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Monday, September 19, 2005

MT-Sen: End-of-Quarter Push for Tester

Posted by DavidNYC

September 30th is the end of the fundraising quarter, when all federal candidates have to file detailed reports with the FEC and announce how much scrilla they've hauled in. That's less than two weeks away. So it's up to us to help our main man, official Swing State Project candidate #1 Jon Tester, make a good showing.

As of today, 46 hardy individuals have contributed via the SSP's ActBlue page. Can we add another 10 to that by the deadline? Any amount you can contribute is hugely appreciated - remember, Howard Dean took off not because he had a bunch of $2000 donors, but because he had a ton of small-dollar folks like ourselves. Paul Hackett was the same way. And Jon Tester will be, too.

Also, an update on the race. Rasmussen released a new poll the other day - the first any outfit has done in months. It shows incumbent Republican Conrad Burns leading Tester 51-38. At first blush, that might not look so great, but keep this in mind: Tester is unknown to 46% of Montanans. (Burnsie only gets an 8% d/k.) In a small (population-wise) state with cheap media, that gap can definitely be remedied - which makes it all the more important that we toss some scratch Tester's way. Once Tester's name recognition numbers go up, that gap will narrow.

A little more polling background here: Rasmussen reports that, even in seemingly dark red Montana, Bush's approval rating is a mere 51-48. And as of August, Burnsie's approval rating was only 48-42, according to SUSA - pretty lousy for a senator, and good enough only for 80th out of all 100 senators.

So, again, please give what you can to Jon Tester. I know a lot of people have given a lot of money lately to Katrina relief efforts, myself included, so your budget for these kind of donations may be stretched. Believe me, I understand. But if you can make a small contibution, I know it will be greatly appreciated.

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Posted at 01:28 PM in 2006 Elections - Senate, Montana | Technorati

Comments

Conrad is vulnerable, but I am not giving any money to Tester. I think comparing Tester to Dean and Hackett is a stretch. For example, everyone knew that both those candidates were pro-choice. Despire Testers NARAL endorsment, their is still talk inside the Montana Democratic Party that is he is Pro-Life. The Roberts hearings really brought to the forefront how important it is to have Pro-Choice politicians in the Senate. I do think Tester does share one quality with Hackett and Dean, he won't win the election. That is why I am giving my money to John Morrison, he is Pro-Life and he can win. I hope you join me: https://secure.actblue.com/contribute/direct/8450?layout=new

Posted by: Andy_Duphrane at September 19, 2005 07:15 PM | Permalink | Edit Comment | Delete Comment

Conrad is vulnerable, but I am not giving any money to Tester. I think comparing Tester to Dean and Hackett is a stretch. For example, everyone knew that both those candidates were pro-choice. Despire Testers NARAL endorsment, their is still talk inside the Montana Democratic Party that is he is Pro-Life. The Roberts hearings really brought to the forefront how important it is to have Pro-Choice politicians in the Senate. I do think Tester does share one quality with Hackett and Dean, he won't win the election. That is why I am giving my money to John Morrison, I know he is Pro-Choice and I know he can win. I hope you join me: https://secure.actblue.com/contribute/direct/8450?layout=new

Posted by: Andy_Duphrane at September 19, 2005 07:17 PM | Permalink | Edit Comment | Delete Comment

Oops, please disregard that first post. I accidently hit "post" instead of "preview" when editing my comments. Just to clarify any possible confusion. Morrison IS Pro-Choice. I had a brain fart. I know what you are thinking and the answer is: yes, even brilliant people like myself make mistakes on occasion.

Posted by: Andy_Duphrane at September 19, 2005 07:27 PM | Permalink | Edit Comment | Delete Comment

When it comes to Choice, I'll trust NARAL more than "brain farts" about rumors.

Morrison doesn't stand a chance against Burns.

Posted by: Bob Brigham at September 19, 2005 07:52 PM | Permalink | Edit Comment | Delete Comment

I would also urge everyone to contribute to Operation Enduring Freedom vet, Tim Walz, who is running for Congress in Minnesota's 1st District. Kerry got 48% of the vote last year in this district. There is a great pickup opportunity for Dems. www.timwalz.org
http://actblue.com/list/timwalz.org

Posted by: progressiveliberaldem at September 20, 2005 12:34 PM | Permalink | Edit Comment | Delete Comment

BOTH Tester and Morrison seem like good candidates. Why do you say Morrison doesn't stand a chance? They're both in the same position, poll-wise, right?

Posted by: Mike C at September 20, 2005 06:13 PM | Permalink | Edit Comment | Delete Comment