Welcome to the start of our 24-hour fundraiser for Glenn Nye, Democratic candidate for Congress in VA-02! Over the next 24 hours, bloggers, campaign volunteers and people who know Glenn will tell us why it’s so important to help him pick up this seat.
Glenn’s opponent is Thelma Drake, a Bush-loving Republican who is one of his staunchest supporters in Congress. When Thelma found out that Glenn’s Q2 fundraising kept pace with hers, she called in to Karl Rove join her for a big-ticket fundraiser.
Thelma may have Karl Rove raising money for her campaign, but Glenn Nye has us! And while we all might not be able to pay $100 for the "privilege" of eating dinner with Karl Rove, we can all kick in a few bucks to Glenn’s ActBlue page. So join us below!
Update: Please head over to Part 6, posted by sccs.
We’ve got great diarists lined up to tell you all about Glenn, and encourage you to donate and support his campaign:
For 24 hours straight we're raising money on DailyKos for Democrat Glenn Nye, running in VA-02. Karl Rove is raising money for his opponent, Bush-loving incumbent Thelma Drake. Let’s do our part to counteract Karl Rove and help elect Glenn Nye to Congress!
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Glenn’s race has attracted plenty of attention from our horserace bloggers, and the DCCC is supporting Glenn by placing him on the Red to Blue fundraising list. On the right, here, Glenn and former candidate Dan Grant discuss the state of Glenn’s race with DailyKos’ own frontpage campaign tracker brownsox. Over the next 24 hours you’ll learn a lot more about Glenn, from his college roommate Dan, his campaign volunteers, and great bloggers across Virginia.
But here’s a brief preview: Glenn has led a life of service. As a civilian working in the foreign service, he has spent time in Kosovo, Bosnia, Afghanistan and Iraq, helping people recover from wartime atrocities and bringing democracy back to their nations. His strong record of experience in foreign policy is sorely needed in Congress, especially as we end the occupation of Iraq, focus on Afghanistan, and look to rebuild our allies abroad.
Glenn also has a particularly strong stance on environmental issues. Our own A Siegel added him to the Energy Smart fundraising list, and Miles of The Green Miles, an environmental blog based in Virginia, will tell us even more. Glenn’s a great candidate, and he’ll be a valuable member of our Democratic coalition in Congress.
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To help you get to know Glenn, here are some photos from Netroots Nation in Austin. Glenn came out to meet supporters in the Netroots, and to visit his good friend Dan Grant, who is our second diarist today.
Great Candidates:
While Glenn was addressing the Netroots crowd at the Candidates’ Reception on Friday, Karl Rove was down in Virginia raising money for Thelma Drake. On the left is Glenn, who would rather spend time with us bloggers than with shady Republican operatives. On the right, there’s Glenn with two other members of his future freshman cohort in Congress, Kevin Powell and Jon Powers.
A Life of Service:
I wasn’t surprised to see Glenn Nye packing boxes at the Netroots for the Troops event, seeing as he’s spent many years working in the foreign service. I am sure he appreciates the value of a good care package. There’s Glenn checking to make sure he has everything on the list, posing with the finished package and
sccs and her significant other, and standing next to the 101 finished care packages with our own
Brandon Friedman, himself also a huge supporter of our troops.
So let’s get the fundraising going! I’ve got plenty more pictures to post in the comments as a thank-you for your donations. Right now, Glenn’s ActBlue Page stands at $31,989. Only $11 will put him over the $32,000 mark. Who’s got that $11? And who else wants to help send Bush Crony and Karl Rove associate Thelma Drake out of Congress?
And We're Off!
12:00 p.m. EST: $31,989
12:20 p.m. EST: $32,014
12:52 p.m. EST: $32,064
1:55 p.m. EST: $32,089
Thanks for kicking in! Every little bit helps Glenn Nye and the good people of VA-02. Let's keep those numbers rising, folks!
Donate Now! And Let’s Go Glenn!