(For Mike Nellis of DraftKleeb.com, currently experiencing technical difficulties on Dkos)
Last night, I reported that WE. DID. IT.
Scott Kleeb IS running for United States Senate in 2008! He filed this morning, I was there! It was an incredible moment, I was honored to have been invited to attend.
If I haven't already, I want to say thank you. Thank you to the thousands of people who got involved in this campaign to change the face of Nebraska politics. It is about time that we have a People Powered candidate in our fine state. Because of you, we have one - and because of you we will win the primary in May against establishment candidate (Former Republican and failed Bush nominee for manufacturing czar) Tony Raimondo and in November against consistent quitter Mike Johanns!
But it will not be easy. As much I would like to believe that Scott will crush Raimondo in May, I believe that Raimondo will make it tougher than people think. Which is why we need to make sure our candidate wins in three months.
So it begins.
KLEEB-A-PALOOZA!
SEVEN DAYS - TEN THOUSAND DOLLARS - ONE PEOPLE POWERED CANDIDATE
From the beginning I said this was going to be our campaign. We set out to do away with the smoke filled room and WE drafted OUR candidate into this race.
But there is so much more to do! Let us affirm that this is our campaign by buying a piece of it today. A donation today will go to helping build a stronger Democratic majority in Washington, and to help rebuild the Democratic Party in Nebraska.
We have a choice come May. Do we stand behind a real Democrat, who can win in November, who can help restore the Democratic Party in Nebraska - or do we fail, sit on the sidelines and not work for that more progressive majority we seek.
I want to share with you something that Scott wrote on his website that really touched me:
We can either demand more of ourselves and our leaders, or we can settle for more of the same. We can demand new ideas that uphold our finest and oldest traditions, or we can settle for the same failed old policies. We can stand up, together, and have a say about our future or we can put our future in the same old hands that got us where we are today.
Others expect apathy. They expect us not to care. They expect us to settle for the same old thing.
They are in for a big surprise this year.
Demand a real Democrat in May! Help the real Democrat - Scott Kleeb!
Ten Thousand dollars is a big goal, but I believe in the power you all hold. Because I have seen it! So let's do it!
Also, take a look at Scott's amazing new website, his Logo contest, and his Facebook page.
(The Logo contest is an impressive idea and really shows committment to the people powered message! I love it!)
Psst...Demand More! KLEEB-A-PALOOZA!