It’s official, Senator Saxby Chambliss (R-GA) has won re-election after a hard-fought general election campaign and subsequent run-off election, and hallelujah! But, that’s old news by now. What’s just emerging, however, is the reason for it: us. Dedicated, grassroots conservative Republicans are the reason Saxby won (not to mention a little help from Gov. Sarah Palin, one of my personal heros). You see, it wasn’t the powers that be that won this election as much as it was regular, everyday Americans like you and me who cared enough about their country to donate a few bucks or make a few calls (also not to mention a few concerned PACs: HuckPAC, National Republican Trust).
The point is, this is our strategy for 2010. It obviously does not involve putting up moderate or even liberal Republican candidates for election to any office. We’ve seen how that can go. Our plan for 2010 must be built from the bottom up, with the ideas and full-fledged support of committed Americans like us. No more of this “accept the bailouts and deal with it” mumbo jumbo. The conservative movement must be the steering wheel of the GOP, although we shouldn’t be married to it. (from our friends at The Next Right and Patrick Ruffini, author of RebuildtheParty.com).
We’ve got a lot of work in front of us, but the 2008 season isn’t even over yet. Louisiana’s Congressional elections are still later this week (Saturday, December 6). ) LA-06 (Joseph Cao, whom I’ve mentioned before) and LA-04 (John Fleming, whom I haven’t) are up for grabs. If you can make a last minute donation to either campaign (Cao, Fleming) or even just Twitter about them (including their links), it would help (while you’re at it, follow @calebhays for my updates).
In the end, congratulations to newly-reelected Senator Saxby Chambliss on a landslide of a victory. We need your voice in the U.S. Senate, but I urge everyone not to lose sight of our bigger goal: restoring America and the conservative movement in the GOP. Rebuilding isn’t a one day process. It’s a slow journey that happens every single day, with bumps in the road and harsh setbacks, but I believe we will prevail.
Tags: 2010, Congress, Congressional elections, Conservatism, election, Election 2008, GOP, HuckPAC, John Fleming, Joseph Cao, LA-04, LA-06, Louisiana, mccain, National Republican Trust, Palin, run-off election, Saxby Chambliss, Senate
Posted by caleb on Nov 30, 2008 in
Uncategorized Just wanted to send a quick reminder out to everyone that this Tuesday is the Senate run-off election in Georgia involving Fair-Tax supporter Sen. Saxby Chambliss. Saxby, as you should know by now, won the general election by 3% but failed to break the 50% mark, triggering a mandatory run-off election.
Sens. Saxby Chambliss and Norm Coleman are the only two Senators that stand between us and a full-fledged, unhampered (no, we’re not quite there yet) onslaught of Liberal attacks.
At this late date, probably the best thing we can do is continue to phone bank for Saxby. Mike Huckabee’s HuckPAC has an online phone bank set up that can be accessed here. It does take a quick sign-up, but restricting Obama’s power is worth it.
Tags: Al Franken, election, Election 2008, Fair-Tax, Georgia, Huckabee, HuckPAC, Norm Coleman, run-off election, Saxby Chambliss, Senate
As we continue to march forward toward Inauguration Day, I’d like to remind everyone of some very important races still to take place, namely the December 2nd run-off election (next week) that involves Sen. Saxby Chambliss and the December 6th Congressional election in LA-2 that involves HuckPAC-sponsored candidate Joseph Cao. Both are leaders we need in Washington to help promote true-blue conservative (read=American) values. I’d like to encourage everyone to donate something to both the campaigns, whether it be a monetary donation (Saxby, Cao), or a donation of your time in the form of phonebanking (HuckPAC for Saxby, GOP.com for GOP candidates).
Also, please remember Sen. Norm Coleman. He, as you (hopefully) know is also in the battle of his life in the form of a Florida-style recount in Minnesota. The Al Franken campaign is willing to try anything and everything to win this seat, and that means the Coleman campaign must rack up the legal fees. We can help them offset some of these unforeseen expenses here by donating to his campaign, as well.
These two Senators (Saxby and Coleman) are the only two standing between us and a filibuster-proof liberal Democrat majority in the upper house. That means we should be operating in crisis mode- Senators are elected for six years! Do we really want a liberal Democrat President having the added benefit of an undivided Senate? Didn’t think so.
We’re a right of center country. A conservative majority will rise again, but in the meantime, we must prepare the way for that to happen again in 2010. One the best sites to get you motivated is RebuildtheParty.com where they list a return-to-our-roots party platform that takes us right back into the heart of conservatism- something most Republicans think should happen. Check it out, and let me know what you think. I’m ready to back them 100%.
Tags: Al Franken, Conservatism, Gallup, GOP.com, HuckPAC, Joseph Cao, Norm Coleman, RebuildtheParty.com, Saxby Chambliss
Posted by caleb on Nov 14, 2008 in
Election 2008 As you may have heard on the news, Sen. Saxby Chambliss (R-GA) is in danger of losing his Senate seat. While Saxby won the General Election on Nov. 4th, Georgia law dictates that candidates must win over 50% of the vote, which Saxby did not due to an unusually strong showing by an independent candidate. The Democrats are quickly approaching the magic filibuster-proof number of Senate seats. As it stands right now, the Dems have 57 to our 43; those odds aren’t so great, and that’s why we must retain every seat still in contention, and Saxby’s run-off campaign is where I believe we can make the most difference.
The run-off election will be held December 2; please donate today to keep our minority filibuster and prevent the Obama-Pelosi-Reid team from socializing our nation. We must keep a voice in Washington!
Tags: Democrats, Election 2008, obama, Pelosi, Reid, Republicans, Saxby Chambliss
