My wife and I have both voted for Barack Obama, but I thought these were interesting.
Although I have not received any direct mail from any of the Presidential campaign, a series of mailers supporting Hillary Clinton have been arriving addressed to my wife. At first I was just happy that a Democratic campaign didn't send us duplicates. However, they turn out to be paid for by Emily's List, so they're one of the famous independent expenditure groups, in this case targeting women.
Frankly, I'm very impressed with them. Obviously aimed right at middle-aged women, they feature a strong message about the economy-- families are struggling, prices are rising, good jobs with good benefits can't be found, etc. The experience angle is hammered ("Experience," "Prepared," "do more than talk"). Some also mention family members in Iraq. I think they're better than anything I've seen out of the official Clinton campaign (online obviously). I recall that one of the openleft guys (Stoller or Bower) remarked once that women hear a more progressive message from Clinton than men do, and I'd say this is a pretty good example of it laid out plainly. I bet they help Clinton.
EMILY's list today announced its endorsement of Assemblywoman Linda Stender for NJ's 7th Congressional district:
"Linda Stender has been a tenacious and dedicated member of the New Jersey General Assembly," said Ellen R. Malcolm, president of EMILY's List. "She will continue her commitment to creating positive change and common sense solutions as the congresswoman for New Jersey's 7th district. EMILY's List and our members are pleased to support Linda Stender and are committed to finally getting a Democratic woman from New Jersey back in the United States Congress."
EMILY's List, America's largest grassroots political network and financial resource for women running for elective office just, minutes ago, endorsed Linda Stender who is running for Congress in the 7th Congressional District.
EMILY's List = Early Money Is Like Yeast. It raises the dough!
Hey, this is just HUGE news. Assemblywoman Stender is widely seen as New Jersey's best opportunity both to send a woman from here to Congress - and - the best opportunity to snatch a congressional seat in NJ from the Republicans.
There's suddenly a lot of buzz coming out of the Linda
Stender for Congress office. She's having a really great week and her fundraising, which has always been solid, is suddenly just…taking off. A huge goal is suddenly in reach. And she needs our help.
Incredibly, with just 48 hours left before the filing, Stender is just $15,000 from crossing the March 31 Viability Threshold; that's the number (and it's big) set by national organizations like DCCC and Emily's List to consider you viable for funding on a national level. This is huge; we need 15 seats to Take Back Congress, and one of them could be the first woman in the NJ Congressional Delegation in years.
If you've been thinking about giving to Stender, this is the moment. Every dollar you give now is effectively multiplied if Stender's growing national-profile results in added resouces from national groups pouring into New Jersey to turn the reddish 7th CD bright blue.
Stender needs to raise $15,000 by Friday. Blue Jersey has set up a netroots ActBlue page to track how much the netroots can raise. You can contribute directly through this form:
Stender's got the stuff: She's already raised $300,000, more than the 2004 & 2002 Dem candidates combined raised by March 31. And the lady can win an election: She's been a Mayor, a Freeholder and is now Deputy Speaker in the Assembly. This candidate is worth your bucks.
Help the netroots effort to launch Linda Stender national.
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