby Chambliss ran what many thought was a dishonorable campaign in 2002 when he compared war hero and incumbent Democratic Senator Max Cleland to Osama bin Laden in a TV ad that even John McCain called "reprehensible." So we know he's not going to go down without a fight.
Contribute now to send Jim Martin to the Senate -- and send Saxby Chambliss home!
Bruce Lunsford, running for U.S. Senate in Kentucky, is a successful entrepreneur, business leader, and former health care executive. While he's not a professional politician, he's a professional problem-solver who has earned a reputation for getting things done everywhere he's been -- whether helping to create more than 50,000 jobs as Kentucky's first Commerce Secretary or as co-founder of Vencor, a health care company he started with three employees that grew into a Fortune 500 company with more than 62,000 employees. Especially in these tumultuous economic times, we need someone with a strong business, health care, and leadership background in the U.S. Senate.
Bruce's opponent, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, has led a record-breaking 94 filibusters against Democratic efforts to end the war in Iraq, extend children's health care, require equal pay for equal work, fight global warming, and bring real change on many other critical issues.
Bruce has successfully chipped away at McConnell's lead, and the polls now show the race to be a dead heat. But he needs our help to finish the race strong.
Contribute to Bruce Lunsford's campaign today -- and let's defeat Senator Mitch McConnell in Kentucky!
The pundits didn't think it could happen -- but now our 60-seat goal is within reach.
Let's make it a reality.
In Friendship,
Barbara Boxer
U.S. Senator
P.S. This is our chance to deliver Democratic majorities in Congress that will fight for the middle class in the years to come. Let's make 2008 a banner year for Democrats -- and for America. Contribute to Jim Martin and Bruce Lunsford today -- and help us reach a 60-vote, filibuster-proof Democratic majority in the Senate!
1Washington Post: http://voices.washingtonpost.com/thefix/2008/10/friday_senate_line_60.html
2 New York Times: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/09/us/politics/09cong.html?_r=1&pagewanted=1&em&oref=slogin