Fwd: 48 hours UNTIL VOTING BEGINS!!!!

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From: Aaron Ostrom, Fuse Votes <info@fusewashington.org>
Date: Tue, Oct 15, 2013 at 7:00 AM
Subject: 48 hours
To: rferrisx@gmail.com

Voting begins in just two days and thousands of people still have no idea who to vote for. The Progressive Voters Guide is our most powerful tool to educate voters everything on the ballot. We need to raise $10,000 by Wednesday to get the guide to as many voters as we possibly can. Will you chip in $5.00 now? Chip in $5.00! Dear Friend, Voting begins in just two days and the wrong choice for state Senate could derail progress for years. The choice between Rep. Jan Angel and Sen. Nathan Schlicher in the 26th District couldn't be more clear. Schlicher is an emergency room doctor who understands the importance of quality health care, while Jan Angel is the ALEC state chair who wants to ban all abortions.1, 2 Here's the really scary part: thousands of people still have absolutely no idea who to vote for. From the state Senate to labeling genetically engineered food and Tim Eyman's latest self–serving initiative, voters across Washington face critical decisions up and down the ballot. Whatcom County voters will determine the fate of a proposal to export tens of millions of tons of coal through our neighborhoods. That's where the Progressive Voters Guide comes in. We've developed a sophisticated online advertising program to educate thousands of voters with the Progressive Voters Guide at a fraction of the cost of a traditional ad campaign. The guide is packed with information about Sen. Schlicher and more than 150 other races on the ballot across Washington. The Progressive Voters Guide will be ready when voting begins. The only question is how many people will see it? We need to raise $10,000 by Wednesday to educate thousands of undecided voters across the state. Will you chip in $5.00 now? Yes! I'll chip in $5.00 right now! More than 273,000 Washington voters used the Progressive Voters Guide last year – one out of every eleven voters who cast a ballot.3 It's an incredible tool that many voters use year after year. It's critically important that voters in the 26th District know the differences between Sen. Schlicher and Rep. Angel. She co–sponsored bills that would criminalize abortion, even in the case of rape and incest,4 has voted for tax loopholes for the wealthy over kids' education,5 and even co–sponsored a bill to restrict funding for mammograms.6 In Whatcom County voters will elect a County Council that decides whether or not to approve a terminal that would export tens of millions of tons of coal to power plants in China. In Spokane and Bellevue, voters can flip conservative city councils to progressive majorities and open the door to reform on a wide range of issues. The Progressive Voters Guide is our most powerful tool to educate voters about all of these choices. We need to raise $10,000 by Wednesday to get the guide to as many voters as we possibly can. Will you chip in $5.00 now? Yes! I'll chip in $5.00 right now! Thanks for all that you do, Aaron and the entire team at Fuse http://www.janangelfacts.com/choice/ The American Legislative Exchange Council is a shadowy right-wing group. It enables corporate lobbyists to draft legislation directly for conservative legislators at the expense of workers, consumers, and families. You can read more here: http://www.alecexposed.org/wiki/ALEC_Exposed http://www.sos.wa.gov/elections/ http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=1656&year=2011 http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=2075 http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=1361&year=2011 Fuse is the state's largest progressive organization - people creating change online, on the ground, and on issues that matter. Together for Progress Join us at fusewashington.org