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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsBlue America endorses Sue Thorn WV-01
Blue America is proud to be officially endorsing Sue Thorn today. Sue is a grassroots community activist whose ideas about the role of government hearken back to a time when West Virginians very much saw government as a way of balancing the inordinate power of corporations and the wealthy arraigned against ordinary working families. Her opponent is freshman David McKinley, or, as folks in northern West Virginia like to call him, Moneybags McKinley. He's a millionaire member of the top 1% and Blue America wants to help Sue Thorn send him packing.
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Sue Thorn was asked to run for Congress because the people of West Virginia's first CD were sick of representation by conservative Democrats who vote with the Republicans and DC insiders who vote to slash safety net programs that benefit working families. Sue is not a career politician. Shes worked in economic development and community organizing and she aims to bring people together, not divide them. When we first spoke with her, we asked why she had decided to run.
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This is a winnable race, but Sue wont be doing it with the help of the DCCC. Theyre sitting this one out, after wasting a fortune trying to elect a Blue Dog Democrat in 2010 that the people of WV-01 didnt want. Sues running in a traditionally Democratic district, previously represented by Democrats for over 40 years. She even pulled in 13,000 more votes than McKinley in the primary. But she also has to contend with McKinleys campaign coffer of $1.4 million. Please consider helping her with a contribution here on our Blue America page.
http://blueamerica.crooksandliars.com/howie-klein/blue-america-welcomes-sue-thorn-d-wv
http://digbysblog.blogspot.com/2012/07/blue-america-endorses-sue-thorn-wv-01.html
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Sue Thorn was asked to run for Congress because the people of West Virginia's first CD were sick of representation by conservative Democrats who vote with the Republicans and DC insiders who vote to slash safety net programs that benefit working families. Sue is not a career politician. Shes worked in economic development and community organizing and she aims to bring people together, not divide them. When we first spoke with her, we asked why she had decided to run.
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This is a winnable race, but Sue wont be doing it with the help of the DCCC. Theyre sitting this one out, after wasting a fortune trying to elect a Blue Dog Democrat in 2010 that the people of WV-01 didnt want. Sues running in a traditionally Democratic district, previously represented by Democrats for over 40 years. She even pulled in 13,000 more votes than McKinley in the primary. But she also has to contend with McKinleys campaign coffer of $1.4 million. Please consider helping her with a contribution here on our Blue America page.
http://blueamerica.crooksandliars.com/howie-klein/blue-america-welcomes-sue-thorn-d-wv
http://digbysblog.blogspot.com/2012/07/blue-america-endorses-sue-thorn-wv-01.html
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Blue America endorses Sue Thorn WV-01 (Original Post)
phantom power
Jul 2012
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1-Old-Man
(2,667 posts)1. K&R It will be a long road but this good woman can win
Please help if you can.
elleng
(131,253 posts)3. You think she has a chance?
Incumbent 'popular?'
elleng
(131,253 posts)2. TOO BAD that Alan Mollohan messed up his financial dealings,
and lost this seat for us.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Mollohan
Guess its a tough district, but he held it for a good amount of time.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Virginia's_1st_congressional_district