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[MelissaB]

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Taking Back the House
Kicking it in to High Gear

5 more months until a Democatic Majority.

I met with Leader Pelosi, DCCC Chair Emmanuel and other Democrats this week, and received a status report on efforts to retake the House this November. There is no doubt that we are playing offense in scores of seats, both open seats due to retirement or challenges against GOP incumbents. While we have a very small number of vulnerable Democrats and open seats, I am highly confident we will be able to retain the vast majority if not all of these seats in the present political environment.

I can state with certainty, that we have an agressive and committed team, from the leadership, to the candidates to the staff at the DCCC. Based on what I have learned this week and the recent polls I have seen, I believe the political opportunity is about as ripe as we have had on the Democratic side since at least the 1974 Watergate Mid-term elections. My friend and colleague Chris Van Hollen has done an incredible job on the recruitment side, and I have personally met and been impressed with many of our challengers. The fundraising has also picked up appreciably, and it looks like we will go into the elections very much at parity, thanks in no small part to the blogosphere. We are already getting geared up for a stellar get out the vote campaign, and will also need your help in that area as well.

This is a monumental effort, but today, five months out, victory is truly in sight. We will start with Busby on June 6 and go on from there. Rawstory has a good post on Leader Pelosi's recent blogger call, which lays out the case for a Democratic Majority quite well.

I know you and we and I do not agree with every decision the DCCC makes, but at the end of the day, we are all in this boat together and need to pull in the same direction.

Much more on this to come, but wanted to give you my latest thougts. If you have thoughts, ideas on specific seats and opportunities, please let me know as well.




Blogged by JC on 05.06.06 @ 01:18 PM ET


Link: http://www.conyersblog.us/archives/00000442.htm

(bolding mine)

[mmarcus]

1. Is he still working on election reform?

I haven't seen anything from him lately on this.

[WillYourVoteBCounted]

2. he is busy getting ready for the impeachment

The impeachment movement is building across the country,
and he will be steering the ship!

Why can't Conyers be President.

Man, President Conyers,

[Amaryllis]

3. Pulling in the same direction is kinda hard when Diebold, ES&S etc.

are pulling in another direction.