Hillary Clinton Instructs Followers What Races to Support
Senator Hillary Clinton sent an e-mail to supporters today, asking them to join her in supporting several Democrats who try to take over a seat owned by a Republican, or keep their own. Clinton selected the following races she believes the Democratic candidate needs help:
In Mississippi, Ronnie Musgrove has shocked the pundits by pulling extremely close in his race to win a Senate seat for Democrats. His conservative, Republican opponent has even resorted to ads attacking me and my supporters. It’s up to you to keep Ronnie’s momentum going.
In Pennsylvania, my good friend John Murtha — a strong supporter for me during the primaries and an important voice against the war in Iraq — is depending on your help to win.
Raul Martinez in Florida has a great chance at picking up a Democratic seat from a conservative Republican incumbent. The latest polling has this race in dead heat and Raul needs our help to push back against Republican attacks.
And in John McCain’s home state of Arizona, Ann Kirkpatrick has a very good chance to pick up a Republican-held seat. She’ll be the first Democrat ever elected in Arizona’s 1st district — if you help her today.
The most surprising of the four races is, of course, the one including John Murtha. Clinton’s e-mail makes perfectly clear that Democratic leaders are worried that the unimaginable will actually happen this year: Murtha might be beaten by his Republican challenger.
All the other races are, instead, more evidence that Democrats have a tremendous shot at winning important seats in the House of Representatives and the Senate, creating a filibuster-proof majority which would help Barack Obama, if he wins, pursue more liberal policies than he would normally be able to pursue.
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