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| Kevin Van De Wege at the The Northwest Raptor & Wildlife Center with a Rescued Bald Eagle |
Welcome to another day of local political news on Washington's greater Olympic Peninsula. As you can see, I lead off today with maybe the most patriotic photo of the 2010 election season, in which firefighter/paramedic State Rep. Kevin Van De Wege visits The Northwest Raptor & Wildlife Center to witness the release of a rescued juvenile bald eagle. Considering Kevin's considerable record as a life-saving firefighter and defender of local environmental causes, you couldn't find a more symbolic photo for his re-election campaign.
How about we name that eagle, now residing in the wild in the Sequim/Dungeness area, the official mascot of this blog? After all, he is literally a 24th District eagle.
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| Things Are Going Great for Steve Tharinger |
JACK DWYER ENDORSES STEVE THARINGER
The 24th District Eagle is proud to be the first place to publish that the Tharinger campaign has officially announced that they have been endorsed by Jack Dwyer, the Montesano School Board Member who came third in the primary for the state house seat vacated by Lynn Kessler. "I ask for the support of all Democrats throughout this District for Steve Tharinger,” says Dwyer in a prepared release. “He needs your help in order to achieve our goals.”
“As Democrats, we have always had a history of fighting hard because we care deeply about our principles and purposes,” continues Dwyer. “Now it is time to come together as Democrats. We must win this seat and continue the long tradition of representation of the 24th District. The cause is just and the hope lives on.”
Following Lynn Kessler's endorsement earlier this week, this is yet another sign that the 24th District's Democratic leaders are uniformly uniting in support of Steve in this incredibly important election.
ANOTHER EXCLUSIVE: The Tharinger campaign has more endorsements to announce in the coming days. The feeling among campaign staff is that momentum is building.
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| NFL Legend Jim Brown, VDW Campaign Manager Larry Clark's Only Competition in the Ground Game Department |
VAN DE WEGE CAMPAIGN FUNDRAISING AND GROUND GAME REPORT
I've received an update from Van De Wege campaign manager, the legendary Larry Clark, on the progress of the campaign's doorbelling operation in Grays Harbor. According to Larry, a hardworking Washington native who went back to school and remade himself as a political guru after being laid off at his job, the campaign is breaking its own records for the numbers of doors knocked on and conservative Republican voters converted to the Van De Wege team down in Grays Harbor.
Also, directly from Kevin, we hear that the campaign has raised over $10,000 over the past week, money the campaign needs to ensure a decisive victory -- one hopefully with some coattails across the district -- in November. Kevin also is looking forward to attending the Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt Dinner on Saturday, Sept. 25, in Port Angeles at the Red Lion to honor the departing Lynn Kessler. Word is there's also a field trip with his daughter on Friday which is being kept hush-hush.
Lastly, one more note from Larry: the campaign is looking for volunteers as phone bankers and virtual phone bankers (calling from the comfort of your home) to help reach out to voters over the next few weeks. According to Larry, it is an extremely important part of the campaign's strategy to be diligent about reaching every single available voter before ballots go out. You can contact Larry if you'd like to volunteer at LarryClark@KevinVanDeWege.com
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ReplyDeleteI just wanted to give a big "thank you" to all of our campaign volunteers who have worked so very hard to help us spread our message! Your help is very much appreciated!
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