Mr. McNerney goes to Washington

As you may know, Jerry McNerney decided to run for public office because his son -- who joined the military in response to 9/11 -- asked him to stand up against Richard Pombo. Jerry, a conscientious citizen who could not sit by as Pombo ran unopposed, ran for Congress because he felt a sense of duty to his son and to his country.

Much to the surprise of the pundits and power-brokers, Jerry is now leading Pombo in the polls (46 to 42 percent, according to Greenberg Quinlan Rosner Research) and has an excellent shot to defeat him in November. But first, he needs to raise a significant amount of money to compete on the air (TV and radio ads) and on the ground (neighbor-to-neighbor field organizing).

One small donation at a time, you helped Jerry raise over $250,000 in the second quarter -- quadrupling his first quarter report. You did this by helping Jerry become DFA's 2006  "Grassroots All-Star" and Sen. Feingold's latest "Progressive Patriot"  by telling your friends, family and neighbors about Jerry's people-powered campaign to end the culture of corruption in Washington.

You have already demonstrated your ability to build a big buzz about Jerry's campaign from coast to coast. Now we need you to build that buzz inside the Beltway.

Next Wednesday, "Mr. McNerney goes to Washington" and he needs your help. This is an important trip and there's an important event that we need you to encourage your family, friends and colleagues to attend to support Jerry. Jerry will be hosting a fundraising event on July 12th in Washington, D.C. from 5:30 - 7:30 p.m.at Cosi Restaurant on Capitol Hill (301 Pennsylvania Ave. SE).

The ticket price for this event is only $25 per person.

Here are the specific event details:

EVENT: "Mr. McNerney goes to Washington"
WHEN: Wednesday, July 12th, 5:30 - 7:30 p.m.
WHERE: Cosi Restaurant on Capitol Hill (301 Pennsylvania Ave. SE)
COST: Only $25
RSVP: Please ask your friends to RSVP for the event by calling Kenneth Christensen at 202-543-8191.

Can you please invite your family, friends and colleagues -- who might live in the Washington, D.C. area -- to come to this event to meet Jerry? Again, please have individuals RSVP for the event by calling Kenneth Christensen at 202-543-8191.

By forwarding this important action to the people who care as much as you do about taking back Congress, you can help Jerry take down Richard Pombo and restore honesty, integrity and accountability back to Washington.

Thank you for everything that you are doing to help Jerry.

A.J. Carrillo
Campaign Manager

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Comments

[KCinDC]

I'll be there, and I've publicized it here:

http://dcdl.org/2006/07/09/jerry-mcnerney-pombo