Wednesday, November 11, 2015

MAYDAY: Tweet and shout at #MD08

[UPDATE 5/13/16- See NY19]


To MAYDAY.US

Jamie Raskin is MAYDAY's first endorsed Congressional candidate in the 2016 elections.  He is a Democrat running in Maryland's 8th Congressional district.

In MAYDAY's October 27, 2015 blog post  Kicking off 2016 with Jamie Raskin for Congress, MAYDAY says
Most of Jamie Raskin’s grassroots donations come from his district voters.
His main opponent’s donations come from investment bankers, Fortune 500 executives, and DC insiders.
Kathleen Matthews, the leading opponent in the Democratic primary, thinks the way to do things is with a well-connected few. Matthews is a corporate lobbyist who represents powerful interests and politics as usual. Meanwhile, Jamie Raskin has been one of the most effective leaders in Maryland because he puts the people over special interests.
Now Matthews’s big lobbyist money is outpacing Jamie Raskin’s grassroots donors: she just outraised him by $200,000, primarily from special interests.
We’re kicking off the campaign by crowdfunding $100,000 to close the gap. Elect a leader for reform! Be part of the grassroots movement and donate now.Help kick-start in-district organizing and communications, and volunteers all over the country make calls, fundraise, and spread the word.
We also need 250 volunteers — including 40 in Maryland — to build a revolution that will carry us to victory.
Ballotpedia says there are seven declared candidates in this Democratic primary. They are
Jamie Raskin - State Senator[3]
William Jawando - Former Obama aide[4]
Kumar Barve - State Delegate[5]
Ana Sol Gutierrez - State Delegate[5]
Kathleen Matthews[6]
David Anderson - Nonprofit executive[7]
Joel Rubin[8]
http://ballotpedia.org/Maryland's_8th_Congressional_District_election,_2016

There is going to be a debate in Bethesda MD next Tuesday among the candidates. See Local Version Of ‘Undercard’ Forum Features Three Democrats Seeking Congressional Nod, Bethesda Magazine, November 10, 2015.

I have sent this open letter to Jamie Raskin: Some questions for Jamie Raskin.

I have tweeted to numerous Jamie Raskin followers this: "What do Jamie Raskin supporters think about his making an announcement as described at http://campaignfinancereformers.blogspot.com/2015/11/some-questions-for-jamie-raskin.html ?" There have been over 450 page views of the link I have tweeted.

MAYDAY supporters should shout into the Maryland 8th Congressional district for the debate on Tuesday.

They should shout that all the candidates in #MD08 announce that they are going to contribute to forcing Congress to act on corruption before Election Day 2016. (For further explanation, please read Some questions for Jamie Raskin.)

UPDATE 11/12
To get the shouting going, I have sent the below tweets to five of the six candidates (other than Jamie Raskin to whom I previously sent my letter).





For you to contribute to the shouting, send your own tweets to the candidates.







If you want to do more, send tweets to followers of the candidates.

To William Jawando followers, tweet this:
William Jawando needs to announce Congress shall be forced to act on corruption before 11/8/16. http://campaignfinancereformers.blogspot.com/2015/11/some-questions-for-jamie-raskin.html
To Kumar Barve followers, tweet this:
Kumar Barve needs to announce Congress shall be forced to act on corruption before 11/8/16. http://campaignfinancereformers.blogspot.com/2015/11/some-questions-for-jamie-raskin.html
To Ana Sol-Gutiérrez followers, tweet this:
Ana Sol-Gutiérrez needs to announce Congress shall be forced to act on corruption before 11/8/16. http://campaignfinancereformers.blogspot.com/2015/11/some-questions-for-jamie-raskin.html
 To Kathleen Matthews followers, tweet this:
Kathleen Matthews needs to announce Congress shall be forced to act on corruption before 11/8/16. http://campaignfinancereformers.blogspot.com/2015/11/some-questions-for-jamie-raskin.html
To Joel Rubin followers, tweet this:
Joel Rubin needs to announce Congress shall be forced to act on corruption before 11/8/16. http://campaignfinancereformers.blogspot.com/2015/11/some-questions-for-jamie-raskin.html

 UPDATE 5/13/16- See NY19

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