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Last year, with your help, the Secretary of State Project helped defeat Bush Administration cronies and elect election integrity Democrats to Secretary of State in five targeted states. In Ohio we defeated a Bush/Cheney ally and Texas transplant to elect a Democrat who ran on an voter protection platform. In New Mexico, the Secretary of State Project support ran radio ads statewide and helped stop a surging Republican candidate from capturing an open seat. And in Minnesota we used cable TV ads to target women and senior voters, helping an election-protection champion and progressive hero beat a two-term Republican incumbent. WIth wins in Iowa and Nevada, we elected five election protection candidates to a key office in crucial 2008 presidential battleground states.
In 2006, we had major victories ? but the fight to make sure every vote counts in this country is just getting started.
Sunday at midnight is our last end-of-quarter fundraising deadline for 2006. Your support now sends a powerful message to would-be election integrity candidates that we will be behind them in the tough races in 2007. By contributing now, we can also send a message to Republicans and those who would jeopardize honest and fair elections that we are here to stay.
Contribute now and send that message.
This year the Secretary of State Project is looking at some key state and local elections that will directly impact our ability to protect the vote for years to come, including the Louisiana Secretary of State. Because this is an off-cycle year and these may not be high-profile races, we cannot count on the national parties and major political players on our side to take on these races. Unfortunately those who want to stonewall election reform and protect entrenched Republican interests won?t back off, even in an off-cycle year, and will be prepared to dump money and support into any race they think they can win. The Secretary of State Project must be there to counter them. We may well be the last line of defense for election protection in 2007.
We promise you these will be tough fights, but we cannot expect anyone else to do this work. And we cannot let the Republican voter suppression candidates win in states like Louisiana, where a Republican victory would mean forever losing the votes of thousands of disenfranchised Katrina survivors, and ensuring Republican control of the state for years to come.
Electing candidates in 2007 to protect the vote in 2008 and beyond depends on us, and the stakes are huge. We need to be there to support the 2007 candidates who will protect our democracy by protecting elections. But to start strong, we need your help now.
We cannot let up now -- contribute before the deadline.
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