![]() *** YOUR DAILY DO'S - [4/28] *** Jessica Williams Nguyen Well done on the ACA vote, y'all! Now for an installment of "How We Get Our Nation Out of This Mess." Did you have fun phone banking for James Thompson in Kansas? You know you did. But then he lost. Buzz kill, right? Not so fast. The fact that Republicans had to spend a bunch of money to retain that a super-safe seat is a major victory. I'm not just sugar coating things for you. Sustained effort to keep Repubs on defense is part of the long game. (article: http://www.politico.com/…/republicans-kansas-special-electi…) Well, tally ho! Special elections are popping up in red states and right here in Washington. An Oklahoma progressive reached out to ask me if our group would like to help them elect a Democrat to Oklahoma House of Reps in a week or so. I said, Heck yeah! Because who wouldn’t be happy to give a few dollars or make a few calls to help Oklahomans take back their state from the clutches of big oil and gas? Amirite? Let’s show Republicans, pundits and a sometimes recalcitrant Democratic party establishment that a wave really is coming. Help elect: ********************** 1. STEVE BARNES, OKLAHOMA, State House of Reps (May 9th election) Donate --> https://tinyurl.com/mvco8q4 Phone bank --> https://tinyurl.com/lbz594r Learn more --> FB page (https://tinyurl.com/m6wxllp), candidate profile (https://tinyurl.com/mhy4nbh) [Background from DailyKos: https://tinyurl.com/kwmlrbq] ********************** 2. ROB QUIST, MONTANA, US House of Reps (May 25th election) Donate --> https://tinyurl.com/muhzpb4 Phone bank --> https://tinyurl.com/kv9mzk7 Learn more --> FB page (https://tinyurl.com/l2lcxzl), candidate profile (https://tinyurl.com/kepp5qc) [Background from NYTimes: https://tinyurl.com/ly32mht] ********************** 3. MANKA DHINGRA, WASHINGTON 45th LD, State Senate (Nov 7th election) Donate --> https://tinyurl.com/nyft8xj Volunteer --> https://tinyurl.com/lmoo9bg Learn more --> FB page (https://tinyurl.com/n85yk24), candidate profile (Nov 7th election) [Background from the Kirkland Reporter: https://tinyurl.com/kr5l3pq] ********************** 4. MICHELLE RYLANDS, WASHINGTON 31st LD, State Senate (Nov 7th election) Donate --> https://tinyurl.com/n7lvxjq Volunteer --> https://tinyurl.com/l9beqsz ********************** #DailyDos
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