Thursday, October 31, 2002

HOT Congressional Races QUOTE OF THE DAY "If you don't like the news, go out and make some of your own." - - Scoop Nisker RHINO HERE: With the election just 2 days the other side of the weekend, there are things each of us can do to be sure the Republicans don't end up controlling the Senate and House. A suggestion, again coming from MoveOn PAC, is to call any friends and/or relatives we have in states where the Senate and House races are considered "HOT", meaning too close to call, and urge them not only to get out and vote, but to vote Democratic. Seems like a great project for the weekend; an excuse to "visit" by phone with folks we don't get too see too often. For your reference, below is a list of the races which MoveOn PAC considers "HOT". For some added inspiration, below is a link to the first chapter of the campaign book that Senator Wellstone and Bill Dauster wrote as Senator Wellstone considered a possible 2000 Presidential campaign. Wellstone decided not to run for President in 1999, so the book went unpublished. The book was to be called, "A Better America." The Chapter's entitled, "The Good Country" http://www.geocities.com/demcrat/frame40.html For your reference, below is the list of "HOT" races. 11:53:35 AM    comment

(1) HOT SENATE RACES Arkansas: Mark Pryor http://www.pryor2002.com/vol.htm Colorado: Tom Strickland http://www.stricklandforcolorado.com/pageinpage/getinvolved.cfm Georgia: Max Cleland http://www.maxcleland2002.com/involved/volunteer/volunteer.html Iowa: Tom Harkin http://www.tomharkin.com/get-involved/volunteer-form.cfm Louisiana: Mary Landrieu http://www.marylandrieu.com/get_involved.html Maine: Chellie Pingree http://www.pingreeforsenate.com/involved/involved.cfm Minnesota: Seat formerly held by Paul Wellstone This campaign will not recommence until Wednesday, but it is still likely to be a very tight race between Wellstone's successor and Norm Coleman. Stay tuned for more details about how to help. Missouri: Jean Carnahan http://www.jeancarnahan.com/get_involved/ New Hampshire: Jeanne Shaheen http://www.shaheen.org New Jersey: Frank Lautenberg Email: vherold@njdems.org to volunteer for Lautenberg and other NJ Dems. Please include your phone # and your county, and say "MoveOn sent me." North Carolina: Erskine Bowles http://www.erskinebowles2002.com/get_involved/index.htm Oklahoma: David Walters http://www.waltersforsenate.com/volunteer.asp Oregon: Bill Bradbury http://www.bradbury2002.com/cgi-bin/volunteer.htm South Dakota: Tim Johnson http://www.timjohnsonforsd.com/getinvolved/volunteer.php South Carolina: Alex Sanders http://www.sanders2002.com/help/index.asp Texas: Ron Kirk http://www.ronkirk.com/volunteer.asp 11:31:47 AM    comment

(2) HOT HOUSE RACES Alabama 3rd District (Auburn area): Joe Turnham email: joeturnham@aol.com Please be sure to include your contact info and tell them MoveOn sent you. Colorado 7th District (Jefferson County: Denver suburb): Mike Feeley http://www.feeley2002.com/involve.asp California 18th District (Modesto / Central Valley): Dennis Cardoza http://www.denniscardoza.com/support/volunteers.asp Connecticut 2nd District (Groton area): Joe Courtney email: Francis@courtneyforcongress.org Please be sure to include your contact info and tell them MoveOn sent you. Connecticut 5th District (Waterbury, Danbury): Jim Maloney https://www.clubcyrus.com/maloney2002/volunteer.html Georgia 3rd District (Macon) Jim Marshall http://www.jimmarshall2002.org/volunteer.html Georgia, 12th District (Augusta, Athens) Charles Walker, Jr. http://www.charleswalkerforcongress.com/volunteer.htm Indiana 2nd District (South Bend area): Jill Long Thompson http://www.jilllongthompson.com/volunteer.php Indiana 7th District (Indianapolis): Julia Carson http://www.juliacarson.com/volunteer.cfm Iowa 1st District (quad cities / Bettendorf area): Ann Hutchinson http://www.annhutchinson.com/front/index.php?page=volunteer Iowa 2nd District (Cedar Rapids, Iowa City): Julie Thomas http://www.thomasforcongress.com/scripts/getinvolved.asp Iowa 4th District (Ames): John Norris http://www.norrisforcongress.com/volunteer.html Kentucky 3rd District (Louisville): Jack Conway http://conwayforcongress.com/volunteer/ Maine 2nd District (all but southern coast): Mike Michaud http://lc.webs.innerhost.com/michaud/volunteer.asp Maryland 2nd District (Baltimore suburbs): Dutch Ruppersberger http://www.dutchforcongress.com/volunteer.html Maryland 8th District (Montgomery County): Chris Van Hollen http://democrats.com/elandslide/volunteer.cfm?campaign=vanhollen Michigan 11th District (Detroit suburbs) Kevin Kelly http://kevinkelleyforcongress.com Minnesota 2nd District (Minneapolis - St. Paul suburbs): Bill Luther http://www.voteluther.com/get_involved/VolunteerForm.shtml Nevada 3rd District (Las Vegas): Dario Herrera http://www.darioherreraforcongress.com/getinvolved.asp New Hampshire 1st District (Manchester area): Martha Fuller Clark http://www.clarkforcongress.com New Jersey 5th District (Bergen County) Anne Sumers http://www.sumers2002.com New Jersey 12th District (central New Jersey): Rush Holt http://www.rushholt.com/volunteer.htm New Mexico 1st District (Albuquerque area): Richard Romero http://www.richardromeroforcongress.com/english/jointheteam/ New York 1st District (eastern Long Island): Tim Bishop http://www.bishopforcongress2002.com/volunteer.htm North Carolina 13th District (Raleigh area): Brad Miller http://www.bradmiller.org/volunteer.html Ohio 17th District (Youngstown): Tim Ryan http://timryanforcongress.com/volunteer.asp Pennsylvania 6th District (western Philaelphia suburbs): Dan Wofford http://www.woffordforcongress.org/volunteer.html Pennsylvania 15th District (Allentown, Bethlehem): Ed O'Brien http://www.obrienforcongress.com/obrien/volunteer.asp Pennsylvania 17th District (Harrisburg area): Tim Holden email: holdencampaign@comcast.net Please be sure to include your contact info and tell them MoveOn sent you. South Dakota (statewide): Stephanie Herseth http://www.hersethforcongress.org/volunteer.htm Tennessee 4th District (Jamestown) Lincoln Davis http://www.lincolndavis.com/volunteer.htm Texas 25th District (Houston): Chris Bell http://www.chrisbellforcongress.com/involved/volunteer.html Utah 1st District (Salt Lake City, Ogden): Dave Thomas http://www.electdavethomas.com/ Utah 2nd District (Salt Lake City) Jim Matheson http://www.matheson2000.com/form_volunteer.htm Washington 1st District: Jay Inslee http://www.inslee4congress.com/volunteer.html Washington 2nd District (Everett area): Rick Larsen http://www.ricklarsen.org/index.asp Wisconsin 2nd District (Madison): Tammy Baldwin http://www.tammybaldwin.com Reprinted under the Fair Use doctrine of international copyright law ( http://www4.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.html ). All copyrights belong to original publisher. "RHINO'S BLOG" is the responsibility of Gary Rhine. Feedback is encouraged and can be emailed to him at: rhino@kifaru.com RHINO'S WEB SITES: http://radio.weblogs.com/0103207 (RHINO'S WEBLOG - PRESENT & PAST) http://www.dreamcatchers.org (INDIGENOUS ASSISTANCE & INTERCULTURAL DIALOG) http://www.kifaru.com (NATIVE AMERICAN RELATIONS VIDEO DOCUMENTARIES) Tell a friend about this weblog, or if you know someone who'd like to join the Rhino's Blog mailing list, drop a line to rhino@kifaru.com. 11:19:45 AM    comment

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