Pony Up

I just posted the Act Blue netroots endorsed candidate list on your right, and I kicked off the fundraising by giving Francine Busby $50.

Francine is in a tight race in California's 50th Congressional District, where she is trying to replace Duke Cunningham. She's a true reformer, a former school board member who is running on the message of cleaning up Washington. She even stepped up and called for the resignation of William Jefferson, which is pretty bold for a relative political novice. In the last poll she led ex-lobbyist Brian Bilbray (no joke) by seven points, in what is a heavily Republican district. Bilbray may not even live in the state.

The NRCC (the House's campaign organ) just pumped TWO MILLION BUCKS into this race for the final two weeks, and the Angel of Death himself, Dick Cheney, has stopped by for a $2,100-a-plate luncheon in Bilbray's honor. They're bringing out the big guns (in Cheney's case, literally) because they don't want an early narrative of "GOP loses in their own backyard." Once again, we have a great matchup and an excellent chance to win. But Francine needs the support of small donors to combat the barrage of negative ads sure to come her way.

So pony up, will ya? We get the government we pay for. You can just put in a dollar amount and it'll get evenly distribute to all the candidates on the Act Blue list, or you can click the link and contribute to individuals.