This Hoosier thanks everyone who has donated to Barry Welsh's campaign for the US Congressional seat in Indiana's 6th District. Let's do a little more!
As an added bonus: In addition to sending a great Congressional Representative to Washington, we will be kicking the Chair of the Republican Study Committee out of Congress, putting a big dent in Pence's 2008 Presidential ambitions, and proving that it is indeed possible to run a successful campaign against an incumbent that does not rest on big donors and big money.
Barry is in a mostly rural district, and he's running a different kind of campaign. One built on grassroots support -- not huge sums of cash, and it's working. He is within single digits of Pence with Pence unable to close the gap. Internal polling puts the distance between them within the margin of error, and Pence is still well under 50%.
Today's MSM lives and dies by $$$, and Barry's fundraising is not up there with the big guns, so this race is largely under their radar, but this seat is every bit as much in play as the other hot races in Indiana. But it's the only hot race in Indiana where another $3,000 could make or break it. Nuvo covered it last week. Here's a link to David Hoppe's interview with Barry. To win, and potentially win big, all Barry needs is for uncommitted voters in the 6th District to learn about him. Radio spots in Barry's district cost only an average of $12.51, and thanks to the netroots Barry raised enough last week to cover the essential media buys he'd planned for radio with a little bit to spare, but he also has a Cable TV ad. Thankfully the cable TV market is similarly affordable. Oops -- More money could mean more radio coverage through the district and if there's enough newspapers too!
The campaign just redid Barry Welsh's website with a fabulous video on the front page. It runs about 5 minutes. Check it out! And/or read Sherri's or Barry's latest diary. Yep! That's right! Both the Candidate and his wife are regular diarists on DKOS. I met them last fall, and spent months hoping and praying that Barry would decide to run -- which he did this spring. We couldn't have a better candidate for Indiana's 6th District than Barry. He's running a great campaign -- a potentially winning campaign, and he would be a great Representative, not to mention being a breath of fresh air and a voice of sanity in Washington!
If you're not completely tapped out, please help Barry reach undecided swing and independent voters in the 6th District through a few key Cable TV media buys for the final push toward Tuesday. Barry is on the home stretch and giving Pence a real challenge. He can win this if his message gets out to the still undecided voters in the 6th District between now and November 7th. This is one of the races where even now, just days from the end, cash can make a big difference. Are you with me? Let's put Barry over the top!