Really good new email from JK.com:

[Democrafty]

Hello ,

I was targeted by the Nixon White House, and the smears of 2004 were no picnic, but something's happening right now in our politics that's disturbingly different than anything I remember.

Hatred is a word mainstream candidates don't use, period. But when Sharron Angle's campaign announced her fundraising totals, they said, "This is a testament to the hatred of Harry Reid." Scary words from a campaign of a candidate who said people would resort to "second amendment remedies" if the rightwing didn't get their way.

Something's afoot. Another Congressman said, "We hunt liberal, tree-hugging Democrats," while Michael Steele called on activists to "get Nancy ready for the firing line," talking about the first woman Speaker in our nation's history.

This politics is dangerous.

This election is going to be a defining moment in whether certain things are still unacceptable in American politics. Whether the mainstream still holds.

I know we can overcome this extremist tide. But not if you and I sit on the sidelines.

That's why we all need to dig in and push toward the finish line. Because it matters. It matters whether Colorado elects a Senator who compares homosexuality to alcoholism. It matters whether Delaware elects a Senator who says that the Constitution doesn't actually contain a separation of church and state.

It matters. There are some things America just rejects in its politics. Too much is too much.

We reject the politics of "hatred."

That's what's at stake.

I'm doing all I can now to make sure our candidates have the resources they need to fight back with the truth. We're running out of time, so contribute today.

A contribution to Campaign For Our Country will allow us to help campaigns around the country the moment they are in need.

We'll help them stay on the air against the flood of lies and extremism and help them fund their get out the vote campaigns to make sure our supporters get to the polls and vote. All across the country, strong Democrats are standing up for mainstream values.

So please help them out with a contribution of $30, $50, or $100 right now.

The polls have been moving our way for weeks now, and we're ready to pull out a result that's going to shock the pundits in DC and restore common sense and common decency in American politics.

But we need your help.

Thanks so much,
John Kerry