Progressive Democrat Issue 91: MANHATTAN FOCUS

Presumably anyone who CAN do phone banking already is. SO I am going to highlight a few other things going on that you can do to help win.

First, right to our north is the NY-19 race, one that is heating up. Please contact John Hall's campaign and give them some of your time! This may be the most important thing Manhattanites can do to win back Congress this year.

Or, if you live in the Southern part of Manhattan, it may be easier for you to help out Steve Harrison, our candidate for the NY-13 race in Staten Island. I have met Steve and found him very personable and impressive. I already know several readers are helping him out. Why not join them! Contact Steve's campaign and tell them I sent you. You will be appreciated all the more.


Second, there is a DFNYC event to help out an excellent candidate running in the CA-11 race. Republican Congressman Richard Pombo has been voting with George Bush on the environment, reproductive freedom, civil rights, stem cell research, and many other important principles. It is time to replace Richard Pombo, ally of big oil, with renewable energy expert Jerry McNerney.

Join us in New York City for...The Winds of Change: with Jerry McNerney, Democrat challenging Richard Pombo

There will be two events for Jerry McNerney on Thursday, October 19th. Please RSVP below for either the 6:30-8:30pm event on the Upper West Side (884 West End Avenue #3, @103rd), or the 8-10pm event at Pioneer Bar in the Bowery (Pioneer Bar, now called "R Bar", 218 Bowery, between Prince & Spring). The Upper West Side event is the higher scale one. If you can afford THAT one, I will happily tell the world about your dedication and generosity. The Bowery one is $50 and is the more appropriate one for us progressive grunts. Hell, if you can make that one I will publicize it as well! Either way, for more info and to RSVP, go here.


Finally, here is an event to help Congressional Candidate Kirstin Gillibrand and a chance to meet Eliot Spitzer. Of course you have to raise a fair amount of money. Anyone who does THIS event deserves full recognition. Let me know and I will tell the world! From Kirstin's campaign:

We are 24 days from making history; electing the first Democrat in this district in 24 years, and taking back the control of the House of Representatives for the Democratic Party. CQ Politics, one of the most respected independent analysts of House races in the country, has acknowledged our progress and has upgraded its ranking on our race from "Leaning Republican" to “No Clear Favorite.” They recognize, as we do, that our opponent has offered nothing but rhetoric and is running a losing campaign.

The contest is front and center for the national Democratic Party, which sees the upstate 20th as an only mildly Republican-leaning district — President Bush took a modest 53 percent there in 2004 — that is ripe for a partisan takeover. This is in sharp contrast to the Democrats’ approach in Sweeney’s three previous re-election campaigns, in which the incumbent cruised to easy wins over little-known and poorly funded challengers. (CQPolitics.com)

With so little time remaining, his attacks are increasingly desperate, vicious and false. We are on the verge of success, but as CQ indicates this race could fall either way - your support will make the difference between whether we win or lose.

With this in mind, I want to invite you to our final campaign fundraising event in New York City. Attorney General (and future Governor) Eliot Spitzer is headlining our Countdown to Victory Breakfast on October 23rd. This is the last NYC event of the campaign. If you have waited for the right time to invest in the race, that time is now. Join our host committee! Push your friends, colleagues, and family members to support this race and oust one of the 20 most corrupt members of Congress (CREW).

Details can be found at: http://www.gillibrand2006.com/Invite/10-23Spitzer

Whatever you can do, PLEASE DO IT. Time is running out.