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Posted by Matthew Kehres
Dec 29, 2008
Chairman Van Hollen sent the following message to DCCC Supporters:
Dear Friend,
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Thanks to you, 2008 will forever be known as the year when America's
grassroots movement transformed our politics and set our country in a
profound New Direction.
As we close out this groundbreaking year, I just wanted to say thank you. It is because of you, that President-elect Obama will soon take the oath of office and 24 more Democrats will soon take their place beside him as the newest Members of Congress.
Just as our victories would not have happened without your
incredible support, America's challenges will not be met without your
continued grassroots participation. That's why I'm asking for your feedback about the issues that are most important to you and how we can best use this mandate for change that you helped to create.
Watch
my special video message about what we accomplished together and then
tell me your ideas on how to best bring the change we need.
I cannot possibly thank you enough for all that you accomplished over
these past two years. You changed the game on how political campaigns
are run and your continued support will usher in dramatic change for
America.
Now, let's go help President-elect Obama and our stronger Democratic Congress change America and make history again in 2010.
Thanks again,
Rep. Chris Van Hollen
DCCC Chairman
Posted by Brandon English
Dec 17, 2008
Perriello (still) wins:
Virginia election
officials ruled Wednesday that Rep.-elect Tom Perriello (D) will keep that title
following a recount that did little to change the results of the 5th district
race.
Democrats in Congress pulled off an amazing feat this year -- winning
more than 20 seats for the second straight election. This is the first time in history a party has won the Majority in one election and gone on to win a second wave election.
Meet our newly-elected Members >>
Democrats have picked up a net 24 seats this cycle and will hold 257 seats in the 111th Congress.
Read the rest of this story ...
Posted by Brandon English
Dec 12, 2008
More evidence of
the history Democrats made in 2008 -- thanks to unprecedented support from the DCCC's grassroots
network:
Before the election, per NBC's Abby Livingston,
Democrats held a majority of the congressional delegations in 27 states; they
now have majorities in 33 states. The changes: Michigan, Nevada, New Mexico,
Ohio, and Virginia went from GOP to Dem; Arizona went from even to Dem; Idaho
went from GOP to even; and Kansas went from even to GOP.
(h/t
MyDD)
Posted by Matthew Kehres
Dec 09, 2008
Paul Begala sent the following message to DCCC supporters:
Dear Friend,
If you’re anything like me, you’ve imagined the scene playing out many times.
President-elect Obama takes the oath of office on the steps of the Capitol. Millions of proud Americans cheer him on. Minutes later, perhaps the best scene of all, George W. Bush boards his one-way flight back to Texas. The only thing missing from the celebration is you.
But my good friends at the DCCC want to remedy that. They’re giving one lucky grassroots supporter the chance of a lifetime to
win a trip to Washington, D.C. for this historic inauguration. They’ll provide the flight and the hotel accommodations.
Although they can’t provide tickets to the actual swearing-in (
tickets are only available for free to the public through your member of Congress), they’ll make sure you are in Washington D.C. near all of the festivities, and receive an
invitation to a special DCCC pre-Inauguration luncheon.
Enter the DCCC’s Witness History Contest. Contribute before December 20th to be automatically entered for a chance to win flight and hotel accommodations to be in Washington, D.C. for the Obama Inauguration.
Our 2008 success could not have happened without you standing with us every step of the way. But in the process of electing at least 24 Obama-Democrats to replace Bush-Republicans in Congress, the DCCC severely depleted their resources.
Since the work ahead in 2009 will make 2008 feel like one long vacation, we need to replenish these resources as quickly as possible. The DCCC has to help these new Democrats get off to fast starts and help President-elect Obama repair the damage that eight long years of Bush incompetence did to America.
Enter the DCCC’s Witness History Contest. Contribute before December 20th to be automatically entered for a chance to win flight and hotel accommodations to be in Washington, D.C. for the Obama Inauguration.
Since you were the ones who helped us make history in 2008, it’s only fitting that you get the chance to travel to D.C. and witness history on January 20, 2009.
Paul Begala
P.S. The DCCC wants to give you the chance of a lifetime to travel to D.C. for President-elect Obama’s inauguration.
Enter the DCCC’s Witness History Contest. Contribute to be automatically entered for a chance to win flight and hotel accommodations to be in Washington, D.C. for the Obama Inauguration.
Posted by Brandon English
Dec 07, 2008
DCCC Chairman Chris Van Hollen released the following statement on Mary Jo Kilroy's victory in Ohio's 15th Congressional District. Kilroy will succeed retiring Congresswoman Deborah Pryce. Kilroy's victory marks a historic 24 seat pick up for House Democrats this cycle.
"Congratulations to Congresswoman-elect Mary Jo Kilroy on her hard fought victory in a seat held by Republicans for 42 years.
"Mary Jo has the experience, judgment, and dedication to change that her constituents and all of the American people expect from their leaders in Congress. She will bring the strong, bipartisan leadership necessary to address the challenges our nation faces.
"I look forward to welcoming Mary Jo Kilroy to our Caucus and working with her and with President-elect Obama to rebuild our economy, create millions of new jobs, and ease the squeeze on America's struggling middle class families."
Posted by Brandon English
Dec 04, 2008
The last race of the year -- the
hurricane-delayed election in Louisiana's 4th District -- is this
Saturday. The AP calls the race "up-for-grabs" and says it'll be about who can
get more of their voters to the polls.
That's where you come
in.
Help us win this last race
of the year: remind supporters to vote through our virtual
phonebank.
It's simple: we'll give you a short
list of voters to call and some points to mention as you remind voters about the
upcoming election. These calls will make a huge difference in this
neck-and-neck race.
AP:
Analysts said the winner in western
Louisiana's 4th District will be the candidate who can boost
turnout.
[...]
"Winning is going to require
identifying voters, mobilizing them and getting them to think about something
other than Christmas shopping," Smith said.
Our opponents have pulled out all
the stops to hold on to this seat. They even sent Dick Cheney to the district
for a last-minute fundraiser.
Let's send Cheney packing from the
White House with one last loss. Let's get out the
vote!
Posted by Brandon English
Dec 02, 2008
DCCC Chairman Chris Van Hollen sent the following message to DCCC supporters:
Dear Friend,
I wanted to make sure you saw this urgent message from
President-elect Obama's team about the critical special election in Louisiana
that is taking place this coming Saturday. It is not too late to have an impact.
With your urgent support, we will send Paul Carmouche to Congress to help
President Obama rebuild our economy.
As President-elect Obama said
recently in a radio ad for Paul Carmouche, "Paul will work with me to create
jobs and get Louisiana's economy moving. Please support Paul Carmouche."
We're just $50,000 short of our goal for tomorrow's wire to Louisiana.
Please contribute before midnight tonight
to help win this final House race of 2008.
Rep. Chris Van
Hollen
Chairman, DCCC
From: David Plouffe,
BarackObama.com
Date: Wednesday, November 26, 2008 at 1:52 PM
To: Chris
Van Hollen, DCCC
Subject: Louisiana needs your help
Chris --
Paul Carmouche is
fighting to bring change to Louisiana and to Washington.
But he can't do
it without you.
The special election for Louisiana's 4th Congressional
District is coming up on Saturday, December 6th. There's not a lot of time left,
but you can still have an important impact on this race.
Will you make a
donation of $25 or more to support Paul Carmouche, Louisiana's candidate for
change?
Paul Carmouche has been a respected District Attorney in Caddo
Parish for 30 years. He's taken thousands of criminals off the streets and
earned a reputation as a strong bipartisan leader.
Paul is committed to
rebuilding our economy with millions of new jobs, providing tax relief for
middle-class families, and making America energy independent.
This
movement was built by grassroots supporters like you working together in your
own communities.
It's crucial that we seize this opportunity for change
here in Louisiana.
Please make a donation of $25 or more right now.
We need leaders like Paul Carmouche in Congress to help us end the
failed policies and broken politics of Washington.
Thank you for your
support,
David
David Plouffe
Campaign Manager
Obama for
America
Posted by Brandon English
Nov 25, 2008
DCCC Press:
It seems that pouring money from his own pockets into
his campaign wasn't enough for millionaire Republican candidate John Fleming
(LA-04) - he also decided to unethically force low-paid employees to campaign
for him and used corporate footage in his campaign commercials, according to a
new article in today's Hill
newspaper. The new report brings up
serious ethical questions, including if Fleming may have illegally pressured
employees to campaign for him either during or outside of work hours, and if
Flemings' actions break Subway corporate policy.
Fleming's own Subway employees spoke out today, noting
that they were uncomfortable with the pressure to perform campaign activities
while working at Fleming's Subway restaurants. Also, in the Hill article Fleming's "compliance expert"
claimed that his campaign pulled an ad that used corporate footage. Yet at
least three ads during Fleming's primary campaign used the illegal footage
mentioned in the story.
"Millionaire John Fleming obviously has no concern for
the rules or his own employees, as he forces them to do political work and
disregards the line between corporations and campaigns," said Kyra Jennings,
Southern Regional Press Secretary for the DCCC. "Millionaire John Fleming's use
of his corporate franchise for political purposes certainly brings up
significant questions about Fleming's character and what else he may have
unethically pressured his employees to do for his political
campaign."
Background
- The Hill reported today that "two former
employees of Fleming's Subways complained to The Hill that his workers were
required to stuff the restaurant's sandwich bags with literature for Fleming's
campaign... employees were unhappy but
they were told it was part of their job." [The
Hill, 11/24/08]
- While Fleming's
"compliance expert" Paul Kilgore said that "when opponents began raising
questions about the ad, his campaign pulled it," [The
Hill, 11/24/08] records show that Fleming ran at least three ads
with Subway corporate footage in them. In an earlier interview with the
Shreveport Times, Fleming
admitted that the footage used in multiple ads was not paid for by his campaign:
"The Subway commercials were paid for by my Subway company and the campaign
commercials, of course, were paying -- paid for my campaign." [Shreveport
Times, 8/17/08]
- Under U.S.C.A. §
441b it is against FEC regulations "for any corporation whatever... to make a
contribution or expenditure in connection with any election", including the use
of corporate TV footage. [FEC.gov]
Posted by Brandon English
Nov 24, 2008
AP:
RICHMOND, Va. - The State Board of Elections has
certified challenger Tom Perriello as the winner over Republican Congressman
Virgil Goode.
The board on Monday certified Perriello as the winner by
745 votes in the 5th District congressional race. Goode is entitled to a recount
if he chooses.
Perriello's
apparent victory gives Democrats a
6-5 majority in Virginia's congressional delegation.
The board also
certified the rest of the election results, including victories by Democrats
Barack Obama for president and Mark Warner for U.S. Senate.
Posted by Brandon English
Nov 17, 2008
UPDATE: Help us get out the vote for this Saturday's election -- call supporters and remind them to vote using our virtual phonebanking tool >>
Cheney's
not done yet:
Shreveport Times:
"Vice President Dick Cheney will be guest of honor Friday
at a fundraiser for Dr. John Fleming, Republican hopeful for the 4th
Congressional District seat [...]"
Why is Cheney spending one of his
final days as Vice President with John Fleming and his wealthy friends? Well it
turns out Cheney and Fleming have a lot in common:
- Both support tax cuts
for millionaires like themselves.
- Both have opposed
increases in the minimum wage.
Looks like Cheney wants Fleming to
take his place on the way out. You can help Democrat Paul Carmouche fight back
against Cheney, Fleming and their big-dollar buddies in the upcoming run-off election by contributing
here.
Posted by Brandon English
Nov 14, 2008
Politico:
When
Republicans whipped their House members into line to oppose a major expansion of
the State Children's Health Insurance Program last spring, Democratic Caucus
Chairman Rahm Emanuel, the Illinois lawmaker who will now be Barack
Obama's chief of staff, made no bones about it: It would be used against
vulnerable Republicans in the election.
Emanuel now has his casualty
list, and he'll likely help engineer the SCHIP expansion as the first order of
business when the 111th Congress convenes in January.
With your support, we ran several campaigns of radio and TV ads to hold these Republicans accountable. Visit our Children's Health Action Center to see how you helped us defeat these Republican obstructionists.
Read the rest of this story ...
Posted by Brandon English
Nov 07, 2008
Barack Obama wasn't the
only Democrat to make history. Democrats in Congress pulled off an amazing feat
this year - winning more than 20 seats for the second straight election. No
party has done that in over 50
years. By winning 23 new seats this cycle, we broke
the historical curse that is typical in most elections where after one party
wins a wave election, that party then loses seats in the following Congressional
election.
In addition, no party
has won the Majority and followed it up with another wave of victories since the
early 1930s in the years following the Great Depression. As of now, Democrats
have picked up a net 23 seats this cycle with more close races on Republican
turf yet to be called. Check back to The Stakeholder for more on these too
close to call races.
Posted by Brandon English
Nov 05, 2008
DCCC Executive Director Brian Wolff sent the following message to DCCC supporters:
Dear Friend,
Last night, in record-shattering numbers, Americans made
history.
Barack Obama is now President-elect Obama. His
election as our 44th President and the first African-American to
reach the White House has electrified our country with a new sense of
possibility.
President-elect Obama and Vice President-elect Biden aren't
the only ones who made history. Thanks to you, our new Democratic White
House will be backed by a stronger Democratic Majority in Congress.
As of right now, we gained an astounding 22 seats since last cycle, with
many other races still too close to call. Your generous
contributions, support and dedication made all of this possible - we could not
have done this without you. And, your support ensured we have teams in place
already in these races to make sure every vote is counted.
Check
out the full list of race results.
On behalf of our
candidates, I am writing to just say thanks. None of these new Democrats would
be coming to Congress if not for you.
You helped our candidates stay on
TV in the final days. You helped them respond to every Karl Rove attack and
expose every Republican dirty trick. Most of all, you helped them get every
voter to the polls and make sure that every vote was counted. By standing with
us every step of the way, you were part of the movement that reclaimed America's
future. There are still candidates fighting to win and we have teams in place to
help them because of your generous support.
As President-elect Obama
said last night, "change has come to America."
Thanks again for being
along for this amazing ride.
Brian Wolff
DCCC Executive Director
Posted by Brandon English
Nov 05, 2008
Washington, D.C. - Speaker Pelosi delivered the following
statement at a Democratic victory rally on Election Night:
"Tonight the American people have called for a New
Direction. They have called for a change for America.
"An important part of that change will be
bipartisanship, civility, and fiscal responsibility.
I extend a hand of friendship to Senator John McCain. I
look forward to working with him in a spirit of bipartisanship and civility.
"For the past two years, I've had the privilege to work
side by side with Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid. He is a great leader, a
great fighter for America's
working families, and a great Senator from Nevada. He brings independence, a pioneering
spirit, and Western values to the Senate. All America thanks Nevada for sending this great leader to the
Senate.
"As you know, we all have a great deal of work to do.
Some we can do right from the start; the rest of it will take awhile. We must
take a very deliberate, steady course for America. That is exactly what Barack
Obama is prepared to do.
"How fortunate we are in this moment to have the great
leadership of Barack Obama. He has a great judgment and values about the
decisions that need to be made. He has the strategy to get the job done and the
ability to unite the American people.
"The results are not all in tonight, but it looks like
we are going to be increasing our majorities in the House and in the United
States Senate. You'll be hearing from Majority Leader Steny Hoyer and Senator
Chuck Schumer in a moment.
"But I want to take a moment to talk about Chris Van
Hollen. He has masterfully orchestrated our campaigns for a better America. He understands politics and
policy. And he has helped to attract the next generation of leaders in the
House of Representatives. Thank you, Chris Van Hollen,
"Working together in a bipartisanship spirit, we will
rebuild America by creating
many new jobs, many green jobs here in America. We will make sure all of
our children have quality education and expand quality and dependable health
care for all Americans. We will end our dependence on foreign oil, and we will
responsibly, honorably, and soon bring an end to the war in Iraq.
"We must continue the work that we have begun,
recognizing that there are some short-term solutions amid long-term solutions.
We look forward to working together again to build a better America
for our children.
"Are you ready to work together? Are you ready for
victory?"
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