We have organized ourselves to share experiences of running for office We are all Congressional candidates and staff, from the grassroots.

Jerry McNerney, in his second run for the CA-11, who this week was endorsed by Pete McCloskey and Tom Benigno, the Republican challengers to Richard Pombo, and who defeated the DCCC's Steve Filson in the primary, is one of us. Christine Cegalis, who ran against Henry Hyde (IL-06) in the last cycle and who was defeated by the DCCC's Tammy Duckworth in her second run for the seat opened by Henry Hyde's retirement, is one of us.

We will be meeting in St. Louis in the middle of August and we need to cover the following expenses:

1. Paul Hackett's expenses to keynote our conference
   
2. some of  the expenses of our candidates traveling to St. Louis
   
3. the cost of getting trained, experienced campaign staffers to organize and present workshops on September-to-November operational art
   
4. the cost of communications to get earned media coverage in St. Louis to where it will do the most good, in a hundred local print outlets

We need to raise $30,000 in three weeks, and we've come to you, the grassroots, because we think that you are collectively the Democratic Reform movement. We think that you, collectively, can't stand leaving more than a hundred Congressional districts, even those that are deep red, uncontested.

We also need to obtain 300 volunteers in six weeks, and we've come to you because you are the Democratic Reform campaign staff pool. We want your help drafting the willing to serve in some capacity in nearly 100 Congressional campaigns.

To make a contribution please click on the following link:

DCCPAC » Contribute

To volunteer for our Candidates, please send an email to UnitedDems@aol.com

DEMOCRATIC CONGRESSIONAL CANDIDATES NEED YOUR HELP TO WIN A MAJORITY IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Cynthia Pooler
518 894 2130