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candidate Matt Cartwright turns the conventional wisdom on its head and beats
entrenched Blue Dog Tim Holden in Pennsylvania's 17th district.
Something very rare
happened tonight, something that will send a chill down the spines of members of
the Democratic establishment: a true blue progressive unseated a tired Blue Dog
congressman. We were told it was impossible. Pennsylvania's Matt Cartwright
just proved them all wrong.
Blue America PAC was the
first national progressive group to endorse Cartwright for the new 17th District
in Pennsylvania and our members were thrilled to contribute to the billboard
campaign that drew attention to his opponent Tim Holden's conservative record.
We knew that the voters of this newly drawn district weren't going to be content
with a Blue Dog Democrat who voted like a Republican if they knew what he was
all about.
They had a choice and they
chose the progressive candidate who would stand up for working families instead
of corporations and who believes that individual liberty applies to women as
well as men.
Blue America Treasurer Howie Klein said, "Blue
America congratulates Matt Cartwright on his hard fought win and we pledge to
continue that fight across the country wherever progressive candidates are
working hard to free our political system from the entrenched interests on
behalf of ordinary Americans. Our next stop is Wisconsin's 1st congressional
district where progressive businessman Rob Zerban is battling to defeat
Republican poster boy Paul Ryan in a swing district. The establishment doesn't
think that's possible either. We think Rob can prove them all wrong once
again."
6 comments:
another fine example of a non moderate freshman going to the House.
Much the same way the GOP elects far right tea partiers.
Liberals may be happy with Cartwright and the right may be happy with their guys/gals.
But in the end, moderation loses and therefore America loses.
Happy Landings.
Well said. It's the perfect example of partisan politics with extremists being elected like Cartwright and Mundy. These two only prolong the dysfunctional nature of stalemate in government. We need moderates, not ideologues.
Holden should run as an independent!!
I'll take a so-called "extremist" like Cartwright or Mundy than a corporate shill like Holden. Give me someone who will stand up for the people rather than give into the corporations.
Tony Thomas is right.
Cartwright showed guts and passion and the people wanted a progressive after just one term of Lou Barletta. They didn't want another Paul Kanjorski, they wanted their own FDR, and in Matt Cartwright, they found him.
Gotta love how two corporate shills who posted as Anons were the first two to comment. Bitter Holden supporters?
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