Are you Pissed off proggressives? Lets start now on 2010 with these candidates

[liskddksil]

Jennifer Brunner, is Secretary of State in Ohio, and much more progressive then the establishment backed Lee Fisher, in the race for Ohio's senate seat.

http://www.jenniferbrunner.com /

Rhode Island State Representative Betsy Dennigan, who is progressive and pro-choice, is running in a primary against current Rep. James Langevin, who voted for the Stupak amendment.

http://betsydenniganforcongress.com/?page_id=10

Andrew Romanoff is the former Colorado House Majority Leader, who has bucked the establishment and even the President to run a primary against Michael Bennet, who voted against the Cram-down legislation, and until very recently was not generally supportive of the public option.

http://www.andrewromanoff.com /

Doug Tudor is a progressive Democrat running in the primary against self-proclaimed "blue-dog" Lori Edwards in Florida's 12 Congressional District.

http://www.teamtudor.org/index.asp

Bloomington Resident D'Ippolito is running against Evan Bayh.
http://www.tamyraforsenate.com /

Joe Sestak running against Republican turned Democrat Arlen Spector.
http://joesestak.com /

Marcy Winograd running against DLC Rep. Jane Harman in California.
www.winograd4congress.com

Regina Thomas running against blue-dog John Barrow in Georgia. No website yet.

[Sebastian Doyle]

1. K&R

For REAL Democrats! :kick: :patriot:

[liskddksil]

2. lol. you had me worried with your avatar..until I saw the top

[ima_sinnic]

24. OT:

love your avatar and I want to steal it!

[Krashkopf]

3. K & R for Andrew Romanoff in Colorado!

[liskddksil]

8. He gave a heck of press conference today - calling out the corporate control of the Senate

[ShortnFiery]

4. Thank you for the information. Yes, we need to get the word out about liberals/progressives

running for national office. :thumbsup:

[Divine Discontent]

5. Kick for true progressives.

[Armstead]

6. knr

[msongs]

7. I'd like to add Bill Hedrick in so cal CA 44, came within 2% of victory in 08 ->

www.billhedrickforcongress.com

Bill is a real liberal/progressive, not a repub appeaser

Msongs

[liskddksil]

16. Good to know

[angee_is_mad]

9. now this is what being proactive is about

K&R

[Dr.Phool]

10. Tough order to fill

Lee Fischer is, and has always been a complete asshole. But, he's the establishment Dem pick in Ohio.

The DLC and Blue Dogs are already interfering in Tudor's primary. Alan Boyd and Debbie Weaselman-Schlitz are holding a big fundraiser in DC for Edwards. That should put her up about $400k in fundraising, right out of the box.

[liskddksil]

11. Well we just saw how the establishment pick worked out in MA

I think its time progressives start making the decisions with our votes and money.

[FrenchieCat]

13. But I thought there was a primary,

and that Coakley won it.

[liskddksil]

14. with the help of Emily's List and other DC powerplayers

[Sebastian Doyle]

18. Emily's List really needs to get their priorities straight.

Electing women just for the sake of electing women is meaningless. They should be about electing progressive women.

[liskddksil]

19. Yep - they haven't done one iota for Jennifer Brunner in OH

[Sebastian Doyle]

20. I'll guess they haven't lifted a finger for Marcy Winograd in California either

And if there's one diseased piece of puke that HAS to go this year, its the treasonous Jane Harman.

[cascadiance]

23. And some stealth arm twisting appears to have Lynn Woolsey and Henry Waxman against Winograd!

... and supporting Harman instead. Rahm, Keane, and the DCCC, and DSCC I suspect doing this, much like they probably arm twisted Barbara Boxer to endorse other blue dog candidates some years back too.

I'm guessing the same forces also forced Waxman with probably similar pressure to keep him from having Sibel Edmonds testify to the government oversight committee, and is likely why he left that committee chairmanship too...

Winograd is the real deal and is a perfect example of the races we need to win this coming midterm election. We need more candidates like her running in districts like these against entrenched blue dogs like Harman.

[Sebastian Doyle]

28. Yeah, I saw Waxman's memo that he sent out on that subject.

Made me sick to read it. :puke:

[liskddksil]

12. Doug Tudor's response to tonights fiasco

Tonight, we Democrats lost the U.S. Senate seat that had been held for nearly five decades by America’s Senator, Ted Kennedy, and his brother, John F. Kennedy, before him. Shame on us.

Shame on us for not more actively highlighting the many areas where we Democrats help America’s working families. We are the party that wants to reform healthcare. We are the party that wants to provide quality education to all children. We are the party that respects the rights of all Americans -- women, GLTB, and minorities. We are the party that demands the rule of law, even in the face of horrendous enemies.

http://www.teamtudor.org/blog.asp

He also was endorsed by the local teamster's union.

[704wipes]

15. D'Ippolito/on twitter says teabaggers want her to speak in Feb

I think she should. She sounds way more progressive on HCR than Bayh, and the teabaggers should already know that
--maybe we can just primary Bayh.

She is talking about citizen government and HCR on her website.
And she has a dog in the fight, her own cancerous colon.


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Bloomington Resident D'Ippolito is running against Evan Bayh.

http://www.tamyraforsenate.com/

Hoosiers for D'Ippolito !

(Maybe Bayh can go do some filing for Lieberman.)

[liskddksil]

17. I neglected Joe Sestak as well

http://www.joesestak.com/Home/Home.html

Although because of his challenge, Specter has been a better Democrat than most of them. Still I'd rather have a real Democrat than a former Republican anyday.

[AlinPA]

46. Specter can't beat Toomey. He's worn out and Democrats and republicans don't

trust him.

[TheGunslinger]

21. Need to focus on local level races, too!

[cascadiance]

22. Encourage Pete DeFazio to STAY IN the House and not run for governor of Oregon...

We NEED more like him to stay in Washington where national policy changes are needed.

John Kitzhaber returning to the governorship I think will serve the state of Oregon well, and allow us to keep DeFazio to stay in Washington where he's needed.

Don't want to limit DeFazio's career, but I think now more than ever, we need to get the nucleus of progressive power formed in Washington.

I wish that we'd persuaded Feinstein to leave the senate to run for California governor in the runoff election. Would have done a lot less damage there and wouldn't have been any worse than Arnold (arguably probably the same).

[ima_sinnic]

25. keep this kicked--thanks for the info

THIS is the kind of thing we need to work on--wresting control back from the republican "democrats" who have stolen our party.

I have a little tax situation going on now :( so I'm kind of broke, but in a couple of months should be "in the black" again and can donate to progressives' campaigns.

[styersc]

26. Rob Miller running against Joe "You Lie" Wilson in S Carolina.

http://www.robmillerforcongress.com/sunset.html

[liskddksil]

27. good addition

[GOTV]

29. I'm voting for Brunner

[liskddksil]

30. excellent!

[OhioBlue]

35. me too!

[CitizenLeft]

44. me too

[liskddksil]

31. One more

Ann McLane Kuster running for Congress in NH-02 also has great progressive appeal.

http://www.kusterforcongress.com/

[CaliforniaPeggy]

32. Bookmarked!

Thank you for this list.

[liskddksil]

33. Regina Thomas's Website is now up

http://reginathomasforcongress.com/

[Tailormyst]

34. I will help in RI

[cliffordu]

36. Kicked for a truly progressive approach to the issue of the fucking congress.

Better than pooping in these boards and doing nothing.

[closeupready]

37. Good.

K&R

[quantass]

38. k&R

[liskddksil]

39. One more for you

Lois Herr is running in a primary against Joe Pitts, in PA 16th District. Joe Pitts was the cosponsor of the Stupak anti-abortion amendment.

http://www.herr2010.com/candidate.htm

[liskddksil]

43. More information about Pitts honoring O'Keefe (The wiretapper)

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=433x155035

[avaistheone1]

40. Very helpful. Keep them coming.

[liskddksil]

41. No problem

[silverweb]

42. Another: Bera vs Lundgren in California's 3rd district.

Dr. Bera is a true progressive, who is challenging conservative Republican Dan Lundgren. We won in the 10th with now-Representative John Garamendi, and we can unseat Lundgren and win again with Ami Bera.

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2010/1/19/824907/-CA03:-Dr.-Ami-Bera-for-Congress

I'm a huge fan of Ami's but don't live in the area. If anyone here does live in CD-3 or nearby, watch the website and check the "Upcoming Events" tab for volunteer opportunities and events:

http://www.beraforcongress.com

[MissDeeds]

45. Thanks for the list

Progressive candidates will always get my vote. And in fact only progressive candidates will get my vote.

:kick:

[Born_A_Truman]

47. What about CA-41st?

Can't we get rid of slimy Jerry Lewis (R-CA)?

[PhD]

48. Sestak--NO!

I cannot in good conscience advise anyone to support Joe Sestak. As a former officer under his command, I consider him unfit to hold public office. The best thing ADM Mullen ever did was to force Sestak into retirement.

[polichick]

50. Hmm, first-hand experience. Please tell more - what makes him "unfit?" nt

[polichick]

56. Still waiting for you to enlighten us about Sestak. I know he inexplicably missed...

...a lot of votes - but what else do people need to know before the primary in PA?

[avaistheone1]

49. k&r

Important thread.

:kick:

[liskddksil]

51. Two more

Al Lawson, Florida Senate minority leader, is running against blue-dog incumbent Allen Boyd in Florida's 2nd CD, who voted against the house health care bill.

http://allawsonforcongress.com/main/

Billy Kennedy, a farmer and local radio show host, just declared his candidacy for North Carolina's 5th CD against Republican Virginia Fox.
http://www.billykennedyforcongress.com/

[Independent_Voice]

52. I especially like Jennifer Brunner

If she can manage to "out-primary" establishment fave Lee Fisher, not only does she have a decent shot against Rob Portman but I see her as a rising star in the Democratic Party.

On a personal note, her unapologetic support for same-sex marriage is heartwarming to me.

[Independent_Voice]

53. *** Don't forget Elaine Marshall in North Carolina!

She needs our help to defeat that tool Cal Cunningham in the primary.

If she gets the nomination to challenge Richard Burr in November, I believe this race could be *THE* sleeper upset of the 2010 cycle.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hXMf79z0q-M

Join her Facebook page, and invite others on Facebook to join!

http://www.facebook.com/#!/Elaine4NC?ref=ts

Elaine has the potential to pull out a victory in the vein of Webb in 2006 or Hagan in 2008.

[mariawr]

54. Bypass DN/LC-Act Blue for better dems. nt

[vaberella]

55. Can we get this thread stickied?! n/t

[NorthCarolina]

57. Thank you for this list.

Does anyone know of a website that will highlight Liberal/Progressive candidates during the upcoming primaries?