Thanks needs to be given to Barry Welsh and his team for hosting the 50 state strategy on his web-site. We need to give him his support financially as well. His campaign is changing the way congressional races are being run by taking out the big money and relying on many small donors instead, and by doing much of the leg work himself. Check him out and give him some help. www.barrywelsh.org

I'm a little pissed at this whole 50 state strategy. It seems it is just a mask for the party. The party isn't even supporting there candidates in blue states.

I'm currently working on a campaign that is sorely underfundedand but could be the most important race for the democrats in Ohio. Rick Siferd is an amazing candidate that is running for a house seat in the 4th congressional district. Currently he is running against republican Jim Jordan for an open seat.
Jim Jordan, a right wing nut job of epic proportions is trying to bring the church and state back together while abolishing the public education and public healthcare systems. He is so right wing that he may be a fascist. Yet he still will win the race if Rick Siferd doesn't get funding from the party.

The democrats feel the 4th district is too red so candidates there don't get funding. This is absolutely wrong and is very childish to assume. The district by the numbers is 33% republican, 30% democrat, and 37% independent. We have the best chance this year to turn the area around and the democrats have abandoned it. Some 50 state strategy! Screw campaigns elsewhere if we can't even win control of a battleground state! Ohio was the whole election last time and it will remain that way until the party opens its eyes!

Currently Jim Jordan has raised over $2 million dollars from the likes of Wal-Mart among others. He is expected to go into the campaign with $3 million. Rick Siferd is hoping to go into the campaign with $25,000. THAT'S 120 TIMES LESS. Even if the other candidate is Hitler (he's close enough anyway) we can't win!

This race is more important than any other in Ohio in my mind. If this race is lost by Mr. Siferd, many ohio democrats will lose hope. I myself will surely stop supporting this party. The republicans are right about the party's failure at initiative. I'll do everything in my power to win this campaign back for the democrats but the truth is that the election is in the party's hands. You say you have a 50 state strategy... PROVE IT!

Why no mention of Wisconsin?

Look,people.Wisconsin has more to offer than just Cheese and Packers .....and beer! Okay?

Thank you.

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