There's no point in voting for Harris Miller.  He has alienated the single strongest constituency in Democratic politics.  Miller can not ever be elected, because he's sucker punched the American working class for decades.

Webb will defeat Allen, because he's the better man.

and they're going to do whatever it takes to defeat him on June 13.

Sweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeet!

I have been posting comments all day about the various endorsements Jim has garnered today, in each case providing a link back to the raisingkaine story.

But scattered comments on open threads lacks the visibility of a diary.  And I have already used my diary of the day (which managed around 20 recommends and 30 comments before disappearing from view).  Put up a diary that summarizes the three endorsements, provides links to each raisingkaine story, and see what traffic you can generate.

I'll post as soon as it comes back up.

including just now

btw I made the same suggestion to boboak,who also has diary rights over there.

I hope to comment and recommend before phonebanking tonight though!

Hey, speaking of that...any good ideas on a quick phonebank script that could possibly include McEachin's endorsement and the ones from today as well?

right here.  Please recommend and comment.  Thanks.

promise to comment and recommend as soon as I can get to it.

which is great! 

But I want some teacherken up in there!  :)

Teacherken!  Teacherken! Teacherken! :)

I see how to recommend individual comments, but not the original post.  Any guidance?

on the right hand side.  You can recommend diaries when you can post diaries, which is one week after you are registered.

I registered a few days ago so I 'll look out for the change.

You can read it - and still recommend it if you want - here

YIPPIEEEEE!!!!!

I knew labor was going to have to step up the plate...
both Miller and Allen are the worst things going for labor.

Wahoooo!!!!!

The game's not over but Jim can start running the ball: keep on pounding it up the middle. First Down! First Down! Touch Down!

Harris is running out of time to "swift boat" our hero.

Harris may still have some dwindling support amoung high dollar Democrats and a few black legislators.  We'll get 'em on board if not before June 13th, then on the day after. Looks like the old school Roosevelt coalition is coming together.

:)

As I bite my nails in anxiety over the upcoming primary, I wonder if all these endorsements will mean PEOPLE GO TO THE POLLS.  Does this mean several thousand Union members will go to the polls and vote for Webb, when without this endorsement, many of those voters would stay home or vote for Miller instead?

I hate to say it, but recently it has felt like Webb has a better chance of beating Allen than Miller.  With Miller in the picture, we have TWO campaigns bashing Webb instead of one.  Miller's campaign is seemingly trying to destroy Webb whether he wins the primary or not.

Go down to HQ and phone bank for a while. Also, talk to some people who know what's going on with the unions.  I believe that even you will start feeling very optimistic, my friend! :)

...to phone bank, I will, but for now I am canvassing for Webb twice next week (well, Tuesday is the AYD canvass but if anything has Miller's name on it, I'll just hand out additional Webb flyers).  This Union thing is great.  A win for Webb in the primary could mean several more races in Virgnia become competitive for the Dems.

and I sure hope that it translates into votes in VA.  I hope more of these endorsers start getting stuff out in the general public for Webb.  And soon--like before the primary.
I guess Miller has a really nasty TV ad up--so where are Harry Reid, et al, to run a retraction?

I am a former union organizer and member with LIUNA in Virginia.  They have about 8,000 members.  I currently am with the Sheet Metal Workers and we have already endorsed Webb a while ago.

Beginning tomorrow and lasting until election day, we will be canvassing every single union jobsite in at least Northern Virginia with information on Harris and Miller.

Great job!!!

But will this translate into any financial or organizational help (i.e. get out the vote)?  Even if they simply send out a notice to local members saying that they support Jim Webb this will help.

Another puff piece on Harris : http://home.hamptonroads.com/stories/story.cfm?story=105324&ran=168217&tref=po

Why can't the press report on what Miller spent the last 25 years doing: advocating the placement of our immigration policy in the hands of the wealthiest Americans, destroying Cesar Chavez labor union, and fighting against verifiable paper trails in voting machines.  All of which was funded by Republicans.

He's not a "wonk", he's a lawyer.  He's not hi-tech, he's a K Street.  He's out of touch with America.

he did graduate work in political science, and has been involved in government and politics in some fashion ever since.

And since Jim Webb is a lawyer, perhaps we don't want to use someone being a lawyer as a negative?

You are right. He was an aide on the U.S. House Judiciary Committee and a legislative director.  He worked as government relations director for Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen & Loewy, LLP, a nationwide law firm specializing in immigration.  I had assumed he was a lawyer.  But he's just a lobbyist.

that you make an ASS of U and ME  :-)

Can I use that one?