May 25, 2007 08:31 PM UTC

Paccione Makes Push for Support

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• by: Colorado Pols

Democrat Angie Paccione has come out of the gates with an organized effort in her bid to be the Democratic nominee in CD-4. Click below for the text of an e-mail she sent out to supporters yesterday.

“If we want things to be different, we’ve got to act differently!”

That’s what I said to you back in 2006. We did act, and indeed we have many victories in Colorado and across the country of which we can be proud. Although I’d have liked the outcome to be different in District 4, I consider our race an investment in the future.

The problem, however, is obvious. We’re still stuck in Iraq…we’re still stuck with a veto of life-saving stem cell research…we’re still stuck with millions of uninsured children and adults. And it’s because we’re stuck with the Bush & Musgrave agenda.

To no one’s surprise, Marilyn Musgrave and congressional Republicans blocked debate on Iraq. As your voice, I will be absolutely relentless in pushing for the changes in Iraq called for by the Iraq Study Group, retired generals and the American public-we just can’t afford to wait.

In 2008 the message to George W. Bush must be louder and broader. And that’s why:

I am running again for congress, for ALL of us.

With your help right now, we can end the Musgrave/Bush disaster. I hate to come to you this early, but that is the price of change. I am fully committed to give 100% of my time and effort to work harder and smarter to give the people the victory they deserve.

I too have grown as a candidate. In 2006, we had a novice campaign that had to learn on the fly. But as we gained strength and confidence you and the voters showed confidence in our message and our mission. While we came up just two percent short of our goal-closer than any Dem in 34 years-we also had some remarkable accomplishments:

With your help we raised $2 million dollars
We won Larimer County-home to 45% of the district-by over 9,000 votes
We forced the GOP to spend over $3 million they couldn’t spend against Ed Perlmutter, Bill Ritter and other Democrats.
We gave voice to the real people of Colorado, not the power brokers

I am assembling a professional team, and with a much stronger turnout generated by a Presidential election in 2008, I am confident we can erase those two points and make this a Victory for America!

You were an early and trusted supporter of this campaign for change, and for that I will be forever grateful. But it’s not about me-it’s about ALL of us. That’s why I ask you to stand up again for change so that things can be different.

Please take a moment to donate on-line today at: www.Angie2008.com. If you can match your previous donation by June 30th we can show the pundits and prognosticators that we have the tools and the team to win. Together, we can do more than just carry the flag, we can carry the day and provide a voice for ALL the people of Colorado.

Thank you for putting your trust in me. You cannot imagine how humbling your support for this shared cause is to me.