This is it, Kossacks!
You know it.
You've heard it from a hundred other diarists this week.
We are coming down to the wire and everyone knows that the key to carrying this election is GOTV.
Our very own NYBri is running a terrific people-powered campaign for state senate in the Hudson Valley just north of NYC. You've seen his groundbreaking blograisers, extraordinarily executed by our very own Tom Ball, you've read lipris's brilliant diaries documenting the magic of a people-powered campaign, and you've read pontificator's excellent summation of the reasons that this campaign matters to each and every progressive regardless of where you live in this great country of ours.
The last time that Brian's district elected a democrat to the state senate was in 1910 - and the senator's name was Franklin Delano Roosevelt. But the democrats are going to turn NY true blue this year, and Brian is going to be part of that sweep. At the top of the ticket, Eliot Spitzer (for governor) and Hillary Clinton (for senate) have commanding leads in the polls. But the most exciting news is that the congressional districts (NY-19 and NY-20) that overlap with Brian's are highly contested, with
John Hall and
Kirsten Gillibrand polling at exceptional levels and the endorsements rolling in - even from highly conservative local papers that have supported their incumbents in the past. Just yesterday,
The Big Dawg came to campaign for Kirsten and Brian was invited speak at the rally in Albany. And today,
John Hall was added to the "Red to Blue" list of the DCCC.
We are all volunteers on this campaign (including Brian's indefatigable campaign manager, Audrey Molsky, and we are all Kossacks. And now we need your help in a big way.
From now through election day, we are mounting a virtual phonebanking effort to Get Out The Vote. I am organizing this drive and counting on all of you to put us over the top! So send me some mail at electnybri@keeler2006.com!
If you've never phonebanked before, it's really easy and not at all threatening. At this point in the election cycle, you'll be speaking only to registered democrats. Some are frequent voters and some are infrequent voters, but all identify with democratic ideals and platforms, so you will be preaching to the choir, so to speak. There will be no carpetbagging issues. I promise. I've done this before, for many campaigns and on many occasions, and your fellow democrats will be friendly and happy to hear from you, and just as excited as you are to throw the bums out!
So send me some mail at electnybri@keeler2006.com!
We will provide you with everything that you need to be a rocking success: easy-to-read lists of voters, scripts, background on the issues, links to videos and websites that voters can access for additional information and inspiration, and tips for being the best phonebanker possible.
It's easy and it's fun and all you need to do is e-mail us at electnybri@keeler2006.com.
Now.
We need 100 of you to make this effort a raging success. And each of you will need less than fifteen minutes a day to make a lasting and quantifiable difference in this critical race - IN OUR RACE.
You know that we have a once in a lifetime opportunity this November. And we know that there are many campaigns asking for your time. We are going to make it easy for you. Get comfy on the sofa. Put your feet up. Hit the hyperlink and help us take back New York. We need you now and we are counting on you!
So send me some mail at electnybri@keeler2006.com.
And recommend this diary, please, even if I get kicked off of dk for asking.