STOP WHINING AND MAKE CHANGE: 3 things every KOSSACK needs to do before 11/7

'm preaching to the choir, but with all the bitching and moaning going on in the progressive and dem circles and around the iconic water coolers, it needs to be said:

DON'T JUST TALK, STEP UP TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE, WALK THE WALK,

1.  Sign up for CALL FOR CHANGE

2.  Call a Congressperson on the USE IT OR LOSE IT ,

3. Encode your blog or website with the GOOGLE BOMB Election Source Codes

thanks to our friends Chris Bowers and Move On, we don't need to do the heavy lifting, it's been done for us.  we only have to show that our numbers are about more than simply complaining,

 but that we are ACTUALLY DOERS.

1. Sign up for  CALL FOR CHANGE.

This past week i spent a few hours in the Brooklyn office of Move On making calls to the choir, those already on the Move On email list.  I was urging these people to sign up for CALL FOR CHANGE.  This program will provide you with targeted voters phone numbers for you to call at the privacy of your own home at any time you like.  If it is earlier in the day, you will be provided with East Coast targeted Congressional districts to call.  Later in the day, you will be provided with targeted West Coast districts to call.

Perhaps, sending this link out to other friends, or inviting others over the night before the election to make calls together and get all excited about the election.

That's it, perhaps justy one hour to commit this week and then an hour per day next.  

2.  Call a Congressperson on the USE IT OR LOSE IT , even if you have already called once, follow up.  in light of the recent additions to the participant list of USE IT OR LOSE IT, a second (or third or fourth) polite call is in order and appropriate.  

Use it Or Lose It Participants:

Hilda L. Solis, Calif. (32)

Grace Napolitano, Calif (38)

Barney Frank, MASS (4)

Norm Dicks, WA (6)

Under Review:

Earl Blumenauer, OR (3)

Jerrold Nadler, N.Y. (8)

John Lewis, D-Ga. (5)

Diana DeGette, Colo. (1) (pending)

Adam Schiff, Calif (29) ($160k, 30% = $425K)

Also,according to a recent Chris Bowers posting at MYDD Kerry and Kennedy are each about to give $500,000 to the DSCC

My suggested Congressperson chat:

"Hi, my name is Joan T. Public, i am a constituent.   Last week i called to find out if my Congressperson was goingn to participate in the 30% challenge.  I just wanted to update the Congressperson that  there are quite a few Congresspeople who have committed to participate.  According to public records, there is $__ in your campaign account.   I am sure you have raised significant funds for other candidates already and have paid your dues to the DCCC (DSCC), but with less than 2 weeks left before this election, this is a watershed moment in our political life.  Please consider joining these other fine Congresspeople and donate 30% of your political account, approximately $___ to the DCCC or DSCC or a specific candidate of your choice."

Chris has updated the ask during these calls:

FROM MYDD

Given all this, I suggest changing the way that you call Democrats today. Instead of your usual pitch, try for the following:

Ask ultra-safe Democrats not only to give to the DCCC and Democratic House challengers, but also to release a statement on their giving. This statement can appear on their website, in a press release, or simply over email.

If the conversation goes further, you can also mention the following:

1. In this statement, ask ultra-safe Democrats to detail how much they have given this cycle, how much they have given since September 30th, and to encourage other Democrats to continue giving.

2. Also in the statement, ask them to endorse the Use It Or Lose It campaign, without any requirement saying that they gave as a result of the program.

3. Tell them there will be media benefits, both online and offline, for doing this.

We don't need credit. What we need are the resources that will allow us to full-fund our enormous amount of competitive House challengers to Republican-held seats. We may not see this many again for a long, long time. We need the funds there, and now. Make the calls.

Be sure to report your call

This is probably no more than 10 minutes of your time.

3. Encode your blog or website with the GOOGLE BOMB Election Source Codes

i must admit this is above my abilities, but it is all explained here

HOW TO ENCODE YOUR BLOG/WEBSITE

apparently, if you encode the language rather than simply pasting a link, it becomes geometrically more powerful/efficient.

If you know what you are doing, another ten minutes.  If not, probably closer to half an hour.

So for all of us feeling empowered by knowledge, please do not feel helpless to make change.


--AZ-Sen: Jon Kyl

--AZ-01: Rick Renzi

--AZ-05: J.D. Hayworth

--CA-04: John Doolittle

--CA-11: Richard Pombo

--CA-50: Brian Bilbray

--CO-04: Marilyn Musgrave

--CO-05: Doug Lamborn

--CO-07: Rick O'Donnell

--CT-04: Christopher Shays

--FL-13: Vernon Buchanan

--FL-16: Joe Negron

--FL-22: Clay Shaw

--ID-01: Bill Sali

--IL-06: Peter Roskam

--IL-10: Mark Kirk

--IL-14: Dennis Hastert

--IN-02: Chris Chocola

--IN-08: John Hostettler

--IA-01: Mike Whalen

--KS-02: Jim Ryun

--KY-03: Anne Northup

--KY-04: Geoff Davis

--MD-Sen: Michael Steele

--MN-01: Gil Gutknecht

--MN-06: Michele Bachmann

--MO-Sen: Jim Talent

--MT-Sen: Conrad Burns

--NV-03: Jon Porter

--NH-02: Charlie Bass

--NJ-07: Mike Ferguson

--NM-01: Heather Wilson

--NY-03: Peter King

--NY-20: John Sweeney

--NY-26: Tom Reynolds

--NY-29: Randy Kuhl

--NC-08: Robin Hayes

--NC-11: Charles Taylor

--OH-01: Steve Chabot

--OH-02: Jean Schmidt

--OH-15: Deborah Pryce

--OH-18: Joy Padgett

--PA-04: Melissa Hart

--PA-07: Curt Weldon

--PA-08: Mike Fitzpatrick

--PA-10: Don Sherwood

--RI-Sen: Lincoln Chafee

--TN-Sen: Bob Corker

--VA-Sen: George Allen

--VA-10: Frank Wolf

--WA-Sen: Mike McGavick

--WA-08: Dave Reichert