Chris Bowers for State Democratic Committee

I've posted on blogs, sent out emails with all the necessary tools to every political activist I know in Philly, and gone over a basic strategy with Kevin. Now, with the election on Tuesday, it is time for me to hit the campaign trail.

Tonight, as my first campaign event, I will be attending the Young Philly Politics Progressive Election Weekend Kickoff. It will be held from 5:30 to 8:30 PM at the Khyber (upstairs), 56 S. 2nd St, in Old City. See you there.

Tomorrow morning, I will be attending the West Philly Neighborhood Networks canvassing of super likely voters. That will be held at the Green Line Café, which is at 43rd and Baltimore, starting at 10am. See you there as well.

In the meantime, I am off on a trip to make 750 fliers for the campaign (I may need to make more later on). This afternoon, I will be making a preliminary literature drop. I will also be purchasing 300 pens to give out on Election Day. Kevin is working on our stamps that people can use in the voting booth. Tomorrow, he will be phone-baking every committeeperson we know in the district.

With our improvised campaign in full swing, I hope you will not find in presumptuous of me to briefly hold out my hand for campaign donations. All of the materials I described above will run us around $850 (the stamps are most of the cost, but they are necessary for a write-in campaign). Kevin and I will both donate our $50 committeeperson stipend for Election Day. I am more than happy to throw in half of the rest, $375, but I do not have the deepest pockets in the world (and Kevin certainly does not). So, that leaves us with $375 to make up. I would love it if you could chip in a little toward that goal. You can send money via PayPal to: christopher_j_bowers@yahoo.com.

Anything you can give helps, even if it is only $10. While our target is $375, anything we raise today beyond that amount will be donated to Anne Dicker, another local netroots activist, who is running for state representative in Philly.

Am I nervous? Oh yeah. Am I excited? Oh yeah. This is a thoroughly improvised campaign, but I believe we are going to win it. The silent revolution is gaining force, and I have to say that riding the wave is quite a thrill. We are going to change the party, and I'll be on the inside, blogging the whole thing.

Update: I am online here in the copy center while my fliers print. I checked my PayPal, and you guys have sent me $273 so far, just $102 short of our goal. Thank so you so much!

Update 2: $431! We hit the goal, with $56 left over for Anne's campaign. Thank you so much! All further donations will go to Anne, who deserves every penny.