I'm grateful for all you've done to change the course of our country and send countless progressives to Congress these past four years. But the 2008 elections are coming up soon, and we need to take the White House and increase our majorities in Congress. Contribute to WesPAC in celebration of our Fourth Anniversary today!

Click to Contribute >>

The Clark Community and WesPAC didn't start with me. It was born out of a group of people who wanted to restore our nation's security and prosperity, address the threats facing America without sacrificing our civil liberties, and fight the unwise policies of the Bush Administration.

It's with the help of people like you that I founded WesPAC and that we have come to change the course of this country. As we celebrate WesPAC's fourth anniversary this month, I'd like to take a moment and look back on what we have accomplished together, and thank your for standing by me these past four years:

The Draft Clark movement started in 2003 with just a handful of activists -- only five years later, our organization includes over 300,000 activists working to increase our Democratic majorities in Congress and bring new leadership to Washington.

Your energy and commitment to our country has helped change the course of our nation both internationally and domestically. Americans across the country are frustrated with our strategic blunders in the Middle East, a weak economy and an administration that has failed to represent the interests of the people. That's why we started a campaign to stop war with Iran, sent over 25,000 emails to Congress urging our Representatives to get Ed Shultz's show on Armed Forces Radio, and have sent more than 260,000 emails to our nation's leaders demanding change in Washington.

Time and again, the WesPAC community has fought for a shared purpose to strengthen our national security, stand by our veterans, and make sure that the government is representing the interests of all Americans. But I alone could not have had the impact that we as a community have had on our nation -- instead it has taken the work of thousands of people like you to make our voice heard.

Of course, what I'm most proud of is our success in sending countless Democrats to Congress. Since 2004, I've asked you to help progressive candidates across the country, and together we have raised over 1.5 million dollars for over 100 candidates. Raising 1.5 million dollars takes more than just one person -- it takes the support of a community, and you are part of a community that has propelled countless Democratic candidates to victory at election time.

With your help, we've done great work so far for the 2008 elections, but we can't take it for granted that we'll come out on top in November. We're facing a Republican Party that is willing to do anything to cling to their seats in Congress, and our opponents are already throwing mud at progressive candidates. It's critical that we win the White House and increase our margins in Congress to move our sound economic and foreign policies forward.

Help us continue to support progressive candidates for the 2008 elections -- click here to donate today!

We've come a long way since WesPAC was founded four years ago. I'm grateful that you've joined me in our mission to bring new leadership to Washington and repair our nation's image in the world. And with your help, we'll succeed by leaps and bounds in 2008.

Sincerely,

Wes Clark

Mary, Carol and Darcy are running in tight races, and they need our help -- click here to donate to their campaigns before the March 31st deadline!

"It's going to be a bloodbath."

That's what National Republican Senatorial Committee chairman John Ensign promised Louisiana Senator Mary Landrieu in her re-election race this fall. And we can expect this to be the playbook across the country.

That's why I wanted to make sure you help me support Mary and two other candidates that I am sure will be under nonstop attacks from the national Republicans this fall: Carol Shea-Porter (NH-1) and Darcy Burner (WA-8).

Join me and give Mary, Carol, and Darcy the resources to fight back. Please contribute to their campaigns before the March 31st end of quarter deadline!

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

Mary Landrieu

Mary is leading the fight to rebuild hurricane-damaged parts of Louisiana after the Bush Administration's mismanagement led to unbelievable delays and mistakes. She's taking George Bush head on, overriding President Bush's veto of a bill providing $7 billion to restore wetlands and rebuild levees after Hurricane Katrina.

Mary Landrieu is also trying to fix our priorities on national security. She has been a strong and persistent voice calling on the Bush Administration to focus on capturing the person actually responsible for 9/11: Osama Bin Laden.

Now, national Republican operatives want to take Mary out, making her race their #1 priority. Mary's voice is one we can't afford to lose this year. Donate to her campaign before the March 31st deadline!

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

Carol Shea-Porter

Carol Shea-Porter is running for re-election in New Hampshire's 1st Congressional District. As many of you know, Carol is a member of our Clark community, volunteering for my presidential campaign 4 years ago. After the 2004 election, I urged people to get involved, run for office and bring new leadership to the party. Carol did just that, and with our help beat the odds to become New Hampshire's first female member of Congress.

Carol is one of us, running a truly grassroots-driven campaign. She understands the need to engage the Middle East with diplomacy, provide better health care for all Americans, and take care of our veterans. But she's one of the Republicans' top targets this year, and her campaign is facing a tough election in November.

Help Carol Shea-Porter win a second term. Support her campaign before Monday's fundraising deadline!

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

Darcy Burner

I have written to you before about Darcy Burner, who is running for Congress in Washington's 8th District. She comes from a military family, and her family background will bring a needed perspective on the war in Iraq and veterans issues to Congress.

Two years ago, Darcy lost a tight race to Republican Dave Reichert, but Darcy doesn't give up so easily. We helped her get close last cycle. It's time for us to put her over the top. George Bush and Karl Rove have already come to Washington to help her opponent. We have to respond.

The race is sure to be tight again. Please contribute to Darcy's campaign and put her over the top in 2008!

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

Americans are looking to Democrats to fix the mess created by the Bush Administration. They are looking for change, and they are looking to us to deliver it. Republicans know that their only chance is to drag us down into the gutter with relentless attacks and distortions.

We can't let them do it.

Sincerely,

Wes Clark

Election Day for Robin Weirauch is less than two weeks away -- click here to give her the momentum she needs today!

Pouring rain. 10-hour long lines. A final margin of just 2%. This was Ohio in 2004.

But one year before any votes are cast in the general election, we have a chance to send a message to voters in Ohio and across the country: 2008 will not be 2004.

Robin Weirauch is running for the open seat in Ohio's 5th congressional district. Voters will be hitting the ballot box in less than two weeks on December 11.

A victory in OH-5 will send a message across Ohio and America that voters are ready to turn the page on George W. Bush and the Republicans. Contribute to Robin's campaign today!

http://www.actblue.com/page/WinOhio5

As the daughter of a retired Master Sergeant in the United States Air Force, Robin will do more than simply repeat slogans like "Support the Troops." She will fight to bring a responsible end to the war in Iraq and make sure our veterans receive the health care they deserve.

A former Emergency Medical Technician and the wife of a retired police officer, Robin has honest middle class values. She understands the critical issues for working-class people such as education, fair trade policies, and bringing good jobs back to Northwest Ohio. She will ensure that all Americans have access to the opportunities that will help them and their children succeed in the 21st Century.

Northwest Ohio and Congress need Robin's strong, honest, independent voice.

Give Robin the final push she needs to win this seat for Democrats and give us the momentum we need heading into the 2008 elections!

http://www.actblue.com/page/WinOhio5

Like many of the races I've asked you to help with in the past, this is a tough district. It's a Republican district, but as I've said before, we've got to compete everywhere. Republican districts can become Democratic districts. Republican states can become Democratic states. But only if we contest the seats.

I remember campaigning last year in Montana with Jon Tester, standing with Jim Webb in Virginia, and barnstorming some of the reddest Congressional districts in the final days of the 2006 elections. With you by my side, we changed the map.

We have the chance to do it again. Bush won this district by 20 points in 2004, but in 2006, Governor Ted Strickland and Senator Sherrod Brown carried it for Democrats. Now in this special election, just 13 days away, Robin Weirauch can win Ohio's 5th district...with your help.

Please rush a contribution to Robin in these final days before the special election on December 11.

http://www.actblue.com/page/WinOhio5

You are helping to change our country, and I can't thank you enough for all you do.

Regards,

Wes Clark

Beat the Deadline

For helping us reach our $25,000 goal by midnight tonight!

I'm in Chicago today and wanted to dash off a quick note to you.

On Wednesday, I asked the Clark community to help us raise $25,000 in 48 hours for our "2008 Fund." We're less than $10,000 from meeting our goal before our deadline tonight.

Please rush a contribution to WesPAC before midnight tonight!

http://securingamerica.com/contribute

I need your help to keep speaking out. Today, my hometown newspaper, the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, called our efforts to remove Rush Limbaugh's show from Armed Forces Radio "sad." Is it sad to fight for our troops' right to express their views on the war? Is it sad to stop airing Rush Limbaugh's hateful speech over taxpayer funded airwaves?

Help me continue to speak out. Contribute to our "2008 Fund" today!

http://securingamerica.com/contribute

We must also ensure we have the resources to help as many candidates as possible in 2008. This is a critical election. We must have the right leadership to fix the mess George W. Bush and the Republicans created. I'm ready to hit the campaign trail, and I need the resources to do it.

Help us reach our $25,000 goal in these final hours. Contribute to our "2008 Fund" today!

http://securingamerica.com/contribute

Thank you for making a difference.

Sincerely,

Wes Clark

Ladies & Gentlemen, Volunteers of all ages ~~

Recently, General Clark has asked for our help to not only change the debate from troops and tactics to strategy and diplomacy, but he has also asked, several times, for us to help several candidates get elected to Congress in 2008.

Blogosphere Day -- Time to Invest in Our Future

When I entered the 2004 presidential race, it was with the support of tens of thousands of Americans organizing online (and later translating it offline) to create a movement to change America. It opened my eyes to the power of the internet. Through message boards, email, blogs, etc., the barriers to entry to participate in the ongoing discourse that is democracy had been lowered, and millions of Americans joined in the conversation.

Some of the "guardians" of our political discourse have bemoaned this development. I welcome it. The netroots have opened up the table to new players, enriched our political discourse, and dismantled long-standing barriers to participation in media and politics. How can anyone deny these are positive developments in a democracy?

That's why today is so important. Today is Blogosphere Day -- a day that realizes the great promise of our democracy: people coming together from across America to change the direction of our country. In the past, the progressive blogosphere has united on July 19 to support a specific candidate, and I was proud to support Blogosphere Day candidates Paul Hackett and Ned Lamont.

Now on the 4th annual Blogosphere Day, it's time to invest in our infrastructure, and that means supporting ActBlue. This isn't just about 2008, 2010, or any specific election. It's about building support for activists, for new ideas, and for candidates from the local to national level. Supporting ActBlue not only strengthens the progressive movement, but it strengthens our democracy.

This year's midterm elections present American voters with a clear choice on the type of leadership we want for our country. Do we want to continue with the Republicans' current "stay the course" status quo? Or do we want new leadership on the critical issues that we face -- in particular the situation in Iraq -- the type of new leadership that only Democrats can provide?

Support Dr. Spencer's campaign for Congress -- contribute today to help run my radio ad!

For those who choose new leadership, they need look no further than Dr. Selden Spencer, who is the Democratic nominee for Congress in Iowa's 4th district.

I just recorded a radio ad in support of Dr. Spencer's campaign, and we are looking to raise $10,000 in order to play the ad across the 4th Congressional District. Please contribute what you can to air this important message.

Click here to listen to the radio ad.

Help us put my ad in support of Selden's campaign on the air -- contribute today!

I served in the military for 38 years. From my experience, it is clear that our policies are not leading us to victory in Iraq, Afghanistan, or the rest of the Middle East. It will take more than military might alone to secure America

Dr. Selden Spencer of Huxley has been on the ground in Afghanistan. He sees that we need a new direction in the Middle East that includes diplomacy and economic development, in addition to the strong military component of the mission.

Dr. Spencer served in Kabul as a physician with Northwest Medical Teams, and while there it became crystal clear to him that a critical component of our battle in the Middle East needs to be winning the hearts and minds of the people there. This is a lesson the Republicans in Washington refuse to learn, and is one of the primary reasons we need Dr. Selden Spencer in Congress.

The tide is turning.

It's what the polls say and it's what the pundits say. Everywhere I travel, people tell me they have had it with the Republicans' one-party rule in Washington, and they want them out now. Respected political analyst Charlie Cook calls this election "one of those once- or twice-in-a-generation elections when a party enjoys unbelievable gains."

We must seize this opportunity.

But for all our momentum, Democrats still have to do the hard campaign work to make sure we emerge victorious on Election Day.

That's why in past months I have urged you to support Democratic Senate candidates like Harold Ford in Tennessee, Ned Lamont in Connecticut, Claire McCaskill in Missouri, Jon Tester in Montana, and Jim Webb in Virginia. And it is why today, I am imploring you to support the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee (DSCC).

Please contribute to the DSCC today -- and help Democrats take back the Senate on November 7th!

http://www.dscc.org/clark

The DSCC is the arm of the Democratic Party whose sole purpose is to provide Democratic Senate candidates with the financial resources they need to win. I've worked with the DSCC before, and I know that they have the speed, agility, and know-how to lead us to victory on November 7th.

But with only 14 days until the election, this is when the DSCC needs you most. They must have the resources to turn on a dime, react quickly to the changing political landscape, and instantly send money to the candidates who need it most.

I am so thankful for the support many of you recently gave to individual Senate candidates across America. Now I urge you to be just as generous with the DSCC. Please make an immediate contribution today.

I live by a simple rule. If you wore the uniform, if you served your nation with honor, and especially if you fought and were wounded in battle, then you have earned the right to be treated with respect.

Stop the Swift Boating -- contribute to Patrick, Leonard, Eric, and Charlie today!

That's why I am so outraged that the Republican party has systematically attacked the wartime service and patriotism of veterans who are running for office as Democrats. It is despicable -- the sign of a party more concerned about hanging onto power by any means possible than with giving veterans the respect they have earned.

If there is one lesson we learned from the 2004 presidential race, it is that when the Republicans question your patriotism, you have to hit back -- hard.

That's why I'm asking you to support four candidates who have become the latest victims of the Republican "Swift Boat" tactics: Patrick Murphy (PA-08), Leonard Boswell (IA-03), Eric Massa (NY-29), and Charlie Brown (CA-04). Give them the resources they need to fight back against these despicable attacks.

www.actblue.com/page/stopswiftboating

Patrick Murphy

Patrick Murphy

Patrick Murphy is a veteran of the war in Iraq who is running for the House of Representatives. It's a close race -- a recent poll shows him jumping out to a four point lead over his opponent, a first term congressman named Mike Fitzpatrick. And, his campaign is building momentum every day. I believe he can win this race.

Let me tell you something about his opponent. Congressman Fitzpatrick has never worn a military uniform, he has never been under fire like Patrick has, he has never seen war like Patrick has. Yet he hosted a press conference denigrating Patrick Murphy's wartime service to this nation. It's 2004 all over again -- and we can't allow it.

It's not just wrong, it's an outrage. That's why I'm asking you to stand up against the Swift Boating of Patrick Murphy by giving him the resources he needs to fight back.

www.actblue.com/page/stopswiftboating

Support Bruce, Carol, Joe, and Eric by contributing before the end of quarter deadline

When I'm on the campaign trail for candidates across the country, I hear it over and over again: Americans want an end to the Bush one-party government. The current rubber-stamp Congress doesn't serve the interests of the American public. It only serves the interests of George W. Bush, Karl Rove, and their right-wing friends.

You can change that right now and help Democrats "Take the Hill." 

Today, I'm asking you to help me raise $5,000 each for four great candidates before the September 30th fundraising deadline: Joe Sestak (PA-07), Bruce Braley (IA-01), Carol Shea-Porter (NH-01), and Eric Massa (NY-29). Each of these Democratic House candidates faces a Republican opponent with a huge campaign war chest. And I need you to help them close the gap.

Please help Joe, Bruce, Carol, and Eric "Take the Hill" this November by donating through my ActBlue page today!

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