Virginia's Progressive Kicks

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At Progressive Kick we're creating "double the trouble" for Virginia's right-wing in 2009!

Progressive Kick will double the total in the thermometer to the right!

Redistricting is coming up in 2010 and this election is the last chance to help decide who will draw the lines for Congress and the State Legislature in Virginia. We've raised $25,000 in matching pledges in support of five fantastic Virginia state legislative candidates who will make progressives proud in Virginia's House of Delegates.

Your $25, $50, or $100 donation, thanks to Progressive Kick's national network of matching donors, will turn into $50, $100, or even $200 to bring progressive change to Virginia and the nation. We'll match up to AT LEAST $5,000 per candidate, more if we bring in more large contributions offline.

November's election is weeks away. Double your donation! Please donate today!


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Robin Abbott

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Abbott's opponent, Phil Hamilton is so corrupt that even the Republican candidate for governor, Bob McDonnell, has called on him to resign for having “violated the public trust.” Hamilton is also staunchly anti-choice, having received a “zero” rating from NARAL since 2006. In contrast, Robin Abbott has been endorsed by NARAL, which calls her “a strong advocate for health care” who will “ensure access to comprehensive reproductive health care.”

Raised on this page: 10 1,677
Raised across ActBlue: 208 33,182

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Margi Vanderhye

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TPMMuckraker calls Vanderhye's opponent Barbara Comstock a "GOP knife-fighter" who "ran oppo research for the RNC and chaired Scooter Libby's defense fund.” Former colleague David Brock described her as "almost unhinged," while Sean Hannity considers her a "good friend." In sharp contrast, Margi Vanderhye is a strong progressive who has been endorsed by the Sierra Club, the AFL-CIO, Equality Virginia, Planned Parenthood.

Raised on this page: 13 1,052
Raised across ActBlue: 59 5,248

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Stevens Miller

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Miller's opponent, Tom Rust, portrays himself as a “moderate” but in reality is allied with far-right-wing Loudoun County board member Eugene Delgaudio, a “leader in the nation's anti-gay rights movement” who actually staged a “man-donkey wedding” in support of the Federal Marriage Amendment. Rust has also voted against education, choice, and mandating that health insurers in Virginia provide coverage for autism. In sharp contrast, Stevens Miller supports choice, environmental protection, and equality for all.

Raised on this page: 38 3,987
Raised across ActBlue: 259 39,829

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John Bell

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John Bell's Republican opponent, Bob Marshall, is an extreme homophobe whoalso likens contraception to “chemical Love Canals for…frat house playboys,“ believes that “sometimes incest is voluntary,” and (with regard to abortion in the case of rape) opines that "the right of a child predominates over the embarrassment of the woman." In contrast, John Bell believes in equality for all and has been endorsed by the LCV, NARAL, NOW.

Raised on this page: 50 6,107
Raised across ActBlue: 820 101,700

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Peggy Frank

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Frank's opponent, Dave Nutter, has received multiple ratings of “zero” from NARAL and Equality Virginia while garnering an “A+” from the NRA. In short, it’s obvious where Dave Nutter’s priorities and values lie. In contrast, Peggy Frank – a prosecutor, former Girl Scout Leader and Kindergarten soccer coach who worked her way through college as a single mother - promises to focus on “job creation, making healthcare more affordable, and improving education and public safety.”

Raised on this page: 10 727
Raised across ActBlue: 24 2,572

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