A short diary here, the meat is in the links. Allyson Schwartz(D) in the PA 13th is being challenged by Nate Kleinman who has been part of the Occupy Philly movement.
For those that don't live in the Philadelphia area Schwartz is a DINO and is bought and paid for (and not by us). Schwartz has money, connections, and is rumored to being groomed to challenge Toomey for Senate when it comes up in 2016.
I grew up in Germantown (Philadelphia) which is now part of PA 13th. I think that somebody like Nate has a chance to win in this area.
One of Nates platforms is that he won't take corporate donations, which is going to make it hard for him to get his message out, he could really use the $5 or $10 that you were going to send to Kos's Operation Hilarity.
I would like him to win, but I think he has an uphill battle against Schwartz, The worst that could happen is that she has to pay some attention to her constituents.
Check out the links, they are the meat of this diary.
Kleinman brings Occupy ideals to race against Schwartz
Occupy Candidate' Kleinman Challenges Allyson Schwartz
The first Occupy candidate: Nate Kleinman