John Kerry: Keep the Momentum Going

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John Kerry

Keep the Momentum Going

One thing we know about politics, you are either moving forward, or you are falling behind. The progressive movement had what we want to believe was a seismic win on election day -- but it's really only seismic if it continues to reverberate.

So -- here's the next most immediate round: the Republicans aren't resting, they're trying to staunch the bleeding -- sending Dick Cheney out to help out in the runoff election in Louisiana this weekend. I won't repeat that Paul Carmouche needs our help to grab his seat. Putting aside the MN recount and today's GA run-off, this is the last election of 2008, and I want us to end it as winners.

Tomorrow, I'll have a post here at Huffington Post looking forward to what we can do next year on foreign policy, but let's make sure to finish this year strong. I sent out this email to some of the johnkerry.com community, and I just wanted to flag it here at Huffington Post as well:

Victory is sweet, but we're not done yet. On November 4, you made history but even after today's election in Georgia and the recount in Minnesota, there's still one more fight in 2008.

Down in Louisiana, there's a runoff election in what the pundits like to call a "deeply red" district where Democrat Paul Carmouche is neck and neck WITH HIS REPUBLICAN OPPONENT. This is a district the Republicans consider so conservative that even Dick Cheney has been allowed to come in and campaign and the GOP candidate isn't running in the other direction! STILL, you are on the verge of turning one more piece of red America blue.

We need your help. Dick Cheney is working hard. We need to work harder. Dick Cheney needs to hear from you one last time before you send him home in January.

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[beachmom]

1. Kick. Thank you John Kerry for the help in Georgia!

[Starry Messenger]

2. I love that he gets so involved in other Dem elections.

It also seems like he mentors a lot of young Democrats too, getting them involved in running for offices. Maybe it's just me reading between the lines. But the last few years it looked like he saw that there was going to be a need for new blood in the Party in the coming years and started recruiting.

[karynnj]

4. It really does seem that way

In 2006, he clearly mentored a lot of the Iraq vets running to be Freshman Congressmen. More than any other Senator I can think of Kerry clearly has his roots in having been an activist before being a politician. He was, of course, famously an anti-war activist, but he also was an activist on veteran's rights and benefits and on the environment as well. He is really fantastic speaking to college age groups.

[karynnj]

3. I hope that other elected officials will use the internet

as Senator Kerry has. The major legislation that will be needed to solve the countries problems and fulfill Democratic promises will need grassroots support to move some of the more cautious legislators. I definitely will look to see what Kerry has to say on foreign policy tomorrow.