Progressive Democrat Newsletter 254

Interestingly, my readership overall has been declining sharply recently, but in Tennessee I am getting a sudden surge (relatively speaking) of readership. So I am adding a Tennessee page. But some of the pages I have been updating weekly I may scale back a bit. We'll see. My goal is always to provide good information for whoever is reading the newsletter, and that has somewhat shifted over time. California and New York have always been two of the top three places I have readers. Interestingly, Virginia, New Jersey, Texas and Georgia have competed for top three as well. Right now it's Texas in the third spot. All other states have varied from low to moderate readership from week to week. Right now is one of the lowest points so far for readership, which leads me to think either what I am doing is becoming obsolete, or people are for the moment fed up with politics. Either way, I know it is worth continuing providing this service because I know from experience when an election, key issue, or scandal comes along, this is one resource people use.

Speaking of scandals, as the C-street scandal takes off into an official investigation, Bark Stupak, who was willing to sacrifice healthcare reform for attacking a woman's right to choose, has decided to retire. I suspect political insiders will start trying to make one of their own his anointed replacement, but we already have an excellent candidate running who has been endorsed by NARAL, Planned Parenthood, NOW and Blue America. Please help me support Connie Saltonstall for Congress in MI-1. I believe she will be a voice in Congress we can be proud of and we have already raised more than $100,000 through grassroots efforts for her.

And I would be remiss if I left out the woman challenging Joe Pitts, Stupak's partner in trying to attach anti-choice amendments to healthcare reform, for the PA-16 seat. Lois Herr has been endorsed by Feminist Majority, NOW, the National Women's Political Caucus and Women's Campaign Forum as well as Norman Bristol Colón (Executive Director Governor's Advisory Council on Latino Affairs), LaDonna Harris (President of Americans for Indian Opportunity), Rob McCord (Pennsylvania Treasurer), and many others.

If you live in the PA-16 district, please volunteer some of your time for Lois Herr.

And wherever you live, please donate to Lois Herr's campaign.

I leave you with video of Obama's weekly address:



Here is this week's newsletter:

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Slavery, Secession and Civil War

Going Beyond Earth Hour

Brooklyn, NY Focus

Manhattan, NY Focus

Queens, NY Focus

Bronx, NY Focus

Suffolk County, NY Focus

Rochester, NY Focus

New York 19th District Focus: Putnam, Dutchess, Orange, Rockland, and Westchester Counties

NEW YORK STATE FOCUS

Silicon Valley Area, CA Focus

San Diego, CA Focus

Orange County, CA Focus

California 11th District Focus: San Joaquin, Alameda and Santa Clara Counties

CALIFORNIA FOCUS

Austin/Travis County, TX Focus

Dallas County, TX Focus

Houston/Harris County, TX Focus

Texas 10th District Focus: Turn TX-10 Blue

Texas 21st District Focus: Turn TX-21 Blue

TEXAS FOCUS

Sussex County, NJ Focus

Passaic County, NJ Focus

Warren County, NJ Focus

NEW JERSEY FOCUS

Broward County, FL Focus

Orange County, FL Focus

Pinellas County, FL Focus

FLORIDA FOCUS

Charlottesville/Albemarle County, VA Foucus

Fredericksburg/Spotsylvania County, VA Focus

Hanover County, VA Focus

VIRGINIA FOCUS

Illinois Focus: Dan Seals for Congress (IL-10)

ILLINOIS FOCUS

Georgia Focus: Regina Thomas for Congress (GA-12)

Atlanta, GA Focus

Fayette County, GA Focus

Coweta County, GA Focus

GEORGIA FOCUS

Pennsylvania Focus: Lois Herr for Congress

Lancaster Co. PA Focus

PENNSYLVANIA FOCUS

MICHIGAN FOCUS

WISCONSIN FOCUS

WASHINGTON STATE FOCUS

TENNESSEE FOCUS

Boulder County, CO Focus

Larimer County, CO Focus

Douglas County, CO Focus

COLORADO FOCUS

NEVADA FOCUS

ARIZONA FOCUS

IOWA FOCUS

North Carolina Focus: Billy Kennedy for Congress (NC-5)

NORTH CAROLINA FOCUS

MINNESOTA FOCUS