US: NY-29 Eric Massa Unplugged - Updated, II
I just can’t get enough of this guy. From a June 19, 2006 fundraiser (h/t noelschultz from dailykos):
Where I live in upstate New York, the ultimate family value is a living wage job. (applause) The ultimate family value is the ability to live in peace and know that the Constitution of America stands for all of us and not a select few, and so we will demand — we will demand — that we stop this insane assault on our civil liberties starting day one. (applause)
Exile On Ericson St. asked me to pass this along, in case YOU can’t get enough of him either:
On 7:00 p.m., Thursday July 6, 2006, OTPFTP will be hosting a Meet the Candidate Event with Eric Massa, the Democratic candidate for the 29th Congressional District. Massa, a former Special Assistant to General Wesley Clark, and one of the “Fighting Dems”, is a progressive who is seeking to unseat Randy Kuhl. For information on Massa, including his interviews with Al Franken and Daily Kos, see: http://massaforcongress.com
I REALLY want a “take it to ‘em” kind of Dem in congress, one that will call a spade a spade and cut through the BS. There’s a lot of BS to cut through these days, and from everything he’s said, Massa’s got a honkin’ HUGE pair of hedgeclippers.
[UPDATE: Rottenchester makes a good point that an address for the event would be nice, since we're plugging it and all. I've emailed the Massa campaign to get the info and will update here when I get it. - btp]
[UPDATE II: I've updated the announcement with a link to the website for the folks holding the event.]
Well said.
I think this is a belleweather race: weak Republican freshman/Bush sycophant, conservative-to-moderate district, strong challenger. If Massa can’t push out a weakling like Kuhl, then the house is still safe for the Republicans.
But, if you’re going to tout an event, how about putting in an address?
Massa needs alot more money. I hope he can raise it. Kuhl has access to literally millions of dollars and is very popular in the Southern Tier.
You’re right about the money. But Kuhl’s popularity isn’t that strong, based on poll results from early May that showed 43% for Kuhl, 40% for Massa, with 17% undecided. Conventional wisdom has it that an incumbent under 50% is in danger, esp. since undecideds tend to break for the challenger in general. Plus Kuhl’s favorable/unfavorables suck. Rumor has it that since then there’s even better news from the Massa campaign, I’m hoping to find out what it is at the next DfA linkup.
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