The War of 2012
18 Months from Today,November 6, 2012,We Will Face the Most Important Election of our Lifetime.What Roll Will You Play in Making a Difference?We Need to Reach, Educate, Enroll, and Get to the PollsThe Misinformed and The Uniformed -Those Who Will Cry ‘Foul’ After It’s Much Too Late!
The 2012 Election will be the most critical of our lifetimes – and will engage the most corrupt and illegal tactics ever practiced. Of course, I’m not sending this to those who would practice such tactics. You are the people who understand what’s at stake, who value America’s exceptionalism, and who have the honor, integrity, and commitment to stand firmly against the combined corruptive influences of the Obama regime – the unions, ACORN, avowed collectivists, and all the rest of the entitlement crowd who will immerse themselves in every form of class warfare imaginable – and beyond.The question for all of us is, how prepared are we to defeat a man who will never declare his true intentions until it’s too late? A man who lies with ease, who despises individual success, who holds contempt for our laws and Constitution, who is doing everything in his power to economically and militarily weaken our nation, and who relies upon the uneducated, the uninformed, the misinformed, self-proclaimed victims, and the self-haters among us to carry his banner on the road to serfdom.Every one of us will have to go beyond our comfort zones and examine how, in terms of magnitudes, we will cause an explosion of patriotism and support unlike this country has ever seen. We not only need to defeat Barack Hussein Obama, but we need to repeat that shot that was heard around the world 236 years ago – we need to emphatically crush everything for which this Marxist president stands. But we won’t do it by simply preaching to the choir. There are simply too many uninformed and misinformed Americans who need to understand the magnitude of the dangers we face, and who, if equipped with facts, can help us to save our nation from total destruction. What will you do to maximize your influence and reach – to educate and awaken 5, 10, 20, or more sleeping Americans? If you’re not sure, now’s the time to kick your energy and passion into high gear, and declare your commitments to ensure victory in 2012.Similar to 200 years ago in the War of 1812 in which we affirmed our independence from Britain, so too will the ‘War of 2012’ declare our independence and victory over the foul, corrupt practices of another tyrant, Barack Hussein Obama.
Rick Newton
DCCC Chair: Suburbs 'center of gravity' in 2012 election
Read more: http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20110505/news/705059918/#ixzz1LlJoHfMh
Read more: http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20110505/news/705059918/#ixzz1LlJoHfMh
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee Chairman Steve Israel calls the suburbs “the center of gravity in American politics” for the 2012 election.
Several of the seats the party is vying to take back from freshman Republicans are clustered around one another in Cook, Lake, Kane and McHenry counties, where there are lots of independent voters, many of whom punched Democratic ballots for John Kerry in the 2004 presidential election and Barack Obama in 2008.
Several of the seats the party is vying to take back from freshman Republicans are clustered around one another in Cook, Lake, Kane and McHenry counties, where there are lots of independent voters, many of whom punched Democratic ballots for John Kerry in the 2004 presidential election and Barack Obama in 2008.
Ten days after the Daily Herald interviewed new GOP Chair Reince Priebus about Republicans' suburban focus in 2012, Israel, a congressman from New York, also shared some of the Democratic Party's strategies looking forward to the next 18 months — focusing particularly on the 10th Congressional District, with the 8th and 14th also in the spotlight.
Q. Explain the party's macro-view of the 2012 congressional election campaign right now, and what exactly your “Drive to 25” means.
A. We need 25 seats to take the House back and stop Republicans from ending Medicare. That path goes right through Illinois and winds around the suburbs of Chicago. The suburbs will be the center of gravity in American politics in 2012.
Q. How does Illinois and the suburbs compare to other states within the overall campaign?
A. In Illinois, many of the districts we want to win back are concentrated in one media market. We also feel they're currently represented by Republicans who are so badly out of touch with the suburban sensibilities of their districts that they have put those districts in play.
A. We need 25 seats to take the House back and stop Republicans from ending Medicare. That path goes right through Illinois and winds around the suburbs of Chicago. The suburbs will be the center of gravity in American politics in 2012.
Q. How does Illinois and the suburbs compare to other states within the overall campaign?
A. In Illinois, many of the districts we want to win back are concentrated in one media market. We also feel they're currently represented by Republicans who are so badly out of touch with the suburban sensibilities of their districts that they have put those districts in play.
Q. Recent media ads seem to put a particularly intense focus on winning back the 10th District — held for a decade by moderate Republican (now Senator) Mark Kirk of Highland Park, and now by Robert Dold of Kenilworth, who also presents himself as a fiscal conservative and social moderate. Why?
A. Illinois' 10th District not only voted for Obama in 2008 but also voted for John Kerry (in 2004). In our “Drive to 25” campaign to take back 25 house seats, the 10th District, as well as the 17th District, are the two in Illinois that voted for both Kerry and Obama. Dold is no Mark Kirk. You put Bob Dold's next to (tea party leader) Michelle Bachman's and there's no daylight.
Q. The DCCC has also been talking about taking back the 8th Congressional District, where Republican Joe Walsh defeated three-term Democrat Melissa Bean of Barrington by 291 votes in November. What's your strategy here?
A. Melissa Bean lost by a couple hundred votes. The district is so much in play that one of the first pronouncements Walsh said was that he expected to lose. It's an admission that you're just not in touch.
Q. Melissa Bean has stated she won't be running for the 8th District seat again.
What does not having her running again mean for you?
A. I would love for Melissa to run. I traveled to Chicago to urge her to run.
My very first trip as chair was to Chicago where I met with Melissa. She said she'd had a variety of job offers, I respect that. Notwithstanding Melissa's decision, “Illinois 8” is a swing district with a congressman that is way too far to the right. It's competitive for any Democrat.
Q. Talk about your strategy in the 14th District, where Republican Randy Hultgren defeated first-term Democrat Bill Foster.
A. Illinois' 10th District not only voted for Obama in 2008 but also voted for John Kerry (in 2004). In our “Drive to 25” campaign to take back 25 house seats, the 10th District, as well as the 17th District, are the two in Illinois that voted for both Kerry and Obama. Dold is no Mark Kirk. You put Bob Dold's next to (tea party leader) Michelle Bachman's and there's no daylight.
Q. The DCCC has also been talking about taking back the 8th Congressional District, where Republican Joe Walsh defeated three-term Democrat Melissa Bean of Barrington by 291 votes in November. What's your strategy here?
A. Melissa Bean lost by a couple hundred votes. The district is so much in play that one of the first pronouncements Walsh said was that he expected to lose. It's an admission that you're just not in touch.
Q. Melissa Bean has stated she won't be running for the 8th District seat again.
What does not having her running again mean for you?
A. I would love for Melissa to run. I traveled to Chicago to urge her to run.
My very first trip as chair was to Chicago where I met with Melissa. She said she'd had a variety of job offers, I respect that. Notwithstanding Melissa's decision, “Illinois 8” is a swing district with a congressman that is way too far to the right. It's competitive for any Democrat.
Q. Talk about your strategy in the 14th District, where Republican Randy Hultgren defeated first-term Democrat Bill Foster.
A. We've been in touch with Democrats in every single one of those districts that are competitive. Former members that have served before, including Bill. I've sought Bill's advice. He'd be great as a candidate and as a returning member of Congress.
Q. Do you expect the current redistricting process — controlled by Democratic leaders in Springfield — to influence your work in the 2012?
A. That is going to clearly influence the districts. For Democrats, redistricting is going to be good news. In Illinois, you have a Democratic governor, a Democratic (state) House, a Democratic Senate. We are confident redistricting will be fairer and more balanced than it will be in areas more controlled by Republicans.
Q. There seems to be a particular focus by Democrats on Republicans' proposal to make cuts to Medicare in their current budget plan. Why?
A. There's no question. This vote is a defining vote in this Congress. Defines who you are and who you stand with. We are going to hold Republicans accountable.
Q. We've noticed a number of radio and web ads criticizing the voting records of freshman Republicans. What's your budget?
A. Doing this in real time. Our drive to 25 is reality based, but is responding to specific circumstances on the ground. This is a marathon not a sprint. We're going to make a budget decision based on the next 17 months, not what's happening this week. Will have the resources we need. There is no number set in stone. One of the great successes that we have is that we've actually raised more money that the Republicans. We beat them in fundraising despite being in the minority. The DCCC had the strongest off-year first quarter in our history.
Q. Do you expect the current redistricting process — controlled by Democratic leaders in Springfield — to influence your work in the 2012?
A. That is going to clearly influence the districts. For Democrats, redistricting is going to be good news. In Illinois, you have a Democratic governor, a Democratic (state) House, a Democratic Senate. We are confident redistricting will be fairer and more balanced than it will be in areas more controlled by Republicans.
Q. There seems to be a particular focus by Democrats on Republicans' proposal to make cuts to Medicare in their current budget plan. Why?
A. There's no question. This vote is a defining vote in this Congress. Defines who you are and who you stand with. We are going to hold Republicans accountable.
Q. We've noticed a number of radio and web ads criticizing the voting records of freshman Republicans. What's your budget?
A. Doing this in real time. Our drive to 25 is reality based, but is responding to specific circumstances on the ground. This is a marathon not a sprint. We're going to make a budget decision based on the next 17 months, not what's happening this week. Will have the resources we need. There is no number set in stone. One of the great successes that we have is that we've actually raised more money that the Republicans. We beat them in fundraising despite being in the minority. The DCCC had the strongest off-year first quarter in our history.
Denise Cattoni
Illinois Tea Party
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Tea Party Press Journal
Illinois Tea Party
Illinois State Coordinator
Tea Party Patriots
630.290.2130
Illinois TEA Party FB
Twitter @IllinoisTea
Tea Party Press Journal
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