Bruce and Jeff are going to be great Senators, but they are running against well-financed incumbents. They need our help to win. Click here to donate to their campaigns today!

This is it. These are our last moments to make a difference in races that will shape the future of our country.

I've personally chosen two final U.S. Senate candidates that need our support in these final days: Bruce Lunsford in Kentucky and Jeff Merkley in Oregon. Bruce and Jeff are going to be great Senators, but they are running against well-financed incumbents. They need our help to win on November 4.

We're just 6 days from Election Day, and we're nearing the point where it will be too late to secure advertising time, staff phone banks, and hire field staff to get out the vote. The time to give is now.

Please support Bruce and Jeff today!

Bruce Lunsford will be a tireless advocate in Washington for our troops and our veterans. As a veteran of the Army Reserve and the National Guard, he'll make sure that our commanders have a clear mission. And he'll fight to ensure that we keep our promises to our veterans by fully supporting the new GI Bill, improving health care benefits and VA facilities to prevent another Walter Reed, and ensuring that the education benefits we guaranteed our fighting men and women stay funded and secure.

Now let's compare Bruce to his opponent, Mitch McConnell. Last week I wrote to you about the record 94 filibusters over the last two years in the Senate. As the Minority Leader, McConnell was the chief engineer behind the filibusters, including stopping important legislation to bring a responsible end to the war in Iraq. We can expect the same obstructionism if we don't help Bruce defeat him.

End the Republican obstructionism. Contribute to Bruce Lunsford today!

In Oregon, Jeff Merkley has a great chance to defeat incumbent Republican Senator Gordon Smith. As Speaker of the Oregon House of Representatives, Jeff led the fight to make health care more affordable, created thousands of new jobs, and passed landmark environmental legislation.

Smith, in sharp contrast, has voted with President Bush 80% of the time. He has toed the corporate line on health care and has failed to stand up for America's veterans. To hide the truth about his voting record, Smith has tried to portray himself one way in Portland and another way in rural Oregon with contradictory and misleading ads and campaign mailings. Despite that, recent polls show Jeff ahead by a few points. Jeff needs our help to tell voters the truth about Smith's record.

It's time to add Jeff's important voice to the U.S. Senate. Please contribute to his campaign today!

Thank you so much for your amazing support of Democratic candidates throughout this election. Please help these two great candidates today, and we'll celebrate a huge Democratic victory on November 4th!

Sincerely,

Wes Clark

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Barack Obama's agenda will be filibustered if we don't elect enough Democrats to the Senate. That's why I need you to help Jim Martin and Kay Hagan win Click here to donate to their campaigns today!

A responsible withdrawal from Iraq? Filibuster.

Reform the health care system? Filibuster.

Investment in renewables and a new energy economy? Filibuster.

That's what we can expect to happen to Barack Obama's agenda if we don't elect enough Democrats to the Senate on November 4. Republicans have filibustered a record-breaking 94 times in the last two years! Imagine what they will do when faced with Barack Obama's agenda for change.

That's why I'm asking you to help in two Senate races that few believed we could win just months ago: Jim Martin in Georgia and Kay Hagan in North Carolina. Contribute to Jim and Kay today.

http://www.actblue.com/page/stopfilibusters

Jim Martin

Jim Martin

Jim Martin served our nation honorably as a member of the Armed Forces in Vietnam, in the Georgia House of Representatives, and at the Georgia Department of Human Resources. He has led his state on health care issues, helped provide quality and affordable health care for thousands of children, and put foster children in loving homes.

His opponent, Saxby Chambliss, ran one of the most despicable TV ads I've ever seen in 2002. The ad compared war hero Senator Max Cleland to Osama bin Laden. And now, Chambliss has launched two new attack ads against Jim, even brazenly using the same background music from the attack ad on Max.

The race is neck-and-neck, and I need you to make sure Jim has the resources to fight back against Chambliss' distortions and lies by making a contribution today.

http://www.actblue.com/page/stopfilibusters

Kay Hagan

Kay Hagan

As a five-term State Senator, Kay helped strengthen North Carolina's economy, increased the salaries of teachers, and broadened early childhood education. I'm also standing with Kay because she will stand up for our nation's military and veterans. It is not just because she comes from a strong military family -- she has a deep respect for the men and women who serve our country and fight for the freedom we often take for granted.

Kay has a real chance to oust Elizabeth Dole. Dole has been a rubberstamp for George Bush and has voted with him 92% of the time. We can't let George Bush's failed policies continue under Dole.

Kay holds a slim lead. So now the right wing attack machine is throwing millions of dollars into this race over the final two weeks hoping negative, false advertisements will make the difference. And I just learned Elizabeth Dole has loaned herself $3 million dollars this week to buy her seat back.

Kay needs our help to fight back. Please help carry Kay to victory by making a contribution today!

http://www.actblue.com/page/stopfilibusters

We have 13 days to make a difference in these races. Jim and Kay need your help now.

Thank you for helping to change our country.

Sincerely,

Wes Clark

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Eric Massa is being swift-boated, and he needs your help. Contribute to Eric's campaign today!

Sadly, it has come to this. I've written to you about my good friend Eric Massa many times. Eric is running in New York's 29th congressional district, and he needs our help now.

He's being swift-boated.

Randy Kuhl and his cronies are attacking Eric's service, contending he didn't obtain a high enough rank. That would be a ridiculous argument even if they didn't deliberately leave out the fact that Eric nearly died of cancer while in uniform, cutting his brilliant career short. How do I know? I was there.

We can't let these despicable attacks defeat Eric. Please join me and contribute to Eric's campaign today!

http://www.actblue.com/page/swiftboatingeric

Just yesterday, Don Davidsen, one of Randy Kuhl's biggest fans, wrote a shameful letter to the editor and sent it to several newspapers in New York. He questioned Eric's fitness to serve in Congress because of his military experience. Mr. Davidsen would like you to believe that Eric Massa left the Navy without obtaining a high enough rank.

It's absurd.

Eric Massa was my personal Military Aide when he fell ill, and I am the one who ordered Eric, against his will, to leave his post and seek the medical attention that led to his eventual diagnosis -- a diagnosis that saved his life. Was Eric's military career cut short? You bet it was. Does this make it right for Randy Kuhl and his ilk to shamefully attack Eric for his service to our nation?

No.

We cannot back down to these attacks. Eric needs our help to fight back now. Contribute today!

http://www.actblue.com/page/swiftboatingeric

This kind of treatment of our veterans makes me fighting mad, but it's hardly a surprise, because when it comes to attacking veterans, it's tough to compete with Randy Kuhl. Randy has a zero (that's right, zero) rating from the Disabled American Veterans, and just this year voted against healthcare for our soldiers returning from Iraq and Afghanistan and against expanding the GI Bill. This isn't the kind of leadership that we need in Congress.

We need Eric to bring real change to Washington. Unlike his opponent, Eric supports our veterans, and has received the endorsement of several leading vet's organizations including VFW, VoteVets, and IAVA. We came so close two years ago. You can put Eric over the top in these final weeks.

Help Eric Massa fight the Right-Wing attacks against his service to his country.

http://www.actblue.com/page/swiftboatingeric

Randy Kuhl and his supporters seem to think that swift-boating veterans is OK. They're wrong. It's a disgrace, and I am asking for your help to put this type of vile political behavior to an end once and for all.

Sincerely,

Wes Clark

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Betsy Markey, Ashwin Madia, and Jill Derby are all facing negative attacks from the Republicans who are desperately trying to hold onto these seats. Help them fight back. Click here to donate to their campaigns today!

That's what I'm asking for today. I need you to help me take 3 Republican seats in the U.S. House and give Barack Obama the governing majority he needs to get out of the mess George Bush and Dick Cheney have created.

Betsy Markey (CO-4), Ashwin Madia (MN-3), and Jill Derby (NV-2) are running great campaigns in tough Republican districts. They're making their final decisions on advertising in the final weeks. They're all facing negative attacks from the Republicans who are desperately trying to hold onto these seats. They need our help to fight back.

Please contribute to Betsy, Ashwin, and Jill. Give them a boost in this final month before Election Day.

http://www.actblue.com/page/Take3

Betsy Markey is a successful businesswoman, entrepreneur, mother of three and community volunteer running in Colorado's 4th Congressional District. A former staffer for U.S. Senator Ken Salazar of Colorado, Betsy is the right candidate to defeat right-wing extremist, Marilyn Musgrave.

Betsy Markey

Betsy Markey

Recent polls have shown Betsy ahead of Musgrave, and it's clear why voters want a new Representative. Musgrave, one of the most conservative members of Congress, has focused on divisive social issues such as gay marriage and abortion. In fact in 2006, with a war raging in Iraq, a broken health care system, and a weakening economy, she called banning gay marriage "the most important issue that we face today." She is simply out-of-touch.

This race is one of the closest ones this year, and Musgrave has already launched misleading, negative ads that attack Betsy's character. Betsy needs our help now. Donate to her campaign today!

http://www.actblue.com/page/Take3

I've written to you before about Ashwin Madia. I'm happy to report that with the Clark community's early support he has inched ahead in the race for Minnesota's 3rd Congressional district.

Ashwin Madia

Ashwin Madia

As an Iraq War veteran, Ashwin Madia knows how important it is that we get our troops out of Iraq and safely home. He spent seven months in Iraq, working with U.S. officials, European Union and United Nations representatives, and Iraqi judicial officers to strengthen the Iraqi criminal justice system.

But with Ashwin pulling ahead, the attacks have started coming. His opponent is running nasty attack ads against Ashwin, and according to one major newspaper, "using racial code words against Madia, whose family hails from India."

That's unacceptable.

We can't let the right-wing smear Ashwin's record and good name. Donate to his campaign today!

http://www.actblue.com/page/Take3

Jill Derby

Jill Derby

Last cycle, our community helped Jill Derby come up just short of defeating Dean Heller. This year, it's going to be different. Jill has spent her career as an educator, and served 18 years on the Nevada Board of Regents, the governing board for the Nevada System of Higher Education. As a Regent, Jill earned respect and praise from Nevadans of all political stripes, as well as national attention as a leader in higher education.

Dean Heller has voted 92% of the time with President Bush, opposed educational benefits for our veterans, and has blocked renewable energy development and efficiency standards at every opportunity.

Nevadans are ready for change. Let's help put Jill over the top this time. Donate to Jill's campaign today!

http://www.actblue.com/page/Take3

Thank you for doing everything you can to help bring change to Washington.

Sincerely,

Wes Clark

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