Saturday, August 28, 2010

Senate Conservatives Fund update on supported candidates


I just received the following and wanted to post it today. I plan to give continued updates between now and the election. All of these candidates need your help and prayers if we are going to turn this country around through the ballot box. This election and the 2012 election may well be critical if we are to stop and reverse the immoral direction of this nation.

From: Senate Conservatives Fund http://www.senateconservatives.com/

Donation website: https://senateconservatives.com/takeamericaback?c=PP4C77C69F90FFA

“Dear Friends:

The November elections are quickly approaching and I wanted to take a few moments to give you a poll update on each of the races.

Thanks to your support, many of our SCF candidates have defied all odds to win their primary races against well-funded members of the Republican establishment. And with your help, they’ll be able to win their general elections against stimulus-voting, Obamacare-supporting, pro-bailout Democrats in November.

Below is a brief summary of the latest polls in all of the races SCF is working to help conservative candidates win.

Please consider supporting these candidates through our interactive Take America Back website. We have invested $75,000 in their campaigns this week but we need another $15,000 to meet our goal.

On this website, you can donate directly to a candidate of your choosing or select the ‘easy’ donation option that will allocate your financial gift among all of the candidates according to our strategic assessment for each candidate.

Thank you again for your time. None of these victories will be possible without your donations, volunteerism and prayers.

Respectfully,

Jim DeMint
United States Senator
Chairman, Senate Conservatives Fund

SCF Candidate Poll Update

01) Pennsylvania: SCF candidate Pat Toomey is nine points ahead of Democrat Joe Sestak, according to a Franklin & Marshall poll conducted August 16-23. Rasmussen Reports also showed that Toomey was good shape in their August 16 poll, where he came out eight points ahead of Sestak. When Toomey began his campaign against then-Republican Sen. Arlen Specter, no one thought Toomey had a chance. Many Republicans in Washington said the voters would not like his principled views, but now we know they were wrong. Electing Toomey to Specter’s Senate seat will let every liberal Republican know than their days are numbered.

02) Kentucky: Despite the liberal media’s ambitious campaign to convince voters that Rand Paul is too much of an outsider to serve in the Senate, his calls for smaller government and fiscal responsibility are being well-received in the Bluegrass State. An August 17 Rasmussen poll showed Paul 10 points ahead of Democrat Jack Conway. Similarly, a Reuters poll conducted August 13-15 gave Paul a five point advantage in the race. Rand Paul is one of the strongest fiscal conservatives running this year, and if he’s elected he will stand up to the big spenders in both political parties.

03) Utah: Mike Lee, who staged an insurgent campaign against incumbent Republican Senator Bob Bennett, is in a strong position to win the general election against Democrat Sam Granato. The last poll conducted on this race was in June by Rasmussen Reports. It showed Lee 30 points ahead of Granato. As an SCF member, you helped Lee face down the smear campaign that was waged against him by the Republican establishment in order to win the primary. Thanks to your generous support, Mike Lee is very likely to become Utah’s next senator.

04) Colorado: A Reuters poll conducted on August 20-22 gave conservative Ken Buck a nine-point advantage over Democrat Senator Michael Bennet. However, national Democrats have reserved over $3 million in television time to portray Ken Buck as an ‘extreme’ candidate. This will be one of the most competitive races in the country and conservatives must continue to provide Ken Buck with the resources he needs to win it.

05) Florida: The latest analysis from Public Policy Polling, a Democrat polling organization, shows Marco Rubio eight points ahead of Republican-turned Independent Charlie Crist. Even though Rubio is ahead in the polls, nothing should be assumed about this Florida race. Crist is a formidable campaigner and it is critical that conservatives maintain a high level of support for Rubio.

06) Nevada: A Rasmussen poll conducted on August 16 gives SCF candidate Sharron Angle a two-point lead over Democrat Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid. A Mason-Dixon poll conducted earlier this month for the Las Vegas Sun Review Journal, however, showed Leader Reid one point ahead of Angle. Angle is in fine shape to win. Reid’s campaign, cheered on by the liberal media, is throwing the kitchen sink at Angle, an underdog candidate, and she’s maintaining a competitive edge through the onslaught of negative attacks. With your support, SCF will continue to boost Angle and give her all the support she needs to win in November.

07) Wisconsin: Democrat Sen. Russ Feingold’s seat is officially a ‘toss-up’ now because of the impressive showing SCF candidate Ron Johnson has made in the race so far. Feingold, once considered a shoo-in for re-election, is now one point behind Johnson in the latest Rasmussen poll on the race. Replacing a hard-line liberal with a principled conservative in Wisconsin will shake the liberal Washington establishment to its core.

08) Washington: SCF candidate Dino Rossi has Democrat Sen. Patty Murray running scared. Although Rossi is relatively new to the race, SurveyUSA already shows him seven points ahead of Senator Murray. This is in large part due to the rush of SCF support for Rossi. In the weeks before the primary election, SCF was able to invest over $50,000 into this race. Now that Rossi has secured the slot to run against Murray in the general election, SCF is working overtime to make sure Rossi has what he needs to defeat her.”

Donation website: https://senateconservatives.com/takeamericaback?c=PP4C77C69F90FFA