David Wellstone asks us to donate to Al Franken

[Eric J in MN]

Via email from the Al Franken campaign.

Dear Friend,

I'm in town this week to join my friend Al Franken at a rally kicking off the home stretch of his race to unseat Norm Coleman.

Al is a principled progressive who will carry on the fights that matter to all of us: for affordable, high-quality health care (with parity for mental health!)...for an economy that works for everyone...for good schools and safe roads and a clean environment...and for an end to this tragic war in Iraq. Ordinary Minnesotans need Al representing them in Washington. The special interests have too much representation already.

Please click here to join me in supporting Al Franken for Senate!

You and I both know what we're up against. Norm Coleman is a slick politician and a tough opponent. And national Republicans don't want to see Al Franken standing up to their right-wing agenda in the Senate any more than they liked seeing my dad doing the same thing.

In fact, some of the same shadowy "third-party" groups who gained notoriety for smearing my dad during the 2002 campaign have already started running ads lying about Al.

These lies are effective if we can't counter them with the truth. And we do need resources to bring that truth to the airwaves.

Will you join me in making a contribution to Al's campaign today to help him beat back the right-wing smear machine?

I know we can win this race. Principled progressives win with backbone - and Al has plenty of that. And with your help, he'll have the resources he needs to take this race and bring the change we need to Washington.

Thank you for your support,

David Wellstone