Connecticut is at the epicenter of the fight for control of the House this year. As Kos
reported this morning, the National Republican Congressional Committee is "focusing its firewall efforts" on Connecticut, Indiana, Ohio, and Pennsylvania.
There's a reason Connecticut is on this list: This is a blue state, three of our five Representatives are Republican (unbelievably), and the three Dem challengers for the seats are fantastic candidates. In other words, the GOP is scared.
We at My Left Nutmeg have put together an ActBlue page promoting the three Democratic House challengers (in addition to our homestate hero, Ned Lamont).
If you can spare it, please consider giving to these candidates through ActBlue or through the candidates' websites directly. Bush was here fundraising for the CT Republican party earlier this week (no press invited, I wonder why), so the opposition is going to be fierce and well-funded. As they say, every contribution counts.
http://www.actblue.com/...
From My Left Nutmeg earlier today:
Republican enabler Chris Shays had George Bush fundraising for him at a luncheon a few days ago, at thousands of dollars a plate.
While none of us individually can match those numbers, if we each chip in even $10, $25, or $50 for our favorite Dem challengers, we can go a long way toward evening the playing field.
Here's the MLN ActBlue page we've created to facilitate donations. As of this writing, we're up to $525 in donations from 5 people. Can we make it $1,000 from 10? $2,500 from 25? More?
This weekend is the last end-of-quarter deadline before the election. The fundraising numbers that are released soon after that will dictate the media spin: Do Dems have enough cash to take on the entrenched Rubber-Stamp Congress? Are the grassroots behind the Dems 100%? Which side has the momentum?
Here's a direct link for the rest:
http://www.myleftnutmeg.com/...