Today, BlogPac is thrilled to announce our first endorsement in the Blue to Bluer campaign: Paul Newell for New York State Assembly. Newell is running against New York State Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver in the Democratic primary, which will take place on September, so we will have a lot of time to grow familiar with Paul, and work on this campaign. You can visit Paul's website here.
...
New York is one of the bluest states in the nation, and as such should be a national leader when it comes to progressive policy. In 2009, after Democrats take control of the State Senate (right now, they are only one seat away), it is imperative that Democrats have progressive leadership in the State Assembly that can make it happen along with Governor David Paterson. It is in this way that defeating Sheldon Silver can help bring progressive change across the entire nation, and not just to New York State.
Paul Newell for New York State Assembly, and for progressive leadership around the country. No ask for activism today--just an introduction. In the coming days, BlogPac will be unveiling more endorsements in Blue to Bluer, and also offer more ways to become familiar with the endorsed candidates. If you have more candidate suggestions in your local area, please email me at christopher_j_bowers@yahoo.com. Let's keep building the progressive movement from the ground up.
You can read my nomination of Newell over at Open Left and here's some video I shot of Paul this morning:
