DCCC: Michigan Who?

by: kelster

Mon Jan 23, 2012 at 10:43:20 AM EST

Other excellent targets on the list include Charlie Upton (MI-6), Mike Rogers (MI-8) and Frank Guinta (NH-1), being challenged by, respectively, progressives John Waltz, Lance Enderle and Carol Shea-Porter, independent-minded grassroots Democrats whom Steve Israel fears.

More discussion over at Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood.

Show Them the Money

by: kelster

Mon Feb 02, 2009 at 07:52:48 AM EST

The NRCC site is a different story.  When you go there, you can't get into the site until you complete the issues survey (Massive tax hikes! Fairness doctrine! $1 trillion in D.C. stimulus spending!)and give your email & zip code.  

I completed the survey, filled in my email & zip code, and got ready to check out the site.

Um, sorry.  Apparently, you can't access any of the pages until you cough up some $$.  Click wherever you want, but you'll just bounce back and forth between the survey/email/zip code page and the donation page. Period.

You can't access the warm & fuzzy bits, like GOP history; basic pages, like contact info; or even fun stuff like "Democrat Dirty Laundry."  So it looks as though the GOP isn't concerned about reaching out to anyone without an open wallet.

MI-09: CWA, IUOE and More Endorse Peters, Join the E-Team

by: JordanLFW

Thu Aug 16, 2007 at 22:27:06 PM EDT

Gary Peters has now been endorsed by half of the Democrats on the Oakland County Commission, five 9th District State Legislators, the Mayors of Pontiac, Farmington Hills, Berkley and Royal Oak, State Board of Education member Elizabeth Bauer, the supervisors of Waterford and West Bloomfield Townships, Waterford Clerk Betty Fortino, and University of Michigan Regent Laurence Deitch.

Two labor unions have also endorsed Gary Peters: The Communication Workers of America Local 4123 and the International Union of Operating Engineers, Local 324, National PAC. The IUOE is the 12th largest union in the AFL-CIO, and the CWA is the largest communications and media union in the nation.

(Update: State Board of Education member Casandra Ulbrich has endorsed Gary Peters.)

Of course you would have read this already if you had the Peters for Congress blog in your RSS reader ;)

Interested in supporting Peters for Congress?
Join the Peters E-Team Google Group! The group will be used to engage supporters, especially those who want to help blog about Gary.

MI-09: My Trip to Yearly Kos with Gary Peters

by: JordanLFW

Sat Aug 11, 2007 at 21:33:42 PM EDT

• Gary announced he will run for Congress in MI-09, challenging Joe Knollenberg


• Gary's announcement was covered by over 17 news outlets, including Talking Points Memo, The Politico, The Hill, AP, Crains Detroit, and all major metro Detroit newspapers


• Gary has raised over $3,500 from grassroots supporters at Act Blue


• Michigan Democratic Party Chairman Mark Brewer released a video podcast supporting a Peters Campaign against Knollenberg

MI-09: Mark Brewer on Gary Peters

by: JordanLFW

Fri Aug 10, 2007 at 12:51:47 PM EDT

Jump the fold to read more!

DCCC Radio Ad Targets Joe Knollenberg

by: JordanLFW

Thu Aug 09, 2007 at 15:45:55 PM EDT

Knollenberg is a supporter of the surge, and continues to be a rubber stamp for President Bush despite overwhelming public opinion. From the surge, to stem cell research, to the environment...Knollenberg continues to vote against the will of his constituents.

Republican bloggers are nervous for Knollenberg. You can bet THEY are going to bring out the big guns.

MI-09: Peters Announcement Creates Buzz

by: JordanLFW

Wed Aug 08, 2007 at 15:32:18 PM EDT

• In the Detroit Free Press the DCCC says Knollenberg has "every reason to fear a strong candidacy from Gary Peters"
• Today's Oakland Press quotes Gary as saying this race will be the "number one in the state"
• The Birmingham Eccentric highlights Gary's goal to make health care affordable and available
  
• Crains Detroit quotes Gary saying he will "fight tooth and nail for every Michigan job"
  
• Talking Points Memo Election Central covered the announcement, highlighting Gary's experience as a Lt. Commander and SEABEE combat specialist.
• DC insider paper The Hill notes that Gary is heavily recruited by the DCCC
• According to The Politico the 9th District went for Governor Granholm and Senator Stabenow
  
• mLIVE quotes Oakland County Democratic Party Chairman Dave Woodward calling Gary the "frontrunner"
• WLNS reminds readers Knollenberg is coming out of his toughest re-election ever
  
• Richard Owl Mirror's blog compares Gary to Mr. Smith, and says we need to send him to Washington
  
• Michigan Class Notes is excited to see a strong challenger in the 9th
• The Detroit News mentions this race is going to be expensive, and that Knollenberg is hoping for a Democratic primary to waste resources
• So of course it is no wonder Gary raised over $2,000 in just one day at ActBlue
  
• Michigan Liberal,  Daily Kos,  MyDD, and Swing State Project readers all got to see the Peters Announcement
  

MI-09: Gary Peters Will Run for Congress

by: JordanLFW

Tue Aug 07, 2007 at 10:48:47 AM EDT

Peters will officially resign from his current position as Michigan's lottery commissioner on Friday, August 10th. Under Peters, the lottery has come in $13 million under budget while generating record profits. When he was a State Senator, he returned an entire years worth of office expenses back to the state treasury! Gary will bring fiscal responsibility to Congress.

"Knollenberg has allowed the failed Bush agenda to go on while our brave men and women are getting shipped to Iraq and good-paying Michigan jobs are getting outsourced to other countries. -Gary Peters"

Gary gets it. Knollenberg has a terrible record on veteran's issues, highlighted by the DCCC campaign last July. Peters will fight to protect our soldiers and our jobs. Knollenberg has been a rubber stamp for a failing administration. The choice is clear for 9th district voters.

9th District elected Democrats came out strong in support of Peters. Look at this list of endorsements. Our local leaders are excited to get behind an experienced legislator, who is ready to fight Knollenberg on the campaign trail and represent Oakland County in the People's House.

The district is ripe for change, and Gary is the candidate to deliver. The Democratic base vote in the 9th district was above 50%. This is a winnable district. Joe Knollenberg is out of touch with 9th district voters on issues such as stem cell research, protecting the middle class, the importance of Social Security, and helping to make college education affordable. Gary Peters will continue his fight for progressive interests?Joe Knollenberg protects Washington special interests.  Let's send a Lieutenant Commander to Congress to fight for us.

www.PetersForCongress.com

Learn more about Gary at his website, signup to receive email updates, and contribute at ActBlue!

Better Know a District...Michigan's 9th!

by: JordanLFW

Mon Jul 30, 2007 at 21:43:25 PM EDT

Michigan's 9th Congressional District will be one of the top targeted races for 2008. The DCCC has already aired ads exposing Knollenberg's awful record on veterans. Knollenberg is under fire from citizen action groups, and has been constantly bashed in letters to the editor throughout the district. Knollenberg is beatable. He narrowly won the '06 election with 51% of the vote, and has 15% less money now than he did this time that cycle.

It appears the 9th District has undergone a sudden blue trend. However the Democratic base in the district has been growing steadily for the last eight years. Despite the growing Democratic base, Joe Knollenberg continues to cruise to electoral success versus weak challengers.

Jump below the fold for an extremely detailed analysis of the numbers from the 9th District.

This 4th of July, Republicans owe our veterans more than patriotic speeches

by: bfealk

Tue Jul 03, 2007 at 09:55:29 AM EDT

Great Singer post on the MI-08,-09,-07 and 11

by: Gaspare

Fri Jan 26, 2007 at 10:29:49 AM EST

Anyhow, these districts are all ripe.  I think Rodgers, Knollenburg and McCotter know it and will raise gobs to try and hold them but their effort will be futile.  Nancy raised $400k and almost knocked him out.  If Nancy runs again and raises $600k Joe will be forced to raise $3-4million to hold his seat.  She already bled him dry, he use to sit on a perennial war chest, it's gone.  Now he has to raise that $3-4million from scratch, in the minority and against headwinds.