Tea Party money pouring into Ted Kennedy's MA Senate seat race - please help moveon.org

The Republican running for Ted Kennedy's Senate seat raised $1.3 million Monday and he's pulled even in the polls. Democrat Martha Coakley needs to make final spending decisions imminently and urgently needs our help. We need 106 more donations in Chicago to reach our goal—can you chip in $25 right now? Contribute now

Dear MoveOn member,

The news out of Massachusetts is alarming: The Republican running for Ted Kennedy's Senate seat just raised $1.3 million in a single day with help from "Tea Party" activists across the country. His slogan? "Red invades blue."¹

And two of the most recent polls show a dead heat.² It all comes down to these last six days and whether Democrat Martha Coakley has the resources to get her message out to voters: holding big banks accountable, expanding health care coverage, and standing up for working families.³

The bottom line is, we can't afford to lose this race. We must save Ted Kennedy's seat and make sure we have the votes in the Senate to overcome Republican obstruction.

Coakley will have to make final spending decisions imminently, so we need to raise at least $450,000 today. MoveOn members have already given more than $300,000, but we need 106 more donations from Chicago to hit our goal—can you chip in $25 right now? Click here:

https://pol.moveon.org/give/coakley_martha.html?id=18560-6583416-Dt3INrx&t=3

Martha Coakley will carry on Ted Kennedy's progressive legacy. In endorsing Coakley, Vicki Kennedy, Ted Kennedy's wife, said, "My husband fought for healthcare reform for more than 40 years. Martha Coakley shares those critical beliefs." Coakley has also been outspoken against restrictions in the bill on women's right to choose.⁴

As Massachusetts Attorney General, Coakley was aggressive in challenging the Wall Street titans who helped bring on the financial crisis, and she recovered tens of millions of dollars for taxpayers and victims of Goldman Sachs, Merrill Lynch, and UBS for their deceptive activities.⁵ She'll be a strong fighter in Washington for tough regulations on the financial industry.

And Republican Scott Brown? He's a "free enterprise advocate"⁶ who thinks the system works just fine. But he's giving Coakley a serious challenge. He promised, "As the 41st senator I can stop a lot of this stuff in its tracks....I can actually force them to go back to the drawing board."⁷

At this moment, when Ted Kennedy's greatest goal in life is within reach, we cannot afford to let Republican extremists snatch away his legacy. Can you help with an urgent contribution of $25? Click here:

https://pol.moveon.org/give/coakley_martha.html?id=18560-6583416-Dt3INrx&t=4

Thank you. Sincerely,

–Adam, Kat, Wes, Daniel, and the rest of the team

Sources:

1. Scott Brown, United States Senate, accessed Jan. 12, 2010. http://brownforussenate.com/red-invades-blue
"Scott Brown Money Bomb—Help Take Massachusetts," Jan. 10, 2010. http://www.moveon.org/r?r=85996&id=18560-6583416-Dt3INrx&t=5

2. "Senate race competitive," Public Policy Polling, Jan. 9, 2010. http://www.moveon.org/r?r=85997&id=18560-6583416-Dt3INrx&t=6
"Massachusetts Senate Election: Coakley (D) 49%, Brown (R) 47%," Rasmussen Reports, Jan. 12, 2010. http://www.moveon.org/r?r=85948&id=18560-6583416-Dt3INrx&t=7

3. Martha Coakley, U.S. Senate, accessed Jan. 12, 2010. http://www.marthacoakley.com

4. "Coakley basks in political blessings," The Boston Globe, Jan. 8, 2010. http://www.moveon.org/r?r=85951&id=18560-6583416-Dt3INrx&t=8

5. Martha Coakley, U.S. Senate, accessed Jan. 8, 2010. http://www.marthacoakley.com/about/Issues/details/21

6. Scott Brown, United States Senate, accessed Jan. 8, 2010. http://www.brownforussenate.com/issues

7. "Health bill at issue in Mass. Special," Politico, Jan. 7. 2010. http://www.moveon.org/r?r=85952&id=18560-6583416-Dt3INrx&t=9

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