Progressive Democrat Issue 181

Ike is making landfall. Best of luck to all affected. Seems like a tough hurricane season. Ran into some people from New Orleans last week and asked them how things were. They were pretty worn out already. They had gotten out ahead of the hurricanes in something of a rush and had no idea when things would settle down.

Big couple of weeks. There were some big elections in NYC that I have been distracted by and now I am starting jury duty, which will take up my time for another couple of weeks. But I will continue to try to get out a newsletter even if my opening page is a bit sparse.

This week I am reflecting on the anniversaries of both Katrina and 9/11, and I am adding Colorado to my list of states covered.

I want to urge my readers to take some time and help our friends in North Carolina elect Kay Hagen to the US Senate right from your home. This is the kind of project that won big in 2006. Let's repeat the same success in 2008. Winning North Carolina is important in four ways. There is a close House race (Larry Kissell), a close and ever-tightening Senate race (Kay Hagen), a close governor's race (Bev Perdue), and there is a shot at Obama winning the state. Some effort now could have huge results in November.

Another way you can help is virtual phone banking for Jill Derby for Congress in Nevada:

You call the voter and read the easy-to-follow phone script, record the responses of the voter and click ENTER. The information is automatically recorded in the
campaign’s database. If you reach an answering machine or voice mail, you can leave a short message for the voter. Make as many calls as you can and if you finish them all, you can sign up for more.

Questions? Want to organize your friends as a team to call for Jill? Call Derby for Congress Field Director Julie Wedge at 775-770-2008.

Nevada and North Carolina are critical swing states, so both efforts are important.

I leave you with a button I heard about while getting out the vote in the NYC primary:

Jesus Christ was a Community Organizer
Pontius Pilate was a Governor

Here is this week's newsletter:

TABLE OF CONTENTS:

9/11...Seven Years Later

Bush...McCain...Katrina

Problem Palin

A Gift for Palin

NEW YORK FOCUS

COLORADO FOCUS (New)

VIRGINIA FOCUS

NORTH CAROLINA FOCUS

OHIO FOCUS

PENNSYLVANIA FOCUS

CALIFORNIA FOCUS

IOWA FOCUS

MINNESOTA FOCUS

WISCONSIN FOCUS

OREGON FOCUS

MICHIGAN FOCUS

ILLINOIS FOCUS

GEORGIA FOCUS

NEW JERSEY FOCUS

MISSISSIPPI FOCUS

WASHINGTON FOCUS

FLORIDA FOCUS

ARIZONA FOCUS

TEXAS FOCUS

ALASKA FOCUS