On behalf of the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, I want to personally thank the DailyKos community -- and the entire netroots -- for your support, energy, and hard work during this election. Together, we have achieved a historic victory. The tireless efforts of the blogosphere helped propel us over the top in states like Virginia and Montana - the very seats that captured the Senate majority.
There is no question that the outcome of this election proves what we can accomplish when we work together. Your early advocacy for candidates like Jon Tester and Jim Webb raised their national profile and their financial base, paving the way to coordinated efforts that led to victory. This was a devastating one-two punch that can be repeated across the country in 2008.
When I agreed to chair the DSCC in 2004 I took the job because I was afraid that Republicans could capture a super-majority in the Senate - eliminating the last remaining checks on the Bush administration's abuse of power. We had to find a way to make sure that this year was different from past electoral failures. There was too much at stake.
And it was different. This year we had great candidates with resonant messages who were well funded. This year our commonality of purpose enabled us to keep our focus on victory. Most importantly though, this year our candidates were passionately supported by the grassroots. To an unprecedented level, this grassroots supported was sparked and sustained by a community forged via an emerging technology that has breathed new life into a democracy desperately in need of a jump start. In the end, thanks to the grassroots we not only held every Democratic seat, but we shocked the country by taking back the Senate.
Our efforts over the past two years have proven there is a new dynamic for recruiting candidates and winning elections in our party. And that the best way for Democrats to win, and to pursue the values we hold dear, is for all of us to work together. The power and vibrancy of the netroots is as exciting and effective as it is new. And I admit that in the past, there has not been enough of a real dialogue between the netroots community and our campaign leadership, including me. But please know that today marks a personal, earnest effort to converse, engage, and listen that will continue over the next two years and into the future.
This year we won because we are smart, committed to a common cause, determined, and indefatigable. The diversity of our new Democratic majority shows that we have a big tent. From Ben Cardin to Amy Klobuchar to Bob Casey to Bernie Sanders, to Jon Tester and James Webb, our candidates were energetic campaigners, and will now be exceptional members of the Senate.
Your efforts, combined with the DNC's 50-state strategy, is creating a political environment that is one of the best Democrats have seen in decades. Our bench of candidates is growing, our state parties are becoming stronger, and our prospects for growing our majority look brighter everyday.
I want to thank all of you again. Victory would not have been possible without you.