I am running against Mike Pence. The link is to his speech to the Republican Caucus before the vote for House Minority Leader. How could he have lost?
We are going to be running for the seat in Indiana’s 6th District. Why should you care?
Five reasons below
Number Five: Mike Pence is against you on every issue.
Number Four: No Neo-Con seat should be safe.
Number Three: Indiana is not like Iraq in the summer or in the wintertime!
Number Two: We are running again and we are running to win.
Number One: If it comes down to one vote to decide legislation, it doesn’t matter what district the person voting is from, it matters only how they will vote.
I understand the anger many have with Democrats at the moment. I understand the frustration with Blue Dogs, but let’s be honest, most of The Blue Dogs, we knew they were Blue Dogs when they were elected. Indiana’s own Baron Hill, Brad Ellsworth, and Joe Donnelly are members of the Blue Dogs. Evan Bayh cannot be compared in Progressivism to his father Birch Bayh. That Progressivism cost Birch his seat in the 80’s and they have not forgotten it.
Times have changed though in Indiana. The thinking of the party may not have. I don’t fault them for that. They just took the state balance back with The Blue Dogs, and those three Hoosiers helped to make Democrats chairs of Committees, and to have Speaker Pelosi.
The Convention Wisdom in Indiana is still based on only a Conservative Democrat can get elected in Indiana. My feeling is, that is only because Conservative Democrats are the only one’s properly funded and it is a self-fulfilling prophecy. We are going to test Conventional Wisdom.
Brad, Baron and Joe, get all the press, but Julia Carson is a strong progressive, and Pete Visclosky can usually be counted on. If I am elected, the balance shifts in this state in Congress. That is the real reason it should matter to you.
If we replace Neo Cons with progressives we also marginalize Blue Dogs in the process.
Anyone feel free to argue that in comments, but I think everyone might agree.
I want to ask you to help us.
Go to Barry Welsh our recently launched online headquarters.
While you are there, I want YOUR endorsement. It doesn’t matter if you can or can’t vote for me, if you think I would be better than Mike Pence, I want YOUR endorsement.
Our campaign has representatives that are going to be in D.C. and in NYC, and they wanted to know what endorsements I wanted to go after. I said The NetRoots.
They are busy putting together meetings with people who if they endorse, will impress.
I am here asking for YOUR PERSONAL Endorsement, because I think 10,000 computer savvy Americans endorsing our campaign would have a bigger impact, and I know it would mean more to me personally.
Go to Barry Welsh and please give me your endorsement.
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Speaking of Blog Talk Radio. Clammyc will be a guest on Meet The Bloggers tomorrow at Noon EST.
We had a great live event/blog raiser this afternoon thanks to my team, the people at Paradise Bakery and Café in Castleton Corner in Indianapolis, and to Jane Hamsher and Howie Kline, and all of the people at Firedoglake! Thank you all and you can check it out here. Yes, we have been endorsed by Blue America. Our first Big Endorsement. Please make YOUR Endorsement our next Big Endorsement
One final time. Please go to Barry Welsh and sign our endorsement page.
Thanks
Future Congressman Barry Welsh IN-06
