Chip Forrester Thanks The Bloggers

By Kleinheider Posted on February 4, 2009 at 2:56 pm

The new TNDP chairman thanks the progressive blogosphere for its fundraising effort on his behalf:

From the beneficiary of this effort, on behalf of the Party, let me give you my heartfelt thanks for doing this. This effort will allow us to, 1) expand the base of the Democratic Party in Tennessee and 2) involve a whole new group of donors in our efforts to Take Back the House in 2010. Keep ‘chippin’ in for Tennessee.” You can read my acceptance speech and what I hope to accomplish in Tennessee at www.tndp.org. Again my deepest thanks for this.

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A Blue Chip Special

By Kleinheider Posted on at 8:01 am

The progressive blogosphere is apparently not content sit back and allow the Democratic bigwigs, money men and insiders to make snide comments about the new TNDP chairman’s ability to raise funds. They are going to actually do something to prove them wrong:

progressive bloggers across the state of Tennessee are this morning launching the “Chip in!” online fundraising blogathon to support the Tennessee Democratic Party during this critical rebuilding phase.

We have set up an ActBlue fundraising page where you can “chip in” a little or as much as you can to support this netroots effort and help the Tennessee Democratic Party hit the ground running for the critical 2010 elections for Governor and House of Representatives. Your secure online contribution goes directly to the Tennessee Democratic Party’s FEC regulated committee fund.

In his acceptance speech, TNDP chair Chip Forrester said “The Democratic Party has always stood for the average man and woman against the forces of power, privilege, and elitism. We have stood for fairness and safety in the marketplace and in the workplace, we have stood for individual rights and freedoms, we have stood for equal opportunities for all Americans, we have stood for equality and justice for all.”

The Obama campaign revealed a fundamental shift in American politics away from the “forces of power, privilege, and elitism” towards a more inclusive process, powered by an unprecedented grassroots movement of everyday people getting involved.

UPDATE: As of 8:40am nine donors had combined to give a total of $725

SEE ALSO:
Cobb
Grinstead
Aunt B.
Braisted
Newscoma
Russ McBee
Silence
R. Neal’s keeping a tally

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