Subject: Boots on the ground in Durham
Volunteers needed in Durham: 253
Volunteers signed up so far: 135Dear MoveOn member,
Let’s face it: With so many races too close to call, this election is going to come down to the ground game. Luckily, our side is usually better at the final get-out-the-vote push than the Republicans.
Why? Because of YOU—progressive folks who care enough about America’s future to get up, leave the house, and do something about it.
But some people who’ve volunteered in the past elections have been sitting this one out. As of today, we don’t have enough volunteers to win all the races that are winnable, like Elaine Marshall’s.
Her campaign has a great get-out-the-vote plan, but it depends on volunteers, and right now Marshall desperately needs more boots on the ground in Durham to propel her to victory. Can you help out? It’ll be easy and fun—and the campaign will teach you everything you need to know when you arrive.
Will you volunteer for Elaine Marshall in Durham?
I’ll sign up to volunteer.
Sorry, I can’t. Thanks for all you do.
–Adam, Duncan, Carrie, Peter, and the rest of the team
Important update: Late Monday night, we got a call informing us that Lauren Valle, a MoveOn supporter, was attacked by campaign volunteers for Rand Paul, the Republican Senate candidate in Kentucky. The video is pretty awful: Three men threw Lauren to the ground, held her down, and stomped on her head and neck. She ended up in the hospital with a concussion. She’s still recovering, but she’s already speaking out about what happened—and pressing charges against her attackers, at least one of whom is so unrepentant he just demanded an apology from Lauren.
This is upsetting and outrageous and fundamentally anti-democratic. What’s worse, it’s part of a growing pattern of right-wing violence and intimidation, fueled by violent rhetoric from Glenn Beck, Sarah Palin, Sharron Angle, and others.
Here’s the thing, folks: We can’t let this intimidate us or derail us (which is the intent, after all). Instead, let’s work even harder over the next week to defeat the candidates that are stirring up hate. Lauren’s not stopping, and we won’t either.
If you want to make a contribution in Lauren’s name to support Jack Conway (the MoveOn-endorsed Democrat she was trying to help when she was attacked), click here:
http://www.moveon.org/r?r=93155&id=24718-17187892-FyNd5Tx&t=5
PAID FOR BY MOVEON.ORG POLITICAL ACTION, http://pol.moveon.org/. Not authorized by any candidate or candidate’s committee. This email was sent to dana postiglione on October 27, 2010. To change your email address or update your contact info, click here. To remove yourself from this list, click here.
