Organizing for America Makes Appeal

I receive emails from Organizing for America. This one of interest just came across. Some of what Organizing for America does can be good, and I laud the insinuation we'd be better not influenced by out-of-country money. The email also includes a call against special interests, and that is the core of my campaign. I do not think it well that the very people contributing to campaigns often are the same who, after the election, come calling for legislation favors.

I am not taking any political contributions.

I don't know what President Obama said today about Medicare and Social Security and the minimum wage. I don't even know how extensive an effort is being made against them.

I do know the reason I decided to run is that I believe many on our various welfare programs could be offered work for what they receive. I feel it would benefit both them, and in some measure, the economy. It has been 75 years since the Social Security Act of 1935, and we have spoken year after year of having people work for what they receive.

It is time to end the talk, and make the change.

Well, here's the email:

"This is a threat to our democracy...And if we just stand by and allow the special interests to silence anybody who's got the guts to stand up to them, our country's going to be a very different place."

That's what the President just said about the Chamber of Commerce, a right-wing group spending $75 million to beat Democrats this fall, and reportedly taking money from foreign corporations -- some even owned by foreign governments.

These groups are trying to buy our elections, backing candidates who want to tear down everything that makes the middle class strong in this country: things like Medicare, Social Security, even the minimum wage.

Donations are pouring in from the President's and First Lady's notes this week, but we all need to do what we can to stop this threat to our democracy.

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There's no cavalry to help fight against this -- just you.

You knock the doors, make the phone calls, and talk to one voter at a time to sway this election. And yes, every clipboard, every office, every piece of mail reminding a voter where to cast her ballot, and every pizza for weary volunteers gets paid for by you. Not by PACs, not by lobbyists -- you.

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Let's do this,

Mitch

Match Stewart
Director