#1 Register
to vote.
#2 Register
everyone you know to vote.
#3 Join
a voter registration drive, preferably one that registers people
in swing states.
#4 Volunteer
to do work in a swing state in the days before the election
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ReDefeatBush brings
together Democrats to register voters by phone and mail in key
battleground states. Local chapters in many cities or the option
to go it alone from home.
Swing
the State makes it fun and easy to get involved in the
nationwide effort to defeat Bush.
America
Coming Together (ACT) is operating in 17 battleground states.
Precinct by precinct, ACT canvassers are building ongoing relationships
with targeted voters.
Leave No Voter Behind MoveOn’s Neighbor to Neighbor Victory
Drive will turn out 440,000 additional votes for Kerry from 10,000 targeted
neighborhoods:
Based in NYC, Kerry
Village works to register voters in swing states by phone
and sending volunteers in person.
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There are 15 competitive Senate seats in 2004, 8 of them are Democratic-held
and 7 of them are Republican-held. Democrats need to win 9 out of
those
15, in order to claim the majority in the Senate.
The outlook has 6 (three from each party) contests that are totally
toss-ups (CO, AK, OK & SD, LA, FL). Meanwhile, Republicans look
slightly favored to takeaway at least 2 seats (SC, GA), and Democrats
look very favored to takeaway 1 seat (IL).
What that means, is that Democrats would need to take 5 out of
6, or Republicans 3 out of 6, to win the majority. Going by the numbers,
that gives a slight advantage to the Republicans, but the Democrats
in their three takeaway contests (Salazar, Knowles, Carson) are
in
a stronger position than the Republican candidates (Thune, Vitter,
Martinez) in their three potential takeaway contests. In fact,
Demorcrats are leading or are tied in all 6 of these toss-up races,
in the latest
polls. READ
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The current House breakdown is 229 Republicans, 205 Democrats (includes
1 Independent D voting). The Dems will need to takeaway 12 Republican
seats in the General to take the majority. While still a possibility,
the Democrats will need as many Republican-held seats as possible
in the toss-up column for their chances to increase.
The current rankings have 21 contests rated as "Toss-Up",
13 Republican-held seats and 8 Democratic-held seats. READ |
| The term "Dean
Dozen" was
coined after Howard Dean promised to sponsor at least a dozen candidates
who would support his vision
for America. There are actually hundreds of candidates now endorsed
by Dean's new organization, "Democracy for America"
(DFA). The list below includes only DFA candidates running for
U.S. House or Senate. Democracy
for America
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Click on each link to view candidate's
description
Paul
Babbitt, Arizona's District 1
Jerry
McNerney, California's District 11
Jim
Brandt, California's District 46
Stan
Matsunaka, Colorado's District 4
Jim
Stork, Florida's District 22
Barack
Obama, US Senate in Illinois
Christine
Cegelis, Illinois's District 6
Melina
Fox, Indiana's District 6
Jon
Jennings, Indiana's District 8
Nancy
Farmer, US Senate in Missouri
Amy
Vasquez, New Jersey's District 4
Anne
Wolfe, New Jersey's District 5
Herb
Conaway, New Jersey's District 3 |
Steve
Brozak, New Jersey's District 7
Richard
Romero, New Mexico's District 1
Samara "Sam" Barend,
New York's District 29
Patsy
Keever, North Carolina's District 11
Greg
Harris, Ohio's District 1
Jeff
Seemann, Ohio's District 16
Lois
Herr, Pennsylvania's District 16
Allyson
Schwartz, Pennsylvania's District 13
Lois
Murphy, Pennsylvania's District 6
Ginny
Schrader, Pennsylvania's District 8
Richard
Morrison, Texas's District 22
Al Weed, Virginia's District 5
James
Socas, Virginia's District 10
Search
all DFA endorsed candidates including local races
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| MoveOnPac
Endorsed Candidates |
| So far MoveOn Members
have raised over $2.25 million in critical donations for
outstanding candidates in crucial races. MoveOn
Pac |
Tony Knowles for U.S.
Senate (Alaska)
Paul Babbitt for U.S. Congress (AZ-1)
John Salazar for Congress (CO-03)
Ken Salazar for U.S. Senate (Colorado)
Diane Farrell for Congress (CT-4)
Jim Sullivan for Congress (CT-5)
Betty Castor for U.S. Senate (Florida)
Denise Majette for U.S. Senate (Georgia)
Jon Jennings for U.S. Congress (IN-8)
Patty Wetterling for U.S. Congress (MN-6)
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Nancy Farmer for U.S. Senate (Missouri)
Steve Brozak for Congress (NJ-7)
Richard Romero for U.S. Congress (NM-1)
Erskine Bowles for U.S. Senate {North Carolina)
Brad Carson for U.S. Senate (Oklahoma)
Joe Hoeffel for U.S. Senate (Pennsylvania)
Lois Murphy for U.S. Congress (PA-6)
Ginny Schrader for Congress (PA-8)
Inez Tenenbaum for U.S. Senate (South Carolina)
Patty Murray for U.S.
Senate (Washington)
View Candidate Descriptions |
Candidates
targeted for fundraising by the Daily Kos community. The
Daily Kos
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Tony Knowles AK Senate (toss-up)
Stan Matsunaka CO House district 4 (David vs. Goliath)
Jan Schneider FL House district 29 (underdog)
Richard Romero NM
House district 1 (close: leans R)
Nancy Farmer MO Senate (underdog)
Jim Newberry MO House district 7 (David vs. Goliath)
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Samara Barend NY House district 29
(underdog)
Jeff Seemann OH House district 16 (David vs. Goliath)
Brad Carson OK Senate (toss-up)
Ginny Schrader PA House district 8 (close: leans R)
Lois Murphy PA House district 6 (close: leans R)
Richard Morrison TX House district 22 (David vs. Goliath)
Candidate and
Race Profiles
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| OurCongress.org
Top House Races |
We need a Congress that is a check
on the president's power, not a rubber stamp for Bush. OurCongress.org |
Paul Babbit AZ-01
Eva Bacal AZ-08
John Salazar CO-03
Dave Thomas CO-07
Jim Sullivan CT-02
Jan Schneider vs. Katherine Harris FL-13
Jim Marshall GA-03
John Barrow GA-12
Joe Donnelly IN-02
Jon Jennings IN-08
Tony Miller KY-03
Nick Clooney KY-04
LA-03
LA-07
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Matt Connealy NE-01
Tom Gallagher NV-03
Richard Romero NM-01
Gary King NM-02
Jack Davis NY-26
Brian Higgins NY-27
Lois Murphy PA-06
Tim Holden PA-17
Stephanie Herseth SD-AL
Richard Morrison vs. Tom Delay TX-22
Don Barbieri WA-05
Dave Ross WA-08
Top House Races
(right hand column of the OurCongress.org web
site)
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