La. party switcher's Democratic Opponent needs contributions! TAKE ACTION!

[funkybutt]

I found this posted on Daily Kos.

"Just spoke with our Democratic Challenger to Rodney "Turncoat" Alexander-- And believe you me she is running to win!

For those of you who want to send her a small contribution, checks can be made to Blakes For Congress, and mailed to P.O. Box 81, Monroe, LA, 71210. Please provide your contact info, employer and occupation, and DON'T FORGET to add your $.01!

Ms. Blakes said her website should be up and operational within 1-3 days. Her site will be: www.blakesforcongress.com .

Let's send her some seed money, on principle, out of love, and because LA is a swing state, not only for Kerry, but for a Senate Majority."

http://dailykos.com/story/2004/8/9/212336/5593

[funkybutt]

1. Come on DU!

kick...i know there have got to be SOME DUers who would be willing to help her defeat that bastard Alexander. She's gonna need a LOT of help!

It's fine if y'all want to wait until the website contribution page is up. Please keep in mind that even if you only send $5, it could be a tremendous help. Imagine if half of all DUers sent her $5!

[LittleApple81]

2. Is she going to have a creditcard oriented donation method on her

web page?

[funkybutt]

3. I would imagine she would ..i sure hope so

I guess we'll see. She kinda came out of nowhere, so I think people are really scrambling to get her campaign up and running full swing.

[Jacobin]

4. Any information on Blakes?

I'm in Louisiana and would be glad to help, but I've never heard of "Blakes", don't know who he/she is, and don't want to send money into thin air without at least some information.

This is all I could find:

That Alexander made his move so late, effectively eliminating the possibility of having a strong Democratic challenger, may not sit well with voters, says Ed Renwick, a political scientist and pollster at Loyola University in New Orleans.

"In one sense, it was a very shrewd political move," Renwick said. "But it's a dangerous move."

There is already a strong Republican in the three-candidate field. Jock Scott is a former state representative from Alexandria (website - news) . The Democrat is Zelma "Tisa" Blakes, of Monroe, a political newcomer who called herself a "domestic engineer" when she signed up for the race.

Under Louisiana's open primary system, all candidates run on the same ballot regardless of party. If no one gets more than half the vote on Nov. 2, a runoff will be held in December.

http://www.wjla.com/news/stories/0804/164397.html

Also, we are talking about a House seat, not a senate seat, right?

Thanks in advance.

[funkybutt]

5. here ya go

i hear her webpage is coming this week but until then, here's a little background.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=155x401