Okay. Many of us have talked about how we are sad about how right wing the GOP has become. We've read the Texas Platform and seen how it does not even resemble what the party was founded on. We don't like how the GOP has gone after gays, supporting laws like the one in Virginia that outlaws any same -sex legal agreement, or the banning of Log Cabin from the North Carolina State Convention, or the support for the Federal Marriage Amendment.
Well, now you have a chance to take back the party.
As you know, I've spoken a lot about Bob Faust who is challenging Marilyn Musgrave in the Fourth District Republican primary in Colorado. Musgrave is the author of the anti-gay Federal Marriage Amendment which will write discrimination into the Constitution.
Bob is in a tight spot. He has to work full time because he has little in the way of campaign funds. You want to know how much?
$250. Yes, I said $250.
You can't run a campaign on that little money.
I know that Musgrave has a Democratic challenger who is raising money hand and fist. Nothing against Democrats, but I want to see Faust in Congress to add to the numbers of moderates who will work for our country and not for a small band of extremists.
So, starting now and ending at 10pm CDT on Sunday June 20th, I want to see if the online community here can raise at least $500 for Bob. He's running on issues that matter: health care and equality. Wouldn't it be nice for him to knock of the author of such a hateful amendment? He's not getting any money from the local GOP so he has to rely on the kindness of strangers. He has to rely on you.
Please consider giving what you can. It can be as little as buck if you want, but put your money where your mouth is. If you want to take this party back from the extremists then do what you can. I will be asking you to give throughout the weekend and hopefully giving you talleys on how much has been raised. If you know of moderates who would want to help, let them know. The fight to bring the GOP back to the center-right begins now. Please give.
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Posted by: veau at September 28, 2005 09:57 AMI want to thank everyone for your support. We raised $225. That may not seem like much, but that is about double what I had last week. I intend to get out and spread the word. As to being a liberal, moderate, right wing or left wing republican, I consider myself a moderate. I have been a republican for four generations. I support some republican issues and some democratic issues. My main focus has always been the issues. That is why I am running against Marilyn. I believe we need people who are concerned about the issues that benefit ALL Americans and do not discriminate against others. No system is perfect, but we need to try to ensure the views of ALL people are considered. Currently, I do not think our representatives are serving the people, so, I am willing to stand up and fight.
Thank you for your support and I will keep you updated as our struggle continues.
Sincerely,
Bob Faust
"liberal Republican Colin Powell is to the right of most of the commentary that I've read here"
What commentary is that Shay that places us to the left of Colin Powell and to the left of the majority Republicans?
Are the majority of Republicans bigots?
Does their sense of fairness stop to exclude Gays and Lesbians?
I don't think so.
Are they willing to surrender African American, Gays and Lesbians or any other minority constituency to Democrats?
I don't think so.
Posted by: dorsano at June 19, 2004 04:09 PMIt sounds like many of you are in the wrong political party. A moderate Republican is one whose views would reflect the majority of Republicans, someone whose opinions aren't positioned at the extremes on either end of te party's scale. What many of you are is in fact *liberal* Republicans (thus on the left-wing end within your party) posing as party moderates. Even liberal Republican Colin Powell is to the right of most of the commentary that I've read here.
Just for the record, I'm a libertarian independent (who votes across three parties) so not tied to any political party. Yet it would be strategically foolish for the Republican Party to drop what has made them very successful to return to Democratic Party-lite, which is what the GOP was in the first half of last century (and not getting elected much, by the way).
Posted by: shay at June 19, 2004 01:58 PM"why do they keep getting elected"
They're riding on a wave of reaction to the excesses of Liberalism.
The further the wave travels, the weeker it gets.
http://www.republicansforkerry04.org/whoarewe.html
Posted by: dorsano at June 18, 2004 06:12 PMIf the Republican Party is so extreme and rightwing, why do they keep getting elected? They have the White House, both the U.S. House and Senate, most of the governorships, and control most of the state legislatures. This can't be done without a lot of swing votes and crossover Democratic votes.
When moderates ruled the Republican Party in the middle of last century, Democrats regularly had the power and Republicans were a marginal party. Clearly the "extremists" are connecting with people in ways that you are not.
Posted by: shay at June 18, 2004 09:21 AMP.S.
Bob, get off the blog - NOW! - start knocking on doors!!!
Get some volunteers to help out - at least one person in every precinct in your district who is willing to help out a couple of hours a week.
When you represent CO, CD4 Bob (and you will, because Republicans want better than what Musgrave is giving them),
set the record straight on Social Security.
I want to thank everyone for your support. Especially Dennis. Like all of you, I have to work for a living and do not have the ability to quit my job for the next two months to raise money and campaign for office. I have never been involved in politics and run my own consulting company. I intend to do everything I can to campaign and spread the word regarding my platform and candidacy for office. If we want to get Marilyn out of office, the only chance we have is the Republican Primary, August 10th. Otherwise, we will have her rightwing politics for at least another two years. Thank for your support.
Sincerely,
Bob Faust