I like this a lot:
We're targeting four Senators with this at first. The first three I'll mention are already top races for 2006. Those are Senators Coleman, Sununu, and Collins, all from states that voted for me in 2004 and want change in Iraq today. But our fourth might be the most important of all: Minority Leader Mitch McConnell. The other three are great targets, but going after McConnell is getting to the heart of the matter. McConnell has been a bulwark of the GOP leadership and if we can distract, or even defeat him, with a tough electoral challenge in 2008, we'll send a clear message that - just as Jim Webb defeated the supposedly undefeatable George Allen -- no Senator is safe if they defend a broken policy rather than stand for change.So go to this page we set up with ActBlue and contribute to ActBlue's Democratic Nominee fund in those four states. Then--and this might be the most important part--follow the link to a page we set up where you can type in a message to be delivered to each Senator you contributed against with a subject line designed to get their attention: "I just contributed against you." And, since it's for whoever the Democratic nominee may be, it can help recruit the best candidates in a race, like Kentucky, where a Democrat may have felt like they'd be at too much of a financial disadvantage. And the Senators you target will know all of this, so when they get your message, they'll feel your pressure.
The time for the Democratic Party to play defense is over; it's time to go on offense and force the change of course that America needs. This President continues to be stubborn and wrong; we must stubbornly remain in this fight because we are right -- and we're not about to sit around and let others dictate our future anymore.
This is basically what "fighting Dems" is all about. There is no reason to be defensive anymore; the last 6+ years have proven beyond a shadow of a doubt that we are right and they are wrong for our country and for our planet. It's time to show them what people power can do!
Charlie is a former Federal Atty and has been very successful in business, making his fortune from cable TV. We spent that long lunch talking about issues facing the country and facing Kentucky. He's very concerned about this war and about issues facing poor people in this country. He also had a ton of questions about Jim Webb, who Charlie has great respect for. They are both strong in the area of looking at the class system in this country, and I suspect we could safely consider Charlie a Jim Webb Democrat, at least on the subjects of National Security and poverty.
So go to the Actblue website and help up raise some money to beat Mitch in '08. Also check out the DitchMitchKY site. Matt Gunterman and some others are working hard to get out the information on Mitch everyday. I'll be joining them as soon as I get through with a project I'm working on, and will stay on until we rid Kentucky and the nation of Mitch McConnell
Remember Virginia, Jim Webb needs more like minded colleagues in the Senate. Please stand with Kentucky and help us get rid of Mitch. We're gonna need a lot of help and I know we can count on your good Virginians to step up.