Heh. In yet another reminder that it’s (already) on, the appeal for support put out by Markowitz Campaign Manager Jason Powell to the listserv of Vermont Obama supporters has been met by a similar appeal from unofficial Racine campaign coordinator Mary Sullivan. Here’s the text:
Dear Obama supporters,
Now that the use of this listserve has been expanded beyond the Obama campaign, I am writing to tell you why I am a very strong supporter of Doug Racine in his campaign to be the next governor of Vermont. The campaign has already earned lots of support and lots of volunteers.
Like Obama, Doug Racine has a vision. His commitment and his leadership skills have produced a solid list of legislative accomplishments. He has a very clear record of turning his vision into action.Doug recently co-chaired the Vermont Childhood Poverty Council (http://www.leg.state.vt.us/WorkGroups/ChildPoverty/Child_Poverty_Council_Report_Final.pdf) which released an action plan of how to break children free of the cycle of poverty that often runs from one generation to the next. The people I know who participated in the hearings spoke highly of Doug’s leadership style, his effective and calm demeanor, and his ability to bring different people together to work for a common purpose.
Doug chairs the Senate Health and Welfare Committee, working on moving Vermont towards universal access to affordable and quality health care. His committee is helping to lead the opposition to many of Jim Douglas’s proposed budget cuts that would hurt children, the elderly, and other vulnerable Vermonters.He has long been recognized for his leadership on environmental protection, labor issues, progressive taxation and education. His work on the Senate Economic Development and Housing Committee is helping lead the way to creating high paying jobs in the ever changing 21st century economy.
I know Doug as a guy who knows how to get good things done.
I encourage people to get behind Doug early so that we have a very viable candidate in 2010. He is excited about the challenge of taking on Gov. Douglas. He will start by taking on his policies as a member of the Senate. The campaign website www.dougracine.com will be up and running soon. In the meantime, if you are interested in donating to the campaign you can mail a check to “Racine for Governor”, 909 Wes White Hill Road, Richmond, 05477. If you would like to be listed as a supporter or would like to help on the campaign, please email me at marysull@yahoo.com.
Thanks.-mary
Next? Senator Bartlett? Senator Shumlin? Mr. Dunne?