Yan yanxuan.md@gmail.com Dear friends, This is the election of our lives. We have a unique opportunity on November 4th, 2008. After 8 years wasted by George Bush, we need to take matter into our own hands and create the kind of future we want for ourselves and our children. Republicans are running scared, and <a href="http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2008/10/13/1626/2826/599/628926"> aren&#39;t even willing to acknowledge which party they belong to</a>, realizing full well how disgusted the nation is with how things are going. Not only are we in a <a href="http://www.fivethirtyeight.com/">strong position to elect Barack Obama our next President</a>, but we have the chance to completely re-invent Washington. We can <a href="http://www.fivethirtyeight.com/2008/10/senate-projections-1014.html">finally cross the filibuster-proof 60-seat threshold in the Senate to break the gridlock in Congress</a> and help Barack push through the change we need. We can achieve a <a href="http://www.cookpolitical.com/charts/house/competitive_2008-10-13_14-47-40.php">100+ seat majority in the House</a> to make sure we never again let the CEO-level rich reap 8 years of tax breaks while the middle class suffers unprecedented levels of unemployment, lost homes, and lost wages. We have some amazing candidates, and I wanted to share with you the ones I am dedicated to sending to Washington. Please help if you are able to at all. You can donate directly to any candidate you like, or you can donate to the entire slate. We must not let health care fail. We must not let our country continue down the path of helping the rich get richer. We must not let those who cannot help themselves continue to fall through the cracks. Our time is now. Thank you all and God bless, Yan private false Barack Obama false President obama 4800.00 http://www.barackobama.com/ https://secure.actblue.com/contribute/entity/16332 He&apos;s our guy. Equality for All false equalityforall 100000.00 https://secure.actblue.com/contribute/entity/19788 Proposition 8 eliminates the right of same-sex couples to marry. It&rsquo;s that simple. Fight this, and fight it with all you&apos;ve got. Bruce Lunsford false KY-Sen bruce lunsford 4800.00 http://www.bruce2008.com https://secure.actblue.com/contribute/entity/20008 There is probably no politician I&apos;ve hated and has done more harm to our political ideals than Mitch McConnell. The leader of the far-right wing of the Republican party, he is locked in a dead-heat race with Bruce Lunsford. Help make Kentucky proud of its senators again. Jim Martin false GA-Sen martin 4800.00 http://www.martinforsenate.com https://secure.actblue.com/contribute/entity/19359 A competitive Senate race in Georgia? Can it really be? It is. Jim Martin is an unexpected surprise against the odious Saxby Chambliss&mdash;the Republican who won in 2002 by morphing Vietnam hero and triple-amputee Max Cleland into Osama Bin Laden in a television ad. Kicking Chambliss&rsquo; ass to the curb wouldn&rsquo;t be justice for what he did to Cleland, but it would be a start. Latest polls show this race as TIED. Ronnie Musgrove false MS-Sen musgrove 4800.00 http://musgroveforsenate.net/ https://secure.actblue.com/contribute/entity/18711 This Democrat is running in MISSISSIPPI and has turned the race into a toss-up. If we can win here, we can win anywhere. Mark Begich false AK-Sen mark begich 4800.00 http://www.begich.com https://secure.actblue.com/contribute/entity/19109 Alaska Republicans are putting on a clinic in how to be really, REALLY corrupt. Their implosion of sleaze has extended to Ted &ldquo;Tubes&rdquo; Stevens, who now faces the fight of his life against his Democratic opponent, Anchorage Mayor Mark Begich. He faces a major fight with Sarah Palin&apos;s coattails helping Stevens, but the latest polls show Begich up by a whisker. Al Franken false MN-Sen franken 4800.00 http://www.alfranken.com/ https://secure.actblue.com/contribute/entity/16471 Al Franken is the epitome of a people-powered, progressive movement candidate, and is running against reliable George Bush ally Norm Coleman. Al comes into politics as an outsider from progressive media. He self-identifies as a progressive, and will take the fight to Republicans at every turn. He has built a huge small donor base in every county in Minnesota, and every state in the country. He is also an extremely serious candidate, and polls have already shown him very close to Norm Coleman. Coming from within the progressive, people-powered movement, Al is a Democrat who will never let us down. He is currently LEADING Coleman, but just barely. Jeff Merkley false OR-Sen merkley 4800.00 http://www.jeffmerkley.com https://secure.actblue.com/contribute/entity/18219 You know your Republican opponent is in trouble when he runs ads touting how much he loves Barack Obama. But make no mistake, Smith is no friend of progressives, and Merkley will bring real change to Washington. The latest polls have him up on Smith, although that could change without your support. Kay Hagan false NC-Sen hagan 4800.00 http://kayhagan.com https://secure.actblue.com/contribute/entity/18560 2008 could be the first year in 32 years to have a government without a Dole or a Bush in Washington. Think about that. 32 years. By two of the most incompetent families to ever dominate politics. Kay Hagan has run a startling brilliant campaign, against a Dole who has spent just 13 days in North Carolina, the state she represents. Help Kay continue her strong campaign, and push this race from Lean to Solid-Democrat. Jeanne Shaheen false NH-Sen jeanne shaheen 4800.00 http://jeanneshaheen.org/ https://secure.actblue.com/contribute/entity/18422 Jeanne Shaheen is a true Democrat running against right-winger John Sununu. The polls have looked strong for Shaheen lately, and more support will lock up this race. Darcy Burner false WA-08 burner 4800.00 http://www.darcyburner.com/ https://secure.actblue.com/contribute/entity/17762 Netroots hero Darcy Burner came within inches of winning in 2006, and we&rsquo;re ready to help her close the deal in 2008. A real fixture in both the state and national netroots, a passionate advocate for a strong and unapologetic Democratic Party, Darcy is campaigning on bringing our troops home safely to their families and protecting our Constitution against those who would prefer to shred it. This race is a true toss-up, with the latest polls split. http://darcyburner.com/ Eric Massa false NY-29 massa 2500.00 http://www.massaforcongress.com/ https://secure.actblue.com/contribute/entity/17761 Eric Massa is a fighting Democrat in every sense of the word. As a grassroots and netroots favorite, he beat back a primary challenge from a corporate Democrat with relentless, on the ground organizing. As a progressive, he will fight for you, pledging to oppose FISA and watered-down withdrawal from Iraq, something few Democrats from a district this &ldquo;red&rdquo; have done. As a candidate, he is not backing down from a narrow defeat at the hands of Shotgun Randy Kuhl, and is charging hard in his 2008 rematch. As a veteran, he knows what war is like, and will work to end neocon dominance over our foreign policy in Washington. Eric is the sort of fighter we need more of in the Democratic Party. Jim Himes false CT-04 himes 4800.00 http://himesforcongress.com https://secure.actblue.com/contribute/entity/17972 Let&rsquo;s help Ned Lamont&rsquo;s first major ally against Joe Lieberman defeat the last Republican House member left in all of New England. Judy Baker false MO-09 baker 4800.00 http://www.judybakerforcongress.com https://secure.actblue.com/contribute/entity/18681 Judy Baker is a genuine progressive running in a solidly Republican Missouri district, against reliably right-wing Republican Blaine Luetkemeyer. She is a strong advocate for affordable health care, economic reform, and investing in alternative energy, and she is a fine example of a candidate standing for progressive values even in historically conservative areas. John Yarmuth false KY-03 yarmuth 4800.00 http://www.yarmuth2006.com/ https://secure.actblue.com/contribute/entity/12743 A hero to all progressive in Louisville and greater Kentucky, he knocked off Republican crony Anne Northup in 2006. Help John return to the House and continue the blue revolution in Kentucky. Rick Noriega false TX-Sen noriega 4800.00 http:// https://secure.actblue.com/contribute/entity/18187 Republican Sen. John Cornyn is among the least-popular Senator in the country, as his record of ineffectiveness and blind support for the Bush agenda clashes with a Texas electorate increasingly unhappy with Republican rule. People-powered Fighting Dem Rick Noriega will give Cornyn the fight of his life. Bob Lord false AZ-03 lord 4800.00 http://lord2008.com/ https://secure.actblue.com/contribute/entity/16512 Bob Lord is running a competitive race against one of the crazy right&rsquo;s favorite Republicans&mdash;arch-conservative John Shadegg. This isn&rsquo;t just a winnable race, but one that would drive a stake through the heart of the conservative movement. They love this guy, so let&rsquo;s send him packing. Charlie Brown false CA-04 brown 4800.00 http://www.brown4congress.org https://secure.actblue.com/contribute/entity/16314 Brown is running in CA-04, a rural and very red district, in an open seat race against Tom McClintock. A first-time candidate in 2004, Brown narrowly lost 46-49, using a grassroots approach far from the DC machine. This time, he&rsquo;s going to pull those final votes he needs to go over the top. In 2006, Jerry McNerney ran a strong race and defeated right-wing reactionary Richard Pombo, with help from the California netroots and grassroots. This cycle, California progressives are making this district a prime target.