The first Congressional special election since the November thumpin' is tomorrow in Northeast Georgia in the 10th district. Since that thumpin', the Democratic majority's attempts to end the occupation of the Iraqi civil war has been thwarted by the President and the Republican minority. The best way to convince Republican Members of Congress to abandon the President's endless, objective-less, incredibly expensive military occupation is to beat them in elections.
The James Marlow campaign is today's best opportunity to do that.
Help elect him right now. Go through your address book. If you know anyone in Northeast Georgia, ask them to vote for James Marlow right now. If you know anyone in Georgia, ask them to ask anyone they know in NE Georgia to vote for James Marlow. Try the six degrees of separation theory and tell your whole network about the election. Somebody's got an uncle or a college roommate in the district and each vote will help. Read the campaign blog at www.ConnectingWithGeorgia.com and find out more after the jump.
The district leans red, but with a President at under 30% approval ratings and the leading Republican candidate refusing to debate and proclaiming that Iraq is not a big issue, Democratic surges can happen if we help make them.
As with all campaigns, last-minute momentum helps quite a bit and word-of-mouth is, by far, the most important political weapon in our arsenal. Please use it.
This is not a primary election. It's a non-partisan special election with a July runoff if no candidate earns 50% of the vote. Our guy Marlow has an excellent chance to make it into the runoff, and the push on the last-day might be crucial.
The power of one (as the GOP blogs were named in 04).
Think of the six degrees of separation theory. You are separated by a registered voter in GA-10 by less than six degrees. If you tell your network about Tuesday's election -- which could shift the calculus in DC on the efficacy of Republicans supporting the President's position -- you will reach voters in the district.
To contribute to the campaign, here is the ActBlue page.
If you'd like to help out with GOTV, besides emailing your network, call the campaign office at 706.995.2115.
Let's show the nation that voters in red-leaning districts want change.
{Full disclosure: my firm is working on the campaign}