LA-01: Jim Harlan’s primary victory e-mail: 37878 > 33867

Below the fold is the e-mail I received from the Harlan campaign celebrating their primary victory in LA-01.

It seems that not only did he beat out Gilda Reed’s vote total from the special election, as we noted in the LA primaries open thread, but he even beat Steve Scalise’s.  Of course, he’s most likely gonna need more than 37878 votes to win against Scalise, but that’s progress at least–quite enough for the DCCC to have put him on its list of Emerging Races.

Not to mention that he has a nifty nickname for his opponent already, “The Mistake by the Lake”.

Hello to all my supporters:

I wanted to tell each of you that I am honored to be your official Democratic Nominee for the 1st Congressional District of Louisiana!

Thank you for all of your support and I hope that on November 4th, our district can send me to represent you in Congress.

The good news is that I am now officially your democratic nominee, and I am proud to have carried this district with over 73 percent of the vote.

The better news is that I received 37,878 votes yesterday! That means more people in our district voted for me in the primary yesterday than voted for Steve Scalise in the special election last May, when he received only 33,867 votes.

This news is just proof that “The Mistake by the Lake,” Steve Scalise is truly the accidental congressman.

Come November 4th, with your support, as well as others throughout our district, my fellow Louisianans will have the opportunity to send me to represent the 1st congressional district.

We still have four weeks, and in that time, I need to your help to make sure that everyone in our district learns about me and what I can do for Southeast Louisiana.

Now is a more critical time than ever, and I need your help.

Can you make a donation of $1000, $500, $250, or even $100. Any amount will help us get our word out.

Along with great news over the past few weeks including the DCCC adding us to the national list of Emerging Races, and CNN declaring that Louisiana has shifted from a Red to a Pink state, I am showing our district that I am the only candidate with real plans and real solutions for our district. The momentum is with us.

Last month, I released my Harlan Hurricane Protection Plan  to protect the long-term survival of our community, starting with putting Floodgates across the Rigolets to keep the storm surge out of Lake Pontchartrain. And with your support, we can push past expectations and win this race for hurricane protection, economic strength, cheaper gas prices, and healthcare reform.  

Your secure contribution can be made  at www.harlanforcongress.com today!

Thank you.

Jim Harlan