Musgrave
must go - a
message from
Governor
Howard Dean for HRC members
Dear Jerry and Friends,
Marilyn Musgrave has made a
living in Congress attacking gay Americans. For that,
she’s earned a one-way ticket back to Colorado, and Stan
Matsunaka needs your help right now to send her packing.
Musgrave uses her seat in
Congress not to serve the people of Colorado’s 4th
Congressional District, but rather to serve the Radical
Right agenda of people like Jerry Falwell and James Dobson.
And their primary target is you.
Musgrave ignores her own
district and focuses single-mindedly on things like the
Federal Marriage Amendment. In return, she is well rewarded
by her followers. Just one recent letter attacking gay
people to her followers across the country brought in more
than $1 million for her campaign.
The good news is that Stan
Matsunaka is poised to unseat Musgrave. In a recent poll,
more than 52% held an unfavorable view of her, and Stan had
closed to within 4 points. Stan can win, but he needs your
help right now:
It’s been a long campaign
season, and you’ve already given so generously. But with
so much at stake and just two weeks remaining until the
election we must press on. A donation of any size, $100,
$50, even $25 can make an enormous difference for Stan.
Please help him today, and together we can defeat the
Radical Right’s most reliable and vocal advocate in
Congress.
Thank you for all you have
done this election season. And thank you for all that you
will do during these last two weeks!
Sincerely,
Governor Howard Dean
Founder and Honorary Chair, Democracy for America
Gay
Marriage Issue Fizzles In Massachusetts
Boston,
Massachusetts: The November elections in Massachusetts were
supposed to be Phase Two in the state's epic gay-rights
battle, a time for political retribution and citizen
retaliation for votes cast during this year's debate on a
constitutional ban on same-sex marriage.
But
the divisive issue, which dominated Statehouse discourse
after the state's high court legalized gay marriage in
Massachusetts a year ago, is not playing a highly visible
role in the legislative elections that could determine its
fate.
At
stake is whether the Legislature will reaffirm its support
for a constitutional amendment, given preliminary approval
earlier this year, that would ban gay marriages while
legalizing civil unions. Gay rights advocates need to gain
at least five more supporters in the Legislature to prevent
the measure from going to voters in November 2006.
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