Democrats 3 for 3 in 2008 Congressional Special Elections

With last night's victory in Mississippi Congressional District 1 by Travis Childers that makes Democrats 3 for 3 in 2008 congressional special elections. Looking at a Washington Post article this morning it seems that the Republicans are realizing it's not looking good for them. Some choice quotes:

Rep. Tom Cole (R-Okla.), chairman of the National Republican Congressional Committee, sounded an alarm for all GOP candidates "to take stock of their campaigns and position themselves for challenging campaigns this fall"

"The political environment is such that voters remain pessimistic about the direction of the country and the Republican Party in general. . . . Time is short," Cole said in a statement.

"Some people in the conference, to some extent, have been complacent to waking up to how badly the brand was damaged in 2006," Rep. Jeb Hensarling (R-Tex.)

The Mississippi result "should serve as a wake-up call to Republican candidates nationwide," House Minority Leader John A. Boehner (R-Ohio) said in a statement last night. "As I've said before, this is a change election, and if we want Americans to vote for us, we have to convince them that we can fix Washington."

More information on the DCCC's Special Election Page

Upcoming Events - May 8th, 2008

Upcoming BCYD Events - May 8th, 2008

This entry was originally published at Brevard County Young Democrats

Hello everyone.

We will be at the Downtown Melbourne Friday Fest on Friday May 9th from 5-10pm. Please come by and help out if you can. We need to make sure that the Democrats in these county see that there are others like them here and we’re active! We will continue to collect petitions along with getting people registered to vote, provide campaign materials, and have a little fun while we’re doing it. Our tent will be (usually) set up in front of Island Pasta on the corner of Municipal and New Haven.

We will also be doing another petition canvass this weekend in Palm Bay and Barefoot Bay. We will be meeting at the Wal-Mart parking lot off Malabar Rd at 10am on Saturday May 10th. Come on out and bring your friends and volunteers. It’s very important that everyone participates as there is less than 2 weeks left for qualifying by petition.

Thank you all and hope to see you soon!

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