A New Day in Montana
by Bob Ream
[Editor’s Note: Former Montana Democratic Party Chair Bob Ream sent the following message to members of the campaign today. We’re proud to have the support of Bob, who is a great Democrat and a great Montanan.]
Since my retirement after eight years as Chair of the Montana Democratic Party, I??ve managed to stay quite busy ??? doing ???deferred maintenance??? at home and taking a much-needed vacation with my family.
Now it??s time for me to get back into politics and participate in a way that I haven??t been able to in years: by getting involved in a primary.
I spent 16 years in the Montana House and I am dedicated to helping Jon Tester win both the primary and the general election.
Jon Tester is my good friend and he is the only Democrat who can beat Conrad Burns. Tester is a farmer from north-central Montana who appeals to rural and urban Montana voters. Tester knows what it??s like to wake up at 4:30 a.m. and work out in the fields. The dirt on his cowboy boots is real. He??s a third-generation Montana farmer who will take Montanan??s needs and issues to Washington without the help of Jack Abramoff or other lobbyists.
But it will take all of us participating in some way to beat Conrad Burns and his special interest money. If you can afford to do so, please join me in making a financial contribution to the Tester campaign today. Tomorrow is the final day of the fundraising quarter. Even a small amount can go a long way:
http://www.testerforsenate.com/contribute/
Jon Tester is a team player. During the last election when Montana Democrats took control of the Senate, the Montana Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee and the Party had no bigger ally than Jon Tester. Jon spent the year raising money, knocking on doors and mentoring our new candidates.
His hard work paid off: we picked up 6 Senate seats and 3 House seats. Because of his hard work and the respect of the other 26 Senate Democrats, Jon was elected President of the Senate. In that capacity he was highly successful at working across the aisle and working with the Governor??s office to get solid legislation passed.
Democrats like you and I and Jon Tester went through a lot together in this last decade. Together, we witnessed some of our party??s worst defeats. And, together, we rebuilt one of the strongest Democratic parties in the nation ??? making it truly a New Day in Montana.
Please join me in sending Jon Tester a contribution, so we can return Burns?? seat to the party of Mike Mansfield:
http://www.testerforsenate.com/contribute/
Thank you for working with me to elect Jon Tester to the U.S. Senate in 2006.
Bob Ream
Posted on Thursday, September 29th, 2005 at 10:44 pm. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.
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