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by: atdleft @ Sun Aug 03, 2008 at 17:31:40 PM CDT

OK, guess I'll start with my own district

I've personally known Suzanne Kosmas for many years.  She is my former democratic state representative and she's challenging Tom Feeney for the Florida 24th district.  She's moderate, but not too moderate, which is a great fit for this slightly republican leaning district.  Considering Tom Feeney is one of the most conservative Congressmen in the country, a move from him to Kosmas would represent a MASSIVE shift in ideology.  

The other candidates you mentioned are all good people as well.  All of them are worthy of our donations except for Tom Udall in NM.  And I say that not as a slight to Udall who will be a great progressive Senator from NM, it's simply because he has more cash than he needs already.  He can win that race in a landslide just on the cash he already has.

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by: ChadInFL @ Sun Aug 03, 2008 at 17:43:53 PM CDT

Thanks, Chad...

So do you have any more info on Suzanne Kosmas? And more importantly, does she have an ActBlue page?

http://www.actblue.com/page/c4o

We still have spaces open on our page! :-D

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by: atdleft @ Sun Aug 03, 2008 at 17:49:22 PM CDT

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Out of self interest ...

If you're going to choose anyone in Indiana, take a look at Michael Montagano in IN-03.  He's one of like 10 or so challengers who has outraised and has more COH than the incumbent, Mark Souder.  Next to Andre Carson (due to his special election), Montagano has raised more Act Blue money than any candidate in the state.  This is on just about everyone's "emerging races" list -- and even the skeptical, pessimistic me is increasingly thinking Montagano is going to take a real run at Souder.  Frankly, I'm STUNNED Souder seems to be doing so little, after getting a scare in 2006.  He hasn't picked up his fundraising, his campaign website consists of a grand total of 1 page, the Fort Wayne Republican Party is in shambles, and he is an absolute do-nothing Congressman.  A case agaist him is just begging to be made.

Don't let the high Republican PVI of the district scare you too much.  Yes, northeast Indiana is that Republican, but it is not hard-core conservative Republican like IN-04 and IN-05 are -- no Democrat is ever going to come close to winning there.  Further, both Obama and especially Jill Long Thompson will do better than Dems typically do here (this is her old stomping grounds).  The way a Dem wins here is runs up a majority in Allen County (Fort Wayne -- and Souder's '06 challenger won Fort Wayne proper, something Democrats' whose last name isn't Bayh rarely do) and holds down the margin elsewhere.  And finally, an added bonus is that this is a really inexpensive district to campaign in.

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by: IndianaProgressive @ Sun Aug 03, 2008 at 18:12:54 PM CDT

In Re SwingState Posts

Very nice post, atd ... want me to expand on the CA04 race?  I have that old post from C4O in my blog folder, at the ready to plaster wherever ....

Dizzy

-Dizzy

Proudly cross-posting everything to Clintonistas for Obama and ComputerQueen.Net!!

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by: dizzyqueen @ Sun Aug 03, 2008 at 18:55:14 PM CDT

Responses

 Is Dina Titus the one who can finally upset Jon Porter in NV-03?
Definitely. Great Investment.

Can Charlie Brown blow away GOP carpetbagger Tom McClintock in CA-04?
It'll be hard, not sure how the fundraising parallels.

Is the second time the charm for Darcy Burner (WA-08)
I think so, house burned down has made fundraising hard for this last quarter.

Christine Jennings (FL-13)?
Don't think so, 3ed party makes it an extreme long shot. Better investments exist.

And can Jeff Merkley (OR-Sen)
Great investment

Tom Udall (NM-Sen)
Solid win, donate elsewhere

Jeanne Shaheen (NH-Sen) help us expand our Senate majority?
Real Likely Win, donate elsewhere

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by: trowaman @ Sun Aug 03, 2008 at 21:40:12 PM CDT

a list

OK-Sen Andrew Rice
ID-Sen Larry LaRocco
ID-01 Walt Minnick
CA-46 Debbie Cook
CA-04 Charlie Brown

I would include WY-AL Gary Trauner, but I think he already has a money advantage and we could be more useful by donating to less-well-funded campaigns.  However, I'm sure he could always use some more non-money help!

And I can't seem to remember any eastern/southern races right now, for some reason.  Oh well.

Bill Posey is not half-alligator...and is outclassed by Davy Crockett anyway: http://www.washingtonmonthly.c...

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by: Glenn Magus Harvey @ Mon Aug 04, 2008 at 07:12:49 AM CDT

Suzanne Kosmas for Congress NO THANKS!

I would never vote for a party puppet. She is merely the party hack. Lets see while she was in the State House from 1996 to 2004 she did nothing from 1996 to 2003 when the first thing she decided to sponsor was a Bill in support of Bush' war. I heard her say in Public that her record was altered and that she was against the war. Well this is all public record and I have a copy she co-sponsored HR-9033 in 2003 in support of Bush's invasion of Iraq. There is no verbage stating in support of the troops. Only in support of Bush' invasion of Iraq. It is only one page long.

Then there is the fact that she voted against the living wage, She voted against the America Flag, She voted against a black man as speaker of the house only to vote in one of her white croonie buddies and let's not forget the fact that she lobbied for a friend/contributer for more than twice the allocated budget for art work that she happened to be part of a two member panel.

Would you like me to keep going? O.K.!!!!!

Let's see then there is the fact that she term limited out and walked away from her seat and would not even support Bill Smalley to help him keep a Democrat in that seat. This seat then went to a Republican! Go Figure! She simply stated "I did my time" and walked away like she no longer had any responsibility to District 24 and keeping a Democrat in office. Then there is the man who called her office while she was still in control of the seat and told him that she did not have to help him she was on her way out the door.

There are far more reasons than that as to Why we all should not vote for her but that would take too long. All I can say is just do your homework and do not vote for the 63 year old party hack who did very little while she was in office for District 24. She did however make herself a millionaire with her Real Estate deals that she would have never had if she were not in office. She is merely Tom Feeney in a skirt. There is a lot more I could give you but I will wait. Check back I will keep watching! Will you?

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by: GirlFromSeminole @ Mon Aug 04, 2008 at 16:16:26 PM CDT

So your solution is what?

Vote for Clint Curtis in the primary?  Yeeeeash... because that worked so well in 2006.  Clint is raising his usual $50 grand for this race.  Thankfully he'll get crushed in the primary this time.

We're talking about a right-of-center district for crying our loud.  We're not gonna get a south FL liberal type elected here.  

And if I'm not mistaken we've been in the minority for the ENTIRE length of Suzanne's time in the Florida legislature.  What would you expect ANY democrat to accomplish when your party has had barely one-third of the legislature seats for nearly a friggin decade?!  

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by: ChadInFL @ Mon Aug 04, 2008 at 17:16:32 PM CDT

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And your solution is corruption as usual!!!

Kosmas is just as corrupt as Feeney. She will never show up for anything real unless she is handed big dollars. All of her real money came out of District and 95% of it is PAC money given to her for both the General and the Primary. So they in fact gave they maximum amount they could for this entire election cycle. She is merely another vote for Nancy Pelosi.

Curtis was asked if he would vote with Pelosi and he said, "only if it is in the best interest of the people of District 24 and that is what they want" Kosmas on the other had said no problem. Just ask them both I have. Kosmas only came out in the beginning of the race to make sure people knew she was here. Now she shows for nothing unless there is money in it. Once again we have a millionaire elitist who thinks they are above the peasants of District 24. Thanks but Curtis is a real person who goes to everything and talks to all the voters. Curtis is the one who showed us that District 24 is a winnable seat. I vow that if Curtis looses I will vote for Feeney to keep a corrupt Democrat from giving us a bad name.

And you can haggle all you want you will never change my mind over the hack. It is time that this country is no longer run by the millionaire elitist who thinks they have all the answers. Lets see Kosmas became a millionaire while in the State house from 1996 to 2004 where she did nothing from 1996 to 2003 except she did make several land deals that made her a millionaire. Who scratched whose back? Oh wait then there is the fact that when she woke up she finally signed something. What was that?

Oh yeah she signed HR-9033 in support of Bush's war. What you mean she thinks the war is good. So she believes that sending our men and women off to fight a war that should never have been started was good. I have a thought lets send one of her kids or grandchildren (if they are old enough) and see if she thinks it was the right thing then.

All this kind of corruption is why we all struggle for mere food and a roof over our heads. Lets all take these words of wisdom from A. Philip Randolph and vote for the people, not the money!

"A community is democratic only when the humblest and weakest person can enjoy the highest civil, economic, and social rights that the biggest and most powerful possess." --A. Philip Randolph

www.ClintCurtis.com

 

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by: GirlFromSeminole @ Wed Aug 06, 2008 at 07:48:20 AM CDT

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