Eric Massa

We're hours away from the midnight fundraising deadline.

I've identified three candidates who need your help before tonight's deadline. All three are veterans. All three are in tough districts. And all three will be familiar to you because you helped elect them to Congress.

Please help Eric Massa (NY-29), John Boccieri (OH-16), and Tim Walz (MN-1) before midnight. Contribute to their campaigns today!

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Eric Massa

2008 was a historic election in so many ways. But it was also very personal for me because together we helped elect my dear friend, Eric Massa, to Congress.

Since arriving in the House, Eric has been doing exactly what I thought he would do in Congress -- fighting for those most in need. Eric is fighting for health care reform through his ardent support of a public option. Until all Americans are eligible for similar coverage, Eric will continue to refuse the use of the Congressional health benefits plan.

Eric is fighting for us every day. I need you to help him. Please contribute to Eric before tonight's midnight fundraising deadline!

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

John Boccieri

John Boccieri

John Boccieri won his 2008 campaign for Ohio's 16th Congressional district because of the early support from you in the WesPAC community.

John has used his seat on the House Committee on Agriculture and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure to help protect our jobs, supporting bills benefiting businesses and taxpayers, promoting domestic production, and improving their energy efficiency.

And as a current member of the Air Force Reserves, John has witnessed up close the impacts of our country's involvement in Iraq and Afghanistan. He's an important advocate for our troops and for bringing them home in a responsible manner.

This is John's first reelection campaign, and the right wing will go after him with everything they've got. Please help him start his campaign strong and contribute today!

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Tim Walz

Tim Walz

Thanks to the remarkable support of the WesPAC community, Tim Walz was given the opportunity to serve the people of Minnesota's 1st Congressional district.

As a 24-year member of the Army National Guard, Tim understands the need to increase education benefits for our soldiers. He co-sponsored the House version of Senator Jim Webb's GI Bill which was signed into law last year.

Tim was a top target of Karl Rove's last cycle. He was attacked constantly by misleading ads, but with your help, he was able fight back against the attacks. We can expect Tim to be a top target for 2010.

Please stand up for Tim Walz again. Contribute to his campaign before midnight tonight!

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

Eric, John, and Tim are some of our finest public servants, and I couldn't be happier that together we helped elect them to Congress.

Thank you for everything.

Sincerely,

Wes Clark

Blanche tells me she needs 200 donors in the next 7 days, and I am proud to do all I can to help her reach her goal. I urge you to take action today.

Click here to contribute!

To face today's challenges and guide our country through a time of crisis, we need more good, hard-working leaders fighting for us in Washington. We need more folks like my fellow Arkansan, Blanche Lincoln.

Every day, Blanche Lincoln is fighting the good fight for all of us in the U.S. Senate, putting Arkansans back to work, fixing this economy, and keeping America safe and strong.

Blanche is up for reelection in 2010, and we've got to do everything we can to keep her in the Senate. With the June 30 quarterly fundraising deadline just around the corner, I hope you'll join me and stand with Blanche right now.

Please contribute $25, $50, or more to Sen. Blanche Lincoln. We need her in the Senate, and your support before June 30 will give Blanche a crucial boost towards victory in 2010:

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

Already, the pundits are all chattering about who will run against Blanche. Right now, we know the national Republican Party is searching for a strong, well-funded challenger to take her on.

Well I've always believed the best defense is a good offense. A strong showing of grassroots support at the June 30 quarterly filing deadline -- just days away -- will make these would-be challengers think twice.

Blanche tells me she needs 250 donors in the next 7 days, and I am proud to do all I can to help her reach her goal. I urge you to take action today.

Please contribute $25, $50, or more to Sen. Blanche Lincoln right this minute. We need her in the Senate, and your support before June 30 will give Blanche a critical boost towards victory in 2010:

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

When Senator Lincoln's refundable child tax credit first became law, she had to persuade her colleagues that millions of working families who don't earn enough to pay income taxes should not be ignored by a policy intended to end child poverty.

It's obviously a good idea, but it took Blanche's hard work, soft touch, and firm hand to get it done. We need more of that good, common-sense leadership in the U.S. Senate.

Blanche's would-be opponents don't offer alternatives when they criticize the tough choices that she is making for us. They don't promise a new direction, just more of the same Bush-Cheney policies that got us into this mess in the first place.

I am proud to support Blanche Lincoln for the U.S. Senate in 2010 -- but she needs all of our support right now. We're just a few days away from the second quarter FEC deadline, and I need your help to show Blanche's opponents that her campaign has the strength and grassroots energy to win.

Please contribute $25, $50, or more to Sen. Blanche Lincoln right this minute. We need her in the Senate, and your support before June 30 will give Blanche a critical boost towards victory in 2010:

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

Whether it's putting Americans back to work, fighting for our children's education, or winning energy independence from Middle Eastern oil, my friend Blanche is the one who always remembers where she came from. She's the one who doesn't forget who she went to Congress to serve.

That's why you should get behind her today. I promise you won't regret it.

Sincerely,

Wes Clark

Each Memorial Day and Veterans Day, many of us take time to recognize the sacrifices of those men and women who have served in uniform.

But around the country, these solemn holidays often end up meaning little more than a chance to buy things on sale.

Yesterday I did an event with Jill Biden for a non-partisan, non-profit group called Beyond Tribute that's launching a campaign this Memorial Day to convince stores to donate a portion of their holiday promotion proceeds to medical treatment and family support for veterans. By Veterans Day, we hope to be able to raise significant money for veterans in need from the very businesses that usually capitalize on these solemn holidays.

But before businesses will sign on, they need to see that people are committed to truly honoring, and actually helping, former service members.

Sign the Memorial Day pledge to shop at Beyond Tribute business partners today and together we can do a lot of good for some people who really need it.

When I was on active duty as a four-star general in the U.S. Army, the soldiers I commanded were serving me, and they were serving the President.

But above all, they were serving America -- all of us.

So we all owe them a debt of gratitude, especially the troops who have sacrificed their health and well-being in the line of duty.

By signing the pledge to shop at Beyond Tribute businesses during the veterans national holidays, you're doing more than making your own personal commitment to help. You're also showing businesses that their customers will reward them if they do the right thing.

Sign the pledge now.

Anyone who has served, or has a loved one who's served, knows how important this help is.

That's why people like Walter Cronkite, philanthropist Jerome Kohlberg, and Kim Cattrall (Sex and the City's Samantha) have joined Beyond Tribute with me and pledged to do their shopping at participating businesses, too.

Join us in signing the pledge to do your Veterans Day shopping at Beyond Tribute businesses, then ask your friends and family to sign the pledge, too.

The troops we honor are real people, many of whom have very real injuries. They and their families need our help to get back on their feet. This is something we can all do that will really help them.

Sincerely,

Wes Clark

I wanted to give you a quick update on the open seat election in New York's 20th Congressional district. Earlier this month I wrote to you about the special election and asked you to help Democrat Scott Murphy in his uphill battle to defeat Jim Tedisco.

Thanks to your support, Scott is on the verge of winning. After starting off more than 21 points down, Scott now leads by 65 votes, but the race is still too-close-to-call. Unfortunately, even before the polls closed, his opponents filed a lawsuit to slow down the vote count.

As we've seen with Al Franken in Minnesota, this election fight will likely continue in the courts. Scott's campaign will now need the resources to wage this legal battle.

I know I've asked a lot from you the last few weeks, but if you're able to, please consider contributing to Scott's campaign today.

You helped Scott get here, and I can't thank you enough.

Wes

It's a simple question: do you support President Obama's stimulus package? If so, we need your help to win in New York's District 20. Donate to Scott Murphy's campaign today!

For a Member of Congress, it's a simple question, really: Do you support President Obama's stimulus package?

Running to fill the open seat in New York's 20th congressional district, Republican Jim Tedisco couldn't give us a straight answer for over a month. Yesterday, Tedisco finally admitted that he'd have voted against the stimulus and therefore against 76,000 jobs in upstate New York and the biggest middle-class tax cut in history.

Tedisco seems to think that conservative ideology trumps the needs of the people of NY-20. Tedisco wants to be just another Republican in the House, where not even a single Republican member voted to help get Americans back to work and fix our economy.

In these tough times, we need leaders in Washington who will help us find a way out of this mess.

That's why we need to help Democrat Scott Murphy win the special election on March 31st. Please make a contribution to Scott's campaign today!

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Scott Murphy lives in the 20th district with his wife and three young children. As a venture capitalist and entrepreneur, he has helped create more than 1000 jobs in 20 New York Companies. He has managed large staffs and helped create green jobs in upstate New York. He's exactly the type of person we need in Congress today.

The national Republican party is already running attack ads, and recently Tedisco followed -- lying about Scott's record of creating jobs. They want the race to be nasty and personal because the polls show Scott with the momentum. Just last week, an independent poll showed Scott just 4 points behind after some polls showed him down over 20 points just weeks ago.

Clearly Scott can win. That's why ensuring that Scott has the resources to spread his message is so critical. If the Republicans win, we will cede the momentum, and we know they will spin this as a defeat of President Obama's agenda.

Donate to Scott's campaign today!

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In 2006, I travelled up to NY-20 to help elect Kirsten Gillibrand to her first term in the U.S. House. It's a tough district that voted for George W. Bush but in 2008 swung to vote narrowly for Barack Obama.

With Kirsten appointed to replace Hillary Clinton in the U.S. Senate, Republicans want this seat back. They think they can get back in power by opposing everything.

We have to elect Scott Murphy. Jim Tedisco and the national Republicans want to show that being the party of No -- the party of obstructionism -- is a path back to power.

Are you going to let them win?

Join me and support Scott Murphy before his election on March 31st. We need someone who will support President Obama's agenda to get our country back on track.

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

Thank you for everything.

Sincerely,

Wes Clark

Here we go again.

I know it seems we don't get much of a chance to take a breath in politics, but I can already see the forces working to try and halt the change America needs. We can't let that happen.

We worked too hard to elect Barack Obama to lead our country, to elect Eric Massa to help bring a responsible end to the occupation in Iraq, to elect Kay Hagan to help Americans face this economic crisis, along with dozens of other great candidates across the country.

WesPAC is the vehicle that allows us to fight for what we care about and to be heard on the critical issues facing our country. I need your help to ensure my voice and yours are not lost.

So help me jumpstart our efforts in 2009. Today, we're launching our Jumpstart Fund. Our goal is to raise $25,000 by Friday. Please contribute to our Jumpstart fundraising drive today!

http://securingamerica.com/jumpstart

You have always powered WesPAC and the Clark Community. Whether it's fighting for a specific piece of legislation, highlighting important issues facing our country, or helping a candidate win on Election Day, we could never do it without you.

The next year is critical. Progressives have been elected up and down the ballot to make sure government works for the people again. Sadly, many of our opponents want us to fail.

Nothing will be handed to us. We're going to have to fight to get our economy back on track. We're going to have to fight to bring our troops back home safely. And we're going to continue to find candidates to help bring this change in the coming years.

Give our efforts at WesPAC a charge to start the year. Contribute to our $25,000 Jumpstart Fund today!

http://securingamerica.com/jumpstart

I know these are tough times for many, and I can't thank you enough for your previous support. Together, we've made a difference and accomplished so much. And yet we know we have so much more we can do.

I am asking you to donate to WesPAC's Jumpstart Fund. Make sure we reach our $25,000 goal by midnight Friday!

http://securingamerica.com/jumpstart

Thank you for your support.

Sincerely,

Wes Clark

Jim Martin and Paul Carmouche face runoffs next month, and we can't back down until they're over. Click here to donate to their campaigns today!

November 4 was an historic day. The Democratic wave created competitive races in "red" areas that the pundits never believed would be close. Two of those races are now headed to runoffs, and we can't back down until they're over.

Jim Martin in Georgia and Paul Carmouche in Louisiana have campaigned tirelessly in their races, and now we have an opportunity to put them over the top. Next month, Jim Martin faces a runoff against Saxby Chambliss for the U.S. Senate seat in Georgia, and Paul Carmouche will compete in a runoff against his opponent for a seat in Louisiana's 4th Congressional District. We have come too far and have fought too hard to back down in these tight races.

Click here to help Jim and Paul in their runoffs next month. Donate to their campaigns today!

Jim Martin

Jim Martin

I've written to you before about Jim Martin. He has served our nation honorably as a member of the Armed Forces in Vietnam, in the Georgia House of Representatives, and at the Georgia Department of Human Resources. Throughout his career, he led Georgia on health care issues, helped provide quality health care for thousands of children, and put foster children in loving homes.

Jim's opponent, Saxby Chambliss, is doing everything he can to cling onto his seat. In 2002, Chambliss ran one of the most despicable TV ads I've ever seen in which he compared war hero Senator Max Cleland to Osama bin Laden. And now, in a desperate attempt to win the December runoff, his latest ad uses images from 9/11 to exploit voters' fears about terrorism. To top it off, John McCain flew into Atlanta last week to campaign for Chambliss. We can expect more attack ads and other national Republican figures to descend on Georgia for Chambliss, and Jim needs our help now.

Click here to donate to Jim's runoff campaign!

Paul Carmouche

Paul Carmouche

Paul Carmouche is running for an open seat in Louisiana's 4th Congressional District. As the District Attorney for Caddo Parish, Paul has taken thousands of violent criminals off the streets and put them behind bars. He has cracked down on child predators and domestic violence. His opponent, John Fleming, on the other hand, wants to cut taxes for millionaires like himself and raise taxes for middle class families.

Paul has shown an ability to win over Republican voters and current polling has him ahead of his opponent. But we can expect the right-wing to launch full-scale attacks on Paul's record, and he needs our support. Let's help put Paul over the top, and add the 4th Congressional District to the growing list of Democratic seats in Congress.

Click here to help Paul in his runoff next month. Donate to his campaign today!

Runoff races are all about turnout and that depends heavily on the ability to raise money. Please rush a contribution to Jim and Paul today.

Sincerely,

Wes Clark

With 40,000 ballots still to be counted, Charlie Brown's race is too close to call. Help him fight back -- click here to donate to Charlie Brown's Election Protection Fund today!

Our friend Charlie Brown needs our help. The margin in California's 4th Congressional District is razor thin, and they're still counting votes. After more than 300,000 ballots were cast in CA-04, the race is tied. The current difference stands at less than half of 1% (less than 500 votes).

With 40,000 vote-by-mail and provisional ballots still to be counted, the race is way too close to call. That's why it's critical for us to make sure all the votes are counted in CA-04.

Please contribute to Charlie Brown's Election Protection Fund today!

Charlie's opponent, Tom McClintock, has hired an election attorney and brought in a team of lawyers to "watch" the locations where absentee and provisional ballots are being counted. McClintock's team is doing everything they can to challenge the votes of thousands of people who faithfully cast their ballots.

Charlie needs our help to fight back.

Please contribute to Charlie Brown's Election Protection Fund today!

In 2006, the WesPAC community's support carried Charlie to within 3 points of victory. Charlie, a 26-year military veteran who served from Vietnam to the Gulf War, will be a strong advocate for our veterans and an important voice to end the war in Iraq.

His opponent never served, has accumulated the worst voting record on military and veterans issues in the California legislature, and yet had the gall to attack Charlie's patriotism with blatant lies and innuendo.

There's too much at stake. It's critical we ensure all the votes are counted in CA-04.

Please contribute to Charlie Brown's Election Protection Fund today!

Thank you.

Sincerely,

Wes Clark

Wes Clark, Ernest Green and Sec. Rodney Slater It was a deeply moving experience to be in Grant Park last night with thousands of others. The sight of Barack, and Joe Biden, and their families on that platform, the warmth of the crowd, and its diversity will long linger as I reflect on how America has changed.

Last night, I was in Chicago when our country made history -- electing Barack Obama President of the United States.

As I walked onto the field in Grant Park -- there were thousands of us around the podium -- a couple of reporters asked me what I thought of this. "Transformational," I said, "but, ask Ernest Green, right here, who was one of the original young people at Central High who broke segregation in the South. Ask him!"

It was a humbling and deeply moving experience to be there with Ernest and with former Transportation Secretary Rodney Slater, Ambassador Sam Brown and his wife, and so many others who have shared our passion to set this country on the right course. And to see the faces of all around us, representing all the diversity that Barack cited in his remarks. Some were jubilant, some were softly sobbing, some were joyous, a couple were watching others in the crowd. Cell phones and cameras were everywhere as people called friends and families to share the experience.

This was, truly, a transformational event. And I can't thank you enough for making it happen and for stepping up and helping to elect candidates in critical House and Senate races down the ballot.

After we left Grant Park, we found ourselves walking back to the hotel, a couple of miles north. Celebration was still in the air, along Michigan Avenue and Wacker: groups of young people high-fiving, and shouts of "Yes, we can." I was surrounded by electric smiles and energy...so alive.

There is no doubt -- the challenges confronting our nation are great. We are engaged in two wars abroad and facing an economic crisis at home. Our nation will require great sacrifices from all of us to overcome them. However, with these challenges come tremendous opportunities, and I know we will come together to carry this great nation forward. As Barack said last night:

"The road ahead will be long. Our climb will be steep. We may not get there in one year or even one term, but America -- I have never been more hopeful than I am tonight that we will get there. I promise you -- we as a people will get there."

The sight of Barack, and Joe Biden, and their families on that platform, the warmth of the crowd, and its diversity will long linger as I reflect on how America has changed, and how we have changed ourselves. And as I looked at his expression, I could see Barack's seriousness of purpose, and his recognition that far greater challenges lie ahead. But I'm proud, and so hopeful for our country.

Sincerely,

Wes Clark

Eric Massa, Dan Seals, and David Boswell need your support to fund urgent media buys and last minute get out the vote operations. Click here to donate to their campaigns today!

I just received an urgent note from the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee. There are three candidates we need to help right now in these final 24 hours before the polls close.

Eric Massa (NY-29), Dan Seals (IL-10), and David Boswell (KY-02) need your support to fund urgent media buys and the expansion of last minute get out the vote operations. They need to pay for extra boots on the ground that could be the difference between winning and losing tomorrow.

Can you rush a last minute donation to Eric, Dan, and David?

Two weeks ago I told you that Eric Massa was being swiftboated. Well, it's still happening. Last week, another letter to the editor was printed in a local paper attacking his military record.

It's clear his opponent has a small clutch of 8-10 people spreading these lies to local papers, and yet with the exception of one, all of the local newspapers have refused to print the letter I wrote for Eric defending his service to our country.

Eric can't rely on the media to do what's right, so I need you to send him a last minute donation so he can get his ad "Military Service" back on the air to defend himself. Make a contribution to Eric today!

Dan Seals is running against Mark Kirk in Illinois' 10th Congressional District. Dan believes that it's time for change in America. It's time to move forward and solve the real challenges that face our nation -- from the economy, to health care, to the cost of gasoline, to Iraq and our foreign policy.

Two years ago, Dan came up a few points short, and this time, the race is once again neck-and-neck. Barack Obama will win this suburban district, and has cut a radio ad for Dan that if voters in the district hear, will help carry Dan to victory tomorrow.

But Dan needs a final infusion of financial support to make it happen. Please make a contribution and help him air Barack's ad for him in these final hours.

David Boswell is running for the open seat in Kentucky's 2nd Congressional District. David's background as a state legislator and his work as Kentucky's Commissioner of Agriculture make him a strong candidate. He has been a strong advocate of open and fair government, and he is invested in making full use of Kentucky's natural resources to increase our country's energy independence.

This is a tough district that George Bush carried handily, but the most recent polling shows David with a very slim lead. To win, he needs to make sure all the new voters coming out to the polls for the presidential election, vote down the ballot and check David's name.

David is expanding his get out the vote operations, and he needs our help to do it. Please make a contribution to his campaign today!

We're moments from making history. Thank you so much for being a part of it with me.

Sincerely,

Wes Clark