Into the home stretch...

Written by: Richard Erwin on Oct 15, 2006 1:27 AM EDT

OK, folks this is it.

If you haven't started working for our local state legislature and state senate candidates yet, now is the time and here are the contacts:

Dale Murphy
http://www.electdale.com
(206) 275-0265

Deb Eddy
http://www.debeddy.net
(425) 454-0443

Eric Oemig
http://www.voteeric.com
(425) 968-8798

They need your help, and they need it now. Each are running winnign races, but we cannot for one moment assume we have anything in the bag.

That said, the axis around which most of our races are turning is that of Darcy Burner, running against Representative Dave Reichert, in the 8th Congressional District.

The race is within the 3% margin of error, with the lead being traded back and forth with every poll taken in the last six weeks. And no polls have been published since their debate earlier this week, where she clearly outperformed him.

The NRCC is so scared of Darcy Burner's campaign that they've pulled TV time buys out of races in three other states to redirect funding against her. They spent $425,000 today - just today - buying time for TV attack ads.

GOTV - Get Out The Vote - is paramount at this point.

We need everyone - every single one of you - in the membership, whether a PCO or not, to volunteer for the following between now and election day.

1) We need you to do "GOTV canvassing" for at least one precinct. This is like regular knocking on doors, except this will be only be 10-25 homes of low-frequency voters likely to vote our way. It should take no more than a morning or an afternoon to cover them. We'll have scripts of what needs to be said, walking lists and maps available. We'll also have "endorsement slips" - "crib sheets" of who we have recommended to vote for this November.

2) We need each of you to commit to one two-hour phone banking session. To reinforce our face-to-face canvassing mentioned above, we'll also be calling these same groups of people, especially if they weren't home when canvassed.

3) We need for you to take the day off from work on Election Day and volunteer to work with us. If you can do so, please ask your management now for Tuesday, November 7, off. This is vitally important as we need to ensure we Get Out The Vote.

4) If possible, find one to three low-frequency voters in your neighborhood that tend to believe in our goals and take them under your wing to ensure that they vote on Election Day.

Every vote we ensure for Darcy is that more likely to ensure votes for Deb Eddy, Dale Murphy, and Maria Cantwell. Every vote that we ensure for Darcy is that much more likely to turn away Initiatives 933 and 920, and to pass Initiative 937. And even though most of Eric's district is in the 1st CD, creating and building up the necessary momentum will drive even Eric's final vote tally higher, as we work towards a progressive resurgence in the Eastside.

So, here's who to contact….

Darcy Burner's Office / Coordinated Campaign
Mina --- 425.454.0622
Emma --- 425.454.0661

And if you can't find them, call me instead ---
WK: 425.614.0989
HM: 425.373.2844
CEL: 425.260.9267

Every effort counts, because every vote will count.

Thanks,
Rich Erwin

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