What if I told you there was a Democrat, who was not protecting our values...but they had a legitimate primary challenger this year? Would you be willing to contribute $5 to protecting Democratic values?
What if they held up health care for 10 million vulnerable children?
What if they voted against an energy bill that will allow our country to invest in alternative energy sources and fight global warming?
What if they voted for a bill that would allow President Bush to spy on American citizens without a warrant? Or if they skipped a vote to increase the minimum wage for the first time in decades?
What if they voted over 7 times to continue the War in Iraq, while 897 brave soldiers gave their lives in service? Could you send more?
Michigan’s 9th District SHOULD have a progressive Representative. The district is solidly pro-choice, pro-GLBT, and pro-stem cell research. The people of this district care about our water and our air, and the future of the environment for our children. The people of Michigan’s 9th care about education. Just last week, I saw over 80 people marching for peace through the streets of the 9th district.
But our congressman doesn’t represent those values...(Read More to Find out what you can do!)
He isn't a Democrat, but I’m talking about Congressman Joe Knollenberg. The 9th District is ready for change- in fact the Democratic Base Vote was 50.49% last year. The 9th should send a Democrat to Congress.
And now it’s time to send someone who will truly represent the 9th district to congress...Gary Peters.
Gary has a proven record. When he was in the Michigan State Senate, he stood up for justice, for the environment, for consumer’s rights, and for progressive values. In fact he was called a "lone ranger in the fight against special interests"...very different than Joe Knollenberg, whose former Chief of Staff was a registered lobbyist.
I’ve written about how Gary has supported progressive values.But now it’s time to show he has progressive support! Can you help us get 100 more grassroots donations by the Dec. 31st deadline?
Can 100 bloggers step up to send $20 before the end of the year? Make your contribution at our ActBlue "Bloggers for Peters" page to show the power of the netroots!
The 9th district should be represented by a Democrat, not Joe Knollenberg. Knollenberg was named to the League of Conservation Voters "Dirty Dozen" list of the 12 members of Congress with the worst environmental records...in fact he was #2, after Sen. Inhofe who believes that Global Warming is a Weather Channel conspiracy. The 9th district has a Partisan Voter Index of R+0. Last year, the Democratic base vote in the district was over 50%.