Support an awesome Democrat
Very interesting evening with DFNYC, featuring Jim Dean of Democracy for America, Congressman Charles Rangel and freshman Congresswoman Carol-Shea Porter of New Hampshire. A small observation: Charlie Rangel doesn't need to show up at these things. He's the Chairman of Ways and Means, probably the most powerful Member of the House after the Speaker and the Majority Leader, and there's the living legend aspect of the man. That said, this is the second time in as many weeks that I've run into him at a Congressional fundraiser. If all Democrats worked as hard as Congressman Rangel does, we could keep the republicans to a double-digit caucus.
The beneficiary of tonight's event was Congresswoman Shea-Porter, the grassroots come-out-of-nowhere 2006 victor in the First District of New Hampshire. Well, no, rephrase that: she received the funds garnered; the beneficiaries of the event itself and of her re-election efforts are we, the American people. Carol is an outspoken Progressive in a libertarian state with strong, if fading, republican leanings. She's not a member of the Defeatocrat caucus, the members of which seem not to have grasped that the republicans are in the toilet, and that people want to vote for Democrats.
So if you're thusly inclined, send Carol some love.
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Carol Shea-Porter | New Hampshire
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Submitted by mole333 on 1 July 2008 - 6:52am.
Carol was one of the first donations I gave to defend a district for the 2008 races. Excellent Conrgesswoman with one of the best voting records...and targeted by Karl Rove from the start.
Carol is one of the best politicians out there.
She's not your average Democrat
Thanks for the post MB, I just gave some money at her website.
There's actually 2 parts to Carol Shea-Porter's success story. First there was the primary. She was running, with the grassroots organizing support of Clarkies and Deanies and others in NH. The DCCC decides to run their own candidate in the primary. Carol Shea-Porter wins the primary, and she spend only $17K.
Then the DCCC talks to her about teh general, and says something like "we'll give you money, but you have to buy these ads and hire these consultants." She said no thank you. Then she goes on to shock everyone and win the general. And she did that with $300K. Most candidates have to raise $800K to a million, just to be competitive, and she won with $300K. Amazing. And it shows in her progressive voting record in Congress. No one owns her.