Speaker Pelosi - Red Alert: Candidate Update
Speaker Nancy Pelosi sent the following message to DCCC supporters:
Dear Friend,
How would you like to defeat a
Republican who has spent the past six years trying to write discrimination into
our Constitution, privatize Social Security, and block affordable health care
for millions of American children? We can do just that in Colorado's 4th
District -- but only if we act in the next 72 hours.
Every two years,
Republican Congresswoman Marilyn Musgrave becomes more and more vulnerable. This
year, we have our best chance to finally win this seat behind Democrat Betsy
Markey. Recent polls indicate that Betsy has surged ahead, but the race is about
to reach a tipping point.
If we don't act now, in just 72 hours,
Betsy will no longer be able to afford television ads, just as national
Republicans are moving in to help Congresswoman Musgrave stay on the air.
Please make an urgent contribution of $25,
$50, or whatever you can afford to help Betsy Markey stay on the air and defeat
one of the most extreme Republicans in Congress.
Congresswoman Musgrave has made it her sole mission to pass legislation
that runs counter to our most cherished American values. She has been the lead
sponsor in Congress of the Federal Marriage Amendment that would write
discrimination against gay Americans into our Constitution. She is also a
leading voice against bills to bar discrimination based on sexual orientation
and fight hate crimes.
Betsy Markey's surge in the polls proves that
voters in Colorado's 4th District are ready to fire Congresswoman Musgrave.
Winning this district is also critical for Barack Obama's chances to win
Colorado. However, this is all contingent on giving Betsy the resources she
needs to stay in television in these final weeks.
Please make
an urgent contribution of $25, $50, or whatever you can afford to help Betsy
Markey stay on the air and defeat one of the most extreme Republicans in
Congress.
I know times are tough, so I would not be asking
for your help if this race wasn't critically important. The Republicans just
secured a loan of $8 million to help fund a blitz of attack ads against
outstanding Democrats such as Betsy Markey. Every dollar you give will go right
to helping Betsy stay on television in this extremely expensive Denver media
market.
Thank you for everything you have already done. Please keep
Betsy on the air with a generous gift of $25, $50, or whatever you can
afford in these final critical weeks and send the message that
there is no place for bigotry or discrimination in our politics.
Onward
to victory,
Nancy
Pelosi
Speaker of the House
P.S. In 72 hours, Betsy Markey will no
longer be able to afford television ads and we could miss a critical opportunity
to defeat one of the most extreme Republicans in Congress. Please keep
Betsy on the air with a generous gift of $25, $50, or whatever you can
afford.
